I arrived in Muscat, Oman and was met by Salim, Nabhan's(from Hull) brother. I have had a great few days being shown around the Capital City and then Salim and Nabhan's village.

The man/woman seperation is the thing that strikes me the most here as I have only spoken to a few women in shops. I can't express the differences very well here, but after I have been here longer and I get more used to it, I will have a think and let you know.

Oman is beautiful, I have only seen a small amount of it, but the flight in went past huge seaping deserts and jagged grey mountains. The country is steeped in history and has some beautiful old forts and mosques, a few we visited yesterday.

my hotel is nice, 18 pounds a night, 10 Omani Rials,
Tomorrow I take a bus to Dubai. air-con, fridge and Tv. A bitup market to the usual haunts, but about the cheapest I can find here though...

thejourney continues...