In search of activities in Africa & Middle East? Here are suggestions what to do here, often involving how to walk the area.

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Oman’s far south of Salalah – Coastal bliss off the beaten track

Where to stay in style & what to do on a four-night stay: Salalah, Oman’s second-largest city not very far from the Yemeni border, is quite different from the capital of Muscat. It is much quieter, relatively unspoilt by tourism and boasts…
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Oman’s Jabal Akhdar – Spectacular mountain experience

Where to stay in style & what to do on three-night stay: As indicated in my overview of Oman – where I informed of all major places to go, tasteful lodging options and when to visit –, I would like to report in more detail on two…
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Oman – the perfect destination for seekers of Arabian Nights

Where to go, where to stay in style & best time to visit:  Do you feel like immersing in a world out of One Thousand and One Nights? One of the best places to this is unquestionably Oman, or officially the Sultanate of Oman, an Arab country…
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Where to stay and what to do on a luxurious trip to Muscat, Oman

Arabian Nights' delights in Oman's capital: The oriental city of Muscat was the destination of my recent trip together with my husband. As this was already our third visit to Oman’s capital, we are quite familiar with this city in the Middle…
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My travelogue of Morocco 2009

North African adventures - medinas, High Atlas mountains, Sahara desert: Our trip to southern Morocco in autumn brought us (I usually travel with my husband and our teenage son) first to Marrakech (one night), then to the south (three nights)…