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Favorite thing: As many other places which geographical location in Middle East, Oman has a highest temperature between April to October. The weather is not friendly for traveling around to explore a beautiful places in Oman.

The best time to visit Oman is from November to March. The temperature is range between 21 to 30 Celsius degree and the weather is great!!

Favorite thing: As many other places which geographical location in Middle East, Oman has a highest temperature between April to October. The weather is not friendly for traveling around to explore a beautiful places in Oman.

The best time to visit Oman is from November to March. The temperature is range between 21 to 30 Celsius degree and the weather is great!!

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Favorite thing: Muttrah is one of the quarters that make up the city of Muscat. It's the place where Oman's ancient trading port used to be. Today in Muttrah there's a lively fish market and Muscat's best known souq.
On one of the surrounding mountains and hills you can see Muttrah Fort - one of the 13 forts scattered about the area. It was built by the Portuguese when they occupied Oman and was also the seat of government under the rule of Sultan Said bin Sultan al Busaidi.

Fondest memory: of course it was Eid when we went to Muttrah, so lots of places where closed. And yet, we liked it... we like the little harbour with the boats, the peacefulness of the area, and the amazing sea promenade past the centre of town.

Favorite thing: The area called Ruwi is all about business and making money. There's not much to see there, except maybe a souk which we couldn't find, and a fort that can't be visited - Ruwi for us is the place where we went to eat one of the most memorable meals we've ever had.

Fondest memory: Ruwi proved to be a nice place for an evening post-dinner stroll - we found a lively square in the centre, with a clock tower all lit up. The clock tower, we later discovered, is a city's landmark. All around it, on the pavement, a "homely" scene: kids trying hard to hurt themselves while practicing skateboard figures...

Favorite thing: Muscat is just a name for official capital of Oman, but the "real" Muscat is only a small part of the city. In fact there is no true city, but rather a grouping of cities and towns along the coast of the Gulf of Oman which make up the "Muscat Municipality." The municipality is sandwiched between sea and mountains, and to drive from one part of it to another is very scenically dramatic. Old Muscat, except for its forts, is not very important (at least locally); Muttrah and Ruwi - being the municipality's commercial area, are of much larger relevance.

Fondest memory: Despite what i wrote above my fondest memory is the older part of Muscat.. why? because it looks like a place beyond time... there's no evident shops, hotels, restaurants, bars... it looks very much untouched, unspoiled... very much laid back and nearlr forgotten. A place where time stands still.

Favorite thing: When at the fish souq (market) of the Mutrah area, you will see fishing boats bringing in fresh catch. In this photograph, I managed to capture people bring in fresh tuna fishes into the market. This whole place is really very traditional and an enriching experience for me.

Favorite thing: Shatti al qurm is the embassy area of Muscat... it's a posh and beautiful area by the sea... not very lively, I have to admit - but the beach is superb. I enjoyed some very relaxing long walks there, and some tremendous sunsets. Many of the city's hotels are to be found in this area, as well.

Fondest memory: my fondest memory is a white building that haunted me since the first moment we came to town. it's where the taxi driver wanted to drop us, and it's also where we found someone who could give the taxi driver clear directions about how to find our hotel. the same building looked amazing seen from the beach - and I wondered for a long time what it would be... a museum? a hotel? a government building? nope.. it was a simple office building. Lucky the people who work there.

Favorite thing: I met up with Mr Virgil Williams (VT member DesertRat) and his wife at the Kargeen Cafe at Madinat Sultan Qaboos suburb of Muscat on 15 Jan 2005. We had a wonderful time at this lovely restaurant, and the food was great too ! A big thank you to Virgil and his wife for meeting up with me, treated me to dinner as well as sending me back to the hotel.