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"There and Back again"

Ten years flew by and I didn't even know it..though now I know I miss it..I miss Oman(people have a better idea if I say 'Muscat'). Oman is a beautiful little Arab country on the shores of the Arabian Sea and The Gulf of Oman. When I say beautiful I mean beautiful. It's unlike any of the other Middle East countries who like to spend millions on mile-long skyscrapers and malls and arcades and later worry about debts. It is a country where everything is done in moderation except maybe the landscaping.Oh yeah..in no other gulf country will you find more money spent on keeping the city squeaky tweaky clean.Oh god I miss those shiny smooth highways and twinkling streets.. I miss Al Khode the nearest town to where I lived;the little rows of kiosks and tea shops where the Omani folk like to spend their evenings,the parks and beaches...oooh the beach...where they sell 'shawarma' and barbecued meat..I miss the 'souk'(arabic for marketplace) of Muttrah where you c...