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[s_kates81]

Great insight information shaz.Very detailed ,it will really help and spur many of us into taking the trip to Oman including me Thanks a millions again for your time which u spent in writing that great stuff

[AhmedBinAbdullah]

I'v been two times.

1st time, we went riding by our harley.

2nd time, 2004 new year (It was a horny, sexy nights - I missed it)

NEXT visit will be from 7th to 8th - Feb - 2006. I've to attend the HELI meeting in Grand Hayat - Muscat.


Do you wanna join.

Ahmed

[yshimy]

Amazing Post Shaz, made me thinking about doing this road trip, problem now is to encourage some friends to do it.

Also can you post some photos of this trip??? that would be great.


Fayz,
Inform us when you decide, we might be a Convoy "bad spelling"

[AhmedBinAbdullah]

We were few from Abu Dhabi HOG

I'll look for the pictures and I'll scan them.


Ahmed

[sniper420]

I'v been two times.

1st time, we went riding by our harley.

2nd time, 2004 new year (It was a horny, fun nights - I missed it)

NEXT visit will be from 7th to 8th - Feb - 2006. I've to attend the HELI meeting in Grand Hayat - Muscat.


Do you wanna join.

Ahmed

Beautiful post Shaz, very detailed! I would love 2 visit Oman

[sniper420]

I'v been two times.


2nd time, 2004 new year (It was a horny, fun nights - I missed it)

Ahmed

Horny fun NIGHTS!!! IS prostitution allowed there?

[LookingLondonTalkingTokyo]

Dear All,

I'm touched by the positive comments and response to my travelogue, you guys rock! I was sorely dissapointed a week before my trip when I posted some questions to help me plan it out. Now I realize that the reason there were no replies was perhaps because no one knew the answers.. I'm glad that with my report, most of these have been answered, and whats more, many of you have been encouraged to travel this route! I HIGHLY recommend it to one and all, and do not fear if you dont have a 4WD, I did the route in my 2WD! Just take the normal precautions, and then put caution to the winds

I will post some pics in here, but how and where do I do it? I cant find a place where i can attach pics..so pls help

LLTT (ShaZ)

[fayz]

Fayz,
Inform us when you decide, we might be a Convoy "bad spelling"

That'd be awesome we can do Dubai Forum Cruises or something, I'd be in for that.

Also this is another great drive i've done a couple times, (actually one time i even did it with Dubai Forum members) I got this post from Dubai_Discussions another Dubai Forum and would highly recommend it.

****Side note, if your Muslim or just keen on a little UAE history the UAE's oldest mosque is a must.

....
The most exciting road in the UAE is, imho, the road that goes from
Sharjah to Fujairah.

This road is pretty routine up to Dhaid but after that one starts
seeing hills. Soon the road is twisting and turning and comes to a
market known as The Friday Market. You get things such as Afghan
carpets very cheap here. Most of the stalls are manned, strangely
enough, by Bangladeshis.

The road continues on to Fujairah with its beautiful sea beach. A
little beyond is UAEs oldest mosque and then another scenic beach
town of Khorfakkan. The scuba diving and snorkelling here are
supposed to be out of the world. This beach is actually the Arabian
Ocean (whereas the Dubai / Abu Dhabi ones are the Arabian Gulf).

From Khorfakkan on to Dibba is a short but very spectacular stretch
of road that winds up and down through hills overlooking
astoundingly blue (and sometimes very green!) sea.

Dibba is a strange place. It has one long marina that is shared by
two emirates and one stretch is even a different country! You
suddenly see a sign saying "Welcome to Oman". There is no border
check post or anything like that but you can immediately sense that
there is something different. The Omanis dress differently from the
UAE locals; the telecom provider is different; the cars bear Omani
number plates. The road ends abruptly at the foot of a very large
hill. It is best to turn around and go back.

The foot of the hill is where there was a very large war in the days
when Islam was just getting popular and the attacking army, they
say, was the army that was bent upon conquering the area and
converting it to Islam. That's why UAEs oldest mosque (mentioned
earlier) is located here.

Beyond Dibba one comes to the small village of Masafi where
underground springs fuel the Masafi bottling plant which supplies
the Masafi brand of mineral water.

A little after Masafi, the road once again merges with the highway
to Dubai and t this point one has come a full circle.

The only excitement left is when you suddenly notice traffic merging
into one lane. Two police officers are watching all cars. Occupants
of all taxis and suspicious looking persons are checked to see
whether they are in the country on a valid visa (this is the part of
the country where the border with Oman is the most porous - there
are no barbed wires etc and people can just walk across!). If expat
Asian females are driving, the Police will ask you to pull over.
They want to know is she has a valid driving licence.

By the time you hot Dubai again, you will have driven around 450
kilometres and will be tired but happy.

Cheers,

Prakash