3,350KM AROUND OMAN (My Favorite Country In The Middle East)

in #life6 years ago

Hey there, you legends!

This is the 3rd post I'm doing on Steemit after my 6 month-long break and it's about one of the coolest road-trips I've ever done in my entire life - 3,350 kilometers around Oman.

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So without further ado, let's dig right into!


Just over half a year ago I spent months making my way around the Middle East, visiting countries like...

Jordan

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Iran

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And The United Arab Emirates

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Even though I really enjoyed my time in all of those countries, I didn't have the chance to go on actual road-trips in any of them - I would generally take a bus or a taxi to one place, spend a few days exploring it and then move on to the next place.

So at some point I got talking with the people I met on the road and someone told me they had an absolute blast driving a 4x4 all around Oman.

At that very moment I knew EXACTLY what I'll do for the next few weeks of my life - fly out to Oman, rent myself a legendary 4x4 and make my way all around that country.

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Flying To Oman

My last stop before Oman was the UAE and even though it is technically possible to take a bus from the UAE to Oman, I read online that it wasn't that easy for foreigners and so I simply decided to take a flight.

For some reason the local flight websites didn't accept my debit card and because I had already invested in crypto currencies at that point, I thought it'd be fun to figure out a way to use some of my Ethereum to purchase that flight with.

So I got busy Googling and eventually found this company called TheBigCoin, who basically accept the major crypto currencies for purchases on most online stores in the world.

I was a bit cautious of using their services at first (I mean it sounded like the best way to scam people of their coins haha), but it worked out just fine and I received my tickets later the same day.

A few days later I finally reached Muscat.

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Renting A Car

At first I checked out some of the major rental companies like EuropCar, Hertz and Sixt, but they all looked incredibly expensive and had tons of additional fees.

So I talked with the manager of my hotel and he showed me this pretty cool street just a few kilometers outside of Muscat that had a dozen or so local car rental places (run by legendary Indian people) and I got myself a pretty good deal on a 4x4 Duster.

I rented it for 10 days for something like $40 per day, which amounted to $400 for the whole trip and was actually quite cheap, since I didn't have to pay for my accommodation (as I slept in my car every night).

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Places I Visited In Oman

Then I got into my car and drove 3,350 kilometers in 10 days all around that beautiful country, visiting absolutely incredible sights on the way.

I spent dozens of hours making my way through the never-ending deserts, visited the "Omanese Grand Canyon", hung out with more camels than people haha, bathed only in those completely empty white-sand beaches, checked out some large caves, old forts and dozens of other awesome places.

I just published a 19 minutes-long video from that road-trip, check it out here:


Oman was definitely my favorite country in the Middle East and I can't wait to come back there in the future. It's just too good to be true, hey!


Thank you very much for reading the post, I really hope you enjoyed it!

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And always remember...

Life's short, why waste a second?

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That’s an interesting story! I didnt see the video yet but it looks as if you had a lot of fun and really deep inspiring moments there. Im on a barefoot trail from here (Wiesbaden) to Paris.its not orientalische but I think I might have some awesome moments as well. Like sitting in this beautiful sunrise and commenting to your post. Stay steemed!
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Your trip sounds wonderful, Holger! Keep it up!

it look likes a perfect click

pictures that warm up to the soul, nice.

@holgerwerner I've never heard of barefoot trail! Seems cool! Ich mag der Sonnenuntergang (sorry mein Deutsch ist schlecht)

Now that's a vacation!
Thank you for sharing those great pictures.

That's amazing! And I consider your message spam.I call all friends for flags under Your "spam"! Wait a day and everything will be! Have fun

Oh that's exciting. If you believe in it go for it.

"Life is short, why waste it?" - A good quote! If I had such opportunities, I would gladly use them.

That’s an interesting story! I didnt see the video yet but it looks as if you had a lot of fun and really deep inspiring moments there. Im on a barefoot trail from here (Wiesbaden) to Paris.its not orientalische but I think I might have some awesome moments as well. Like sitting in this beautiful sunrise and commenting to your post. Stay steemed!
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Bro that's very interesting
Al your pictures are awesome
keep posting
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Thanks a lot, man! :)

hey,I always want to travel,it feels shivering when the idea of traveling comes in my mind.Oman seems very interesting place through your words and pictures you have used in this post.
I can clearly draw an image in my mind of that never ending desert, camels as you perfectly described each and every scenery. thanks for this post. It will encourage me to travel and that line " I didn't have to pay for my accommodation (as I slept in my car every night)." shows your true intention towards travel. Eagerly waiting for your next travel blog.
That’s an interesting story! I didnt see the video yet but it looks as if you had a lot of fun and really deep inspiring moments there. Im on a barefoot trail from here (Wiesbaden) to Paris.its not orientalische but I think I might have some awesome moments as well. Like sitting in this beautiful sunrise and commenting to your post. Stay steemed!

Man, just now I found your post. You're absolutely fantastic. Oman from your eyes is truly mesmerizing. More power and travel allowances to you. :D

Awesome pics... Middle East is a lovely place to visit :)

You should! It's definitely one of the coolest countries out there, I loved it to bits!