The Bite Magazine - Spring 2019 - Issue 24

bite travel Liinu Nuortio travels to the beautiful Arab country of Oman in Western Asia and gives an account of her experiences there. O man has been on my list of places to visit for three years, ever since my friend, a seasoned globetrotter, shared her photos on social media. In her opinion, Oman sounded like a hidden paradise with an abundance of interesting cultural places and stunning natural sites to explore - and, yet, relatively unknown to masses of tourists. The passion with which she described the hospitality of the people, the beauty of the varied landscapes and the simplicity of life in this Middle Eastern country stayed with me and it was after I had tucked into my Christmas turkey that I convinced my partner to go ahead and book the flight. And was she right? Yes! There aren’t many countries in the world, where you can leave the hustle and bustle of a city in the morning and be surrounded with white sandy beaches, mountains with lush palm tree covered valleys and endless desert sand by the evening to watch the most