Dehradun, March 30 -- Richa & I with Karel Tomastik - He could have been in Hollywood

Around the World with the Most Travelled Indian

We had booked our tickets to Oman just two months ago to celebrate 2025 and welcome 2026. But Muscat was, of course, just the place to land since going to Muscat isn't exactly what one can call exotic. It really is a seriously boring place and spending even 4-5 hours at the corniche towards the end of the visit seemed difficult for us. But southern Oman - now that's a different story altogether.

We took the evening bus out of Muscat to Salalah and it was to ply all though the night and reach the ancient port town most known for the green Khareef season (unusual monsoon in the Arabian desert). Naturally, ...