Beyond the Route

Beyond the Route As-salamu alaykum (peace be upon you), I am D. Michael. I love to travel independently and to find

I am an ardent listener of podcasts and one day I thought it would be fun to create my own based on two things I love: Oman and traveling. The podcast idea expanded into a blog to headquarter the podcast, thus Beyond the Route was born.

“Beyond the Route” and the “Sultanate” aim to support independent travel to well-known and unique destinations throughout the Sultanate of Oman, so مرحبا marhaba (welcome) to my journeys.

No tourist or visit visas yet.
21/09/2020

No tourist or visit visas yet.

Commercial airline operations to resume from October 1

Do you think Oman will enter the Abraham Accord?
16/09/2020

Do you think Oman will enter the Abraham Accord?

The Sultanate of Oman is willing to normalise ties with Israel but is hesitant that its relationship with Iran would be severely harmed if it made the move, Israel Hayom reported a UAE source saying...

Two things are shocking: 1. The headline, 2. Apparently there is a bridge to Masirah Island I didn’t know about. 🤦‍♂️
24/08/2020

Two things are shocking: 1. The headline, 2. Apparently there is a bridge to Masirah Island I didn’t know about. 🤦‍♂️

Species that nest along the country’s eastern coast are at risk of extinction

Omanis and Americans have always been close. 😳
07/08/2020

Omanis and Americans have always been close. 😳

A study published yesterday in the journal PLOS One has revealed that archaeologists have unearthed 8,000-year-old stone fluted points in the Arabian Peninsula, specifically in Yemen and Oman. The anc...

Renaissance Day and Sultans.
24/07/2020

Renaissance Day and Sultans.

On this day, July 23, in 1970, Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said took power from his father Sultan Said bin Taimur Al Said in a coup d’état. This was the day that the Sultanate of Oman entered into its renaissance, and this day is celebrated as Renaissance Day.

Climbing Oman with Read.
24/07/2020

Climbing Oman with Read.

Secret weddings? It’s clear everybody is DONE with staying home. Let’s not keep up this facade and find the best ways co...
12/07/2020

Secret weddings? It’s clear everybody is DONE with staying home.

Let’s not keep up this facade and find the best ways cope with the virus, and mitigate the risks.

Thoughts?

Health minister says reopening of economy is not the cause of a recent surge in infections

“The Sultanate of Oman is endowed with rich natural, heritage and cultural resources that make tourism one of the most i...
17/06/2020

“The Sultanate of Oman is endowed with rich natural, heritage and cultural resources that make tourism one of the most important sectors.”

So, then why do you want to muddy it up with an edifice?

Oman plans to construct a building on the scale of Eiffel Tower.

No tourists to Oman for 30 days. Stay safe everyone.
12/03/2020

No tourists to Oman for 30 days.

Stay safe everyone.

The Supreme Committee appointed by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held its first meeting on Thursday.

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo is visiting Oman while this news is published: https://breakingdefense.com/2020/02/ce...
22/02/2020

US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo is visiting Oman while this news is published: https://breakingdefense.com/2020/02/centcom-asks-for-more-drones-money-to-build-up-base-in-oman/

Coincidence? No. Iran on the agenda too. Oman is the US’s mediator with Iran.

Interesting to learn about a US aircraft carrier visiting Duqm last month. The first?

The Crowne Plaza Duqm and City Hotel Duqm must have been busy!

In an "unfunded priorities" list sent to Congress, the Centcom chief points in the direction of an expanding US footprint in the region.

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