Lets Go Salalah
Salalah is one the most beautiful and captivating places in the Gulf regions. it is located in the Dhofar province of Oman. I went to Salalah during its so popular - The Khareef Festival i.e. in the month of August for 3 days. I took a road trip from Dubai through an overnight bus transport (namely - Al ghazal, GTC) that took almost 14-15 hours to reach Salalah. You can board these buses from Palm Deira that leaves at 3 pm every day. I got to see the UAE and Oman border (my first ever I think) where the Oman visa got stamped. Almost major part of the journey there is barren land on both the sides so at times it is boring to see outside (better take a good company with you). next day in the morning around 9am we entered Salalah and Whoa suddenly from nowhere you can see so much greenery. So lush green plantations and low lying clouds from beside the road to up the hill to wherever your eye reaches. The weather was just very pleasant - sometimes drizzling, sometimes hot and ...