Are you feeling overloaded by the recent inundation of “Where to Travel in 2015” articles? Skift (skift) prides itself in choosing just one “soul-satisfying” destination. And the Skift pick of 2015 is (drumroll, please): Oman!
Rafat Ali, Skift CEO, recommends Oman to “the progressive traveler of today looking for a more immersive experience and who wants to pack in a lot of diverse experiences in a week or two.”
With “desert, rugged coast and beaches, water sports and diving, forts-every-few-miles, green valleys, old school bazaars and old school Arabian hospitality” Oman offers a range of experiences in a “laid-back” Arab context.
Lycian tombs, some of the most spectacular remnants of the ancient Lycian civilization in what is now modern day Turkey. Lycia as an independent civilization was swallowed up by the Romans, much like the other great Mediterranean civilizations.
In the Hadramaut Valley, East of Yemen, the city of Shibam. In order to protect the buildings from rain and erosion, the walls must be routinely maintained by applying fresh layers of mud.
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