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Majan Guest House, Nizwa, Oman

February 23, 2008
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Curiously enough, there are no hotels in Nizwa itself. We ended up staying at Majan Guest House, a couple of miles outside the downtown area. It was very clean, the room was large.…
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Getting from Nizwa to Muscat by bus

February 23, 2008
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Getting back from Nizwa to Muscat was easier than we thought. We had tried to arrange a ticket in advance on the government run buses, but apparently it’s not possible to buy tickets in advance for a trip like this (i.e.…
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Jabrin Fort, a great daytrip from Nizwa

February 23, 2008
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Jabrin Fort, OmanFrom Nizwa, we took a day trip to Jabrin Fort. This fort is not really part of a town, and in the middle of nowhere. It looked like it might have been possible to get there by bus, but it would have involved a connection somewhere, and then finally a cab from the nea
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Al Zuhul Restaurant, great falafel in Nizwa, Oman

February 23, 2008
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We ended up spending a lot of time at a good falafel place right across from the fort, called Al-Zuhul Restaurant. It was the Omani version of Sonic drive-in, where cars would pull up in the dusty parking lot outside, a waiter would run out and take their order, and then they would e
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Nizwa Fort and Nizwa, Oman

February 23, 2008
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Nizwa Fort in OmanOur next stop was Nizwa. Nizwa is a small town about 2 hours outside Muscat, with a fort and a market. The fort is right in the middle of town, and has an excellent view of the surroundings.…
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