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Getting Lost in Old Izki, Then Having My Purse Stolen in Souq Seeb: an...
One of the places I had always wanted to see but never had was old Izki. Less than an hour from Muscat really if you don't stop (and we always do for gas or snacks, or to pray so it winds up longer),...
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OOTD: My Eid outfit this year, because I didn't care very much
My Eid outfit this year was nothing much at all. I had no time for tailors and I tried to shop but found nothing I liked, and anything I own that I still like I've worn such a dozen times before and...
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Omani Swordsmanship Over the Eid Weekend at Al Azwah
Do you know what sucks being a woman in Oman?Swords.Swords suck....Because if you are a woman who happens to find playing with swords fun, you pretty much can't in public, and even when you go to...
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Bahla Fort in the middle of the afternoon, dragging three sleepy, thirsty,...
While I have visited Bahla fort before, I have actually never been inside. I always miss the open hours, or it was under restoration, or something. I've spent quite a bit of time outside the fort. The...
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Free Introductory Diving Lesson for Women Only, July 15th
The Muscat Hills Dive Centre is hosting a free discovery dive in their pool on July 15th (Saturday) from 9am until 4pm. What makes this cool is it is a women-only event. I am sure it isn't entirely...
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Shopping at City Centre Seeb Last Week
I was window shopping at City Centre the other day, and thus, here is a shopping post. I really liked this black chiffon dress from Zara and Promod had the perfect summer cardigan to go with it, and...
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Oman's Economy (and an article from the Economist that will probably be blocked)
I told my Omani husband that thus far, I thought the blockades against poor Qatar have been good for Oman. Our airlines and airports are making money from it. People are investing in Duqm because of...
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Blood Bank Drive Tomorrow (Friday) in Boushar, 2:30 pm-8:30pm
If you've ever been seriously injured in Oman, you'll realize how short the blood banks' supplies are. Even though I am not allowed to donate myself (I would but they won't let me since I am anemic and...
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Saudi Gov. Talking Smack About Qatar's Shiekha Moza and that Hadith About...
During this recent Qatar crisis I've been hearing about lot of Arabic crap (from KSA mostly) smack-talking Qatar's Emir's mother, Shiekha Moza Al Misned.I know she doesn't wear perfect hijab, and she...
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On my to-read list: The English Girl by Katherine Webb
I haven't read it yet, but on my to-read list is "The English Girl" by Katherine Webb. Webb writes beautifully in general, so I wonder if she captures Oman with her usual flair for descriptive...
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Arabian Princess: My fave is Lalla Salma of Morocco
My favourite Arabian Princess is....Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco. Not for her policies, her charity work, the scope of her intelligence, her Islamic practice or anything else important...
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MY POEMS: The Lady Who Climbs the Cherry Tree
THE LADY WHO CLIMBS THE CHERRY TREEI am the lady who climbs the cherry treeLike a child to scrape a knee,And breaks a bow or two or threeAnd braids them well. One wreath for meSomber and dark of face,...
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The Simple Life, Laundry Days: Hand-washing in the Falaj
I hand-wash a lot. I can also balance one of those big plastic tubs on my head. I suit the village life, in so many ways, except for socially I suppose. Sigh....Still, I love my front-loading...
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Motorcross in Oman, and ATV-ing in Oman
Motorcross is something that my male cousins did/do. It is not something that I ever got into, due to how many broken bones and spectacular wipe-outs we [insert-family name] were already famous for,...
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Our blog (mis)mentioned in "Asia Inside Out" by Harvard Press
In the chapter of Asia Inside Out entitled "Marriage and the Management of Place in Southern Arabia" written by Mandana E. Limbert, our blog is mentioned as a reference.Odd to use, especially the 2010...
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KHALEEJI ABAYAS: Cheap/Affordable Ready-Made Abaya Shopping in Oman
So I am kinda of childishly excited because I bought myself some new (albeit cheap) abayas the other day, which I haven't done in what seems like centuries, and the tailor should be about done with...
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Things I hate about Oman, this year, 2017
So many things suck about living in Oman. I can't lie. Number one annoyance-wise is that nothing is efficient here.Go to a bank at the time it is stated to open. Rarely is a teller or CSR accounts...
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Bank Muscat and their general suckiness when it comes to credit cards
You have probably read Dhofari Gucci's rant about Bank Muscat screwing up her travel plans through never issuing her credit? If not, well, here's the post:...
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Going back to the land far-and-away for a while so no blog for me for now
I'm going to take a little break from this blog until the end of the month to travel. That means the other OPNO girls are free to update in the mean time if they wanna, but I am not going to be...
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Eid Mubarak on this Eid Al Adha Long Weekend
First off, Eid Mubarak. I hope everyone is enjoying all the happiness and blessings of an Eid long weekend in Oman. Myself, I am just recuperating from the long journey home, but alhamdulilah, we made...
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