Holidays: Top of the Swaps ; Fed Up Going Back Year After Year to the Same Place but Not Sure Where Else to Go? We Show You How to Swap Your Tried-and-Tested Resort for Somewhere Nearby but a Bit More Adventurous... Gill Williams Reports

Sunday Mirror › October 01, 2006

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SWAP DUBAI FOR OMAN

THERE'S a yawning Gulf between the endless shopping malls and hotels of Dubai and the laid-back elegance of its quieter Arabic neighbour Oman. The sultanate has equally world-class accommodation but is infinitely more picturesque. Stay in the capital Muscat and shop for spices and gold in the souks. Take a camel ride with the Bedouin, or check out the rich marine life at the first-rate dive schools.

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Holidays: Top of the Swaps ; Fed Up Going Back Year After Year to the Same Place but Not Sure Where Else to Go? We Show You How to Swap Your Tried-and-Tested Resort for Somewhere Nearby but a Bit More Adventurous... Gill Williams Reports

SWAP SHOP Seven nights' B&B at the Grand Hyatt Muscat costs pounds 929pp, based on two sharing, in November and December, including flights and transfers. Call Thomson Asia and Arabian Gulf Tailormade on 0870 160 7427, or go to www.thomso...

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