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Oman Travel Podcast with Salim Al Balushi

Oman Travel Podcast with Salim Al Balushi

著者: Salim Al Balushi
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Salim Al Balushi hosts a podcast about travelling through Oman the way a resident would: settling in one place, learning it, then moving somewhere connected to it. Travel here means facing a dry desert interior, humid coasts, and a summer monsoon in the far south that shapes the rhythms of Salalah.

The show ranges from Muscat and the Al Hagar Mountains, where most Omanis live, to the Musandam peninsula above the Strait of Hormuz and the monsoon-soaked hills around Salalah. It also crosses the central desert plain, with its sparse settlements and long routes between water and shade.

The podcast unfolds across seasons rather than as one continuous trip. The host returns to places as the dry season gives way to the khareef in the south, notices how the desert changes after rain, and lets one region lead to the next. That slow accumulation is the point.

Salim Al Balushi lives in Oman and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Salim is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

#Oman #OmanTravel #WesternAsia #Muscat #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo

https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/oman/

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  • The Pomegranate Terraces of Saiq
    2026/08/09

    On day two in Saiq, Salim wakes to drizzle on the Green Mountain, follows the falaj through terraced orchards, visits the Fig and Olive Gathering at the festival, and reflects on the pomegranate harvest and the cost of a cool summer escape.

    Episode 9 of Oman Travel Podcast with Salim Al Balushi. Salim Al Balushi is in Saiq, Oman.

    Places in this episode: Saih Qatna, Al Aqr, Al Ayn, Ash Shirayjah, Wadi Bani Habib, Diana's Point, Jabal Akhdar Grills Kitchen, Alaqr cafe.

    Covered: mountain daily life, festival economy, pomegranate harvest season, falaj in the mountains, abandoned villages and heritage, food costs on the plateau.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Green View Hotel
    03:25 Jabal Akhdar Park
    05:37 Al Aqr

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #OmanTravel #JebelAkhdar #Saiq #GreenMountain #OmanMountains #PomegranateHarvest #OmanFestival #WadiBaniHabib #ThreeVillagesWalk #DianasPoint #OmanFood #TravelOman #MountainLife #AlJabalAlAkhdarFestival #OmanNature #VanLifeOman

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/oman/

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    9 分
  • The Green Mountain in Summer
    2026/08/08

    Salim arrives in Saiq on Jebel Akhdar, escaping the August heat of Muscat. He explores the pomegranate terraces, the falaj irrigation, the festival at Saih Qatna, and the mountain villages, reflecting on the cost of living here and why Omanis themselves flee to the cool heights.

    Episode 8 of Oman Travel Podcast with Salim Al Balushi. Salim Al Balushi is in Saiq, Oman.

    Places in this episode: Birkat al Mawz, Three Villages Walk, Al Aqr, Al Ayn, Ash Shirayjah, Sayh Qatanah, Diana's Point, Jebel Shams.

    Covered: Jebel Akhdar summer escape, Falaj irrigation, Pomegranate and rose harvests, Mountain villages and history, Festival and tourism economy, Cost of living on the plateau.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Saiq
    01:13 Green View Hotel
    02:37 Three Villages Walk
    04:45 Wadi Bani Habib
    07:42 Sayh Qatanah

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #JebelAkhdar #Saiq #OmanTravel #GreenMountain #PomegranateHarvest #Falaj #ThreeVillagesWalk #AlJabalAkhdarFestival #SaihQatna #DianasPoint #WadiBaniHabib #OmanMountains #EscapeTheHeat #OmanSummer #RuralOman #TravelOman

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/oman/

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    11 分
  • The Last Falaj in the Furnace
    2026/08/07

    Salim spends his final day in Muscat following the falaj to its end and tracing the city's water story, from ancient aqueducts to the cool halls of the National Museum, before packing for the road south. A meditation on endings, heat, and the green thread that ties Oman together.

    Episode 7 of Oman Travel Podcast with Salim Al Balushi. Salim Al Balushi is in Muscat, Oman.

    Places in this episode: Al Khuwair, City Centre Muscat, Bank Muscat, Mutrah Corniche, Mutrah Souq, Old Muscat, Jebel Akhdar.

    Covered: Water systems and the falaj, Preparing to leave Muscat, Practical errands in the city, Evening walk in Mutrah, Farewell to a place.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Al Khuwair
    03:44 City Centre Muscat
    06:24 Old Muscat
    08:01 Jebel Akhdar

    A full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.

    #Muscat #Oman #Falaj #MutrahCorniche #OmanTravel #TravelOman #MuscatDiaries #MiddleEastTravel #SlowTravel #Frankincense #OmaniCulture #JebelAkhdar #AlKhuwair #SultanateOfOman #Wanderlust #TravelPodcast #SalimOnOman

    https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/oman/

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    10 分
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