Month: <span>January 2015</span>

Date: 25th October 2014

This past October, I won a chance to fly to Oman, courtesy of Oman Tourism. This wasn’t an invite per se, but a contest win. Indiblogger.in held a contest sponsored by Oman Tourism a few months back and my submission was chosen as one among the three best. Three bloggers won the chance to visit Oman on an all expenses paid guided tour of Oman.

The flight was, of course, by Oman Air.

Bangalore take off foggy skies — My flight was early morning and Bangalore was cold and foggy

Oman Air wing above clouds — But it was all sunny and fine above the clouds

Breakfast Oman Air inflight meal — Soon after take off, we were served breakfast.

Oman Air border sea flight — After a nap, I woke up to the sight of Oman

Oman coast from airplane — Two things Oman is famous for: clear blue seas & rocky landscapes

Oman mountains from airplane — Very mountainous country

Oman village mountains from sky — Can’t imagine life in the middle of all this… but there is

Muscat townships airplane landing — We were about to land at Muscat airport

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