I touched down in Khasab on the once daily flight from Muscat. It was fascinating landing at an airport with only one daily commercial movement! After walking a couple of meters through the entire terminal, I found the Atana bus. There are two Atana hotels less than a kilometer apart. The Atana Musandam, which I…
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I guess I missed the previous post on why in the world someone would go here in the first place. Other than to shop in the Mall, of course. 😉
When writing trip reports can you please always convert the foreign currency into USD. Would be nice to easily see how much things are in USD.
Very poor writing. To repeat the same information (once daily) in the second sentence is a sign that an editor is needed for Daniel's articles. I stopped reading after that.
@Lukas: very poor writing. A sense of overbearing, self-important pomposity emerged in the first three words of your post. I stopped reading after that. You need a tutor, to help you rein in your negativity. Or possibly a psychoanalyst, to help you understand why you seem to need to sneer at people.
This place looks intriguing. About a thousand years ago I saw a nature documentary set in Oman, and have since then day-dreamed about a trip there.
@ Charles – This was a guest post by user Daniel (Dantorp Aviation), and it looks from the post that he was there alone.
You guys and your constant hating on this kid is just ridiculous now. If you don't like it, don't read it. You obviously cared enough to post a comment. It says more about you than it does about him.
@Alvin, isn't that Daniel's boyfriend in the check-in photo? I could be wrong. Or perhaps they got separate rooms to avoid any raised eyebrows. I don't know! I suppose that's not really my business either, though as another gay guy with a thing for planes and fancy hotels, I would be interested to hear whether this is a place where I could share a room with my really, really close guy friend.
@Paul. Except I'm not paid to post here, he is. I wasn't sneering at all, it was constructive criticism. Apples - oranges 😉
Why on earth go to Khasab? Oman is a wonderful country, I've had an awesome time there. But in this little enclave nothing really is going on except smugglers coming over from Iran on little fisher boats...
And I really say this with all the best for you in mind: please stop writing on this Blog. Your (and Travis' ,for what its worth) posts really destroy the otherwise very high quality of this Blog.
"The wall behind it had an interesting texture as you’ll see. It almost looked water damaged, but I assume it’s supposed to be that way."
Anyone who has spent a nanosecond in Oman or the broader ME would surmise that is meant to evoke the traditional stone walls seen in historic homes and structures.
Daniel is a true embodiment of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
I had a quick look on this hotel position in Google Maps and it's really weird. It's in the middle of an under construction port between two artificial canals and a huge empty dirt parking lot.
There are no beaches nearby, just a small swimming pool. How can they even call it a Resort?
I think this review lacks of context. Why should somebody go to this small port town called Khasab? If i understood correctly you didn't even have a car, so you weren't there to visit the surroundings and do a roadtrip on the Omani coasts.
"You guys and your constant hating on this kid is just ridiculous now. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. You obviously cared enough to post a comment. It says more about you than it does about him."
Maybe these people care about the quality of this website and some feel he is bringing down the average? I agree that if they don't like it, they have to read his posts. But they are still free to express their opinions on the quality of his posts, and about any other posts as on this site as well.
@ Marco
Looking it up online, they offer boat cruises of the area, hikes, a fort to visit, etc. But yes, some context from the author would have helped.
@RF
I am more a quiet reader of this blog, but what is your problem!?
Everyone here is embarassed about his postings, why? I like his writings and his YT-channel is one of my most favourite ones. I`m in the same age as he is, and I would really appreciate when I had the possibility to write as guest writer on such a blog like onemileatatime.
Maybe somebody here can tell me, why you are so upset about his postings every time!
Thank you!
We stayed at this hotel in December 2015. Yes Khasab is a quiet place but we loved it there. Musandam has a beautiful barren landscape. And cruising the fjords on a traditional dhow is a great day out.
As for gay couples sharing a room. Me and my partner didn't have any problem here, nor in other parts of Oman.