Drove from Muscat to Birkat Al-Mawz (“Pool of the Plaintains”), one of the famous villages in ruins in Oman and home to the 1500 year old Falaj system irrigation system listed as a UNESCO heritage (using a well to pump … Continue reading →

Sayyid Qaboos bin Said Al Said is the Sultan of Oman. Educated at Oxford and Sandhurst, he rose to power at 30 after overthrowing his father, in a palace coup in 1970. He is the 14th-generation descendant of the founder … Continue reading →