Oman

Oman stayed with me as the quiet surprise of the Middle East. I arrived knowing embarrassingly little and left remembering a country that revealed itself gently: through hospitality, heat, markets, mountains, rain, silence and the kind of small kindnesses that make you realise you have been paying attention without meaning to.

Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar forts souks and goats
Featured Story Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar forts souks and goats

There are some experiences that you can hear or see but they don't compare a jot to actually being there. Nizwa, about 1.5 hours from Oman's capital Muscat's souk and Friday's goat and cattle auctions is one of them. A bit of background on Nizwa: it was Oman's early capital city in the 6th and 7th century and is absolutely steeped in history.

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