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Blog Giveaway: The Entertainer Travel Book 2013! 10 Jan 2013 | 09:48 pm
This book that contains over 500 Free Night Hotel Vouchers inside. Every time you travel, simply book one night and you will receive one night free! And for additional nights of your hotel stay, get 2...
Update Your Readers and Email Subcriptions! 16 Feb 2011 | 03:16 am
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Let’s Shoot the Amateur Photographers 10 Feb 2011 | 04:30 am
It’s a beautiful day to explore a deserted town rumored to be abandoned years ago because it was haunted. A town that is also rumored to be off-limits because it is private property, but there is no s...
Jazirat al-Hamra: Ghost Town or a Crumbling Piece of History? 8 Feb 2011 | 02:01 am
One look at the seclusion and crumbling walls across the main road tells us that we have arrived at the right place. It’s a couple of hours before dusk; we have some time to explore the area before i...
Abandoned 6 Feb 2011 | 03:01 am
I’m here. And I’ll tell you all about this place. And why I’m here. Soon.
An Early Morning at the Muttrah Corniche 3 Feb 2011 | 01:28 am
After crossing the UAE-Oman border, the long (and seemingly never-ending) drive and spending some time admiring the white houses, we finally drove straight into the Muttrah—one of the largest seaports...
The White Houses Down the Road 30 Jan 2011 | 08:05 am
One of the first few things that we immediately noticed upon entering Muscat, Oman’s capital city, is the abundance of white houses. The following shot was taken by my sister, Sophia, the proud owner...
Highway to Muscat, and the Crazy Stuff that Happens There 27 Jan 2011 | 02:49 am
After driving for what seemed like years, we finally saw signs of Muscat. It rained on and off since we crossed the UAE-Oman border at Hatta, and this slowed down our speed considerably; that, and the...
Crossing the UAE-Oman Border 25 Jan 2011 | 08:26 am
“How are you doing?” I asked my sister on the phone last Thursday. “Yeah, I’m good,” came the reply, “How about we drive all the way to Oman this weekend?” And just like that, the very next day, we—...
I Wouldn’t Shoot if I Knew How to Draw 21 Jan 2011 | 05:27 am
… perhaps not as much as I do now, anyway. Had I been gifted with the talent to sketch with finesse, I would spend my free time re-creating the still life that surrounded me. Like this one, for exampl...
