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For April, 2012

Apr 17

The Turkish Embassy in Muscat has upgraded its fleet of cars

By datingsitesComments Off

As the threat of both domestic and foreign threat has increased in Muscat due to the increased political tensions in the Turkish Embassy in Muscat has upgraded its fleet of cars to Mercedes Benz Guard series as it gives the Turkish Embassy staff the best protection. The new Mercedes Benz S600 Guard is the top of the line model that has been totally set ready to protect against fire arms, hand grenades, and many other forms of arms.

This upgrade of its fleet has been financed with Mercedes Benz financial leasing to ensure both financial freedom that is combined with the safety the Mercedes S600 Guard can offer the embassy staff. The reason to choose for the Mercedes Benz Guard models over similar versions made by Lexus, BMW or Audi is primarily based on the low cost financial leasing structure that the with Mercedes Benz Financial Leasing department could bring to us. Another important reason to choose for with Mercedes Benz over its main competitors is that Mercedes has a more wide choice of tailor-made options for us that can better fit our high demands for protection. The aim of the financial lease of the cars is that it keeps the costs of both the purchase and insuring the cars at a constant low and affordable level.

 

Apr 09

Holiday in Muscat

By peterdorthmouthComments Off

muscatHaving lived in the western world all my life, a holiday to the Middle East sounded a little off beat when my friends first mentioned to me. Whatever the place was, I just wanted to move away from the city chaos in Los Angeles. I always saw the Middle East as shown in the movies but coming here, I can safely say, it one of the best places in the world. The Sultanate of Oman is a pretty cool (and, dry) country around the Christmas time. An annual vacation to Muscat was a delightful experience.

When we arrived in Muscat, it was rather humid and warm. Thankfully, the winters in the desert area bring in cool evenings. My friends and I rented a villa by the beach. The first night was an absolute cracker with steaks, beer, meat balls, and Arabian music. Thanks to my bread maker, I didn’t need to spend hot afternoons without my favorite dish. All through the seven days of our stay, we met the locals, shopped at the local markets, went swimming by the beach, desert safaris, etc.

The whole world here is pretty different than the one back home but clearly, Muscat is filled with hospitable and welcoming people. Come next year and I’m probably back again.

Apr 07

Party in the Jungle

By theadminComments Off

I read recently that people in the developed world spend 90% of their lives indoors. That strikes me as incredibly sad and unnatural. When we start to suffer from the effects of Global Warming we may well be forced to stay inside more, but for the time being it is great to be outside -well for me anyway. One of my biggest thrills is outdoor parties. It is for this reason that I recently went to the small Thai island of Koh Phangan. It is an island that was mostly unheard of outside traveler circles until they started hosting a beach party called the Full Moon Party.

During the 1990s and early 2000s the party grew and grew and nowadays it attracts over 20,000 likeminded party souls to the beaches of Haad Rin to large it through the night and well into the next day. In Thailand success is emulated. This is true in Koh Phangan where the Full Moon Party is now complimented by the Half Moon Party, the Black Moon Party, the Jungle Experience and the Shiva Moon Party. I hasten to add that this is far from an exhaustive list of the parties in Koh Phangan.

From my point of view, all these parties are great because they are all held outdoors – some on the beach and some in the jungle.

When I went I didn’t manage to time my visit with the Full Moon (I just missed it) but I did catch the Jungle Experience Party. This party is held 1 day before the Full Moon and 5 days after the Full Moon prty. It is held in a jungle clearing not far from the small village of Bantai. This is where I got a cheap bungalow.

The Jungle Experience was 300 Thai Baht to get in ($10) with a free drink because I went after 11pm. If you go before it is free entry. The area had plenty of drinks and food stalls. Around the party area were fluorescent decorations and there was a small river. It was a picturesque and weird setting.

The music was very loud. There was 1 DJ booth with a VDJ doing the visuals on a screen nearby. The music was mostly psy-trance and progressive house. It didn’t change much but by 2am the crowd got really into the music and that lifted the event despite the lack of variety in the tunes. I loved it. I got drunk on 2 buckets of Thai whiskey and coke and danced around like a mad man. I made several new friends.

We ended up leaving the party at 9am and walking to Bantai where the Ban Sabai free party was just starting. We had some beers and danced some more before I wandered off to find my bungalow. What a night outside in the jungle!

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