International Traveller

37 OTHERWORLDLY OMAN

My wife and I are the only two people bobbing in the sea along an expansive two-kilometre stretch of beach. Crabs are building sandcastles, and the only sound comes from the water gently lapping around us. Below the surface, fish occasionally dart past, their dark eyes standing out in the piercingly clear waters.

Turning to face the beach, a steep

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