Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Sea kayak safari in Oman (photos from web)





New Muscat fish market - click on images for larger sample

All shots of new market from Snøhetta


Shot of old market

Muscat Fish Market




Salalah, Frankincense trail

The final product
Lone Frankincense tree in the wadis in Oman
Map of the region
A Frankincense forest during the summer khareef rains
Khor Rori, the most important archaeological site near Salalah

Monday, December 6, 2010

Salalah, Oman's green oasis

Salalah during the khareef
Map of the region
Monsoon lake in Salalah
Wild beach, brilliant snorkeling
Green road through Salalah and Dhofar province
Deserted beach near Salalah

Oman's adventure coast

Sea kayaking safari
Diving with whale shark
Wild swimming in the wadis
Six Senses Zighy Bay
Zip lining in the desert

Wild camping and swimming in Oman

Camping by the sea in Oman
Wadi swimming in Oman
Wild camping
Omani hill town

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Turquoise Coast - additional photos (all photos in this post (c) Rutherford Tomasetti Partners)

beach at cirali, near olympos

sailing

st nicholas island

me climbing around lycian tombs

breakfast

traditional local bread

part of a sarcophagus washed up on the beach at phaselis

some chunks of mosaics in the forest at olympos

deserted beach on the lycian way

tristan hiking the lycian way

kayaking around lycian tombs at kekova

the abandoned city of karakoy, near fethiye

Wednesday, December 1, 2010