SaLaLaH - PaRT 1

Salah? Salah lah? Salalah laaaaa.... Said it loud people!!! Ya betulllllll...

Salalah is Oman's second city. Some people said it is most favoured location of any city in Oman. Im totally agreed with that. Sur? Olang tarak tahu oooo...

Salalah is unique with the tropical climate throughout the year and also known as a frankincense city.

Believe it or not, it took 8-9 hours to arrived there. Yang pegi nyer 4 orang bawak kete secara bergilir2. Jauh tau, orang Oman pun jarang yg drive pegi Salalah. Orang Oman terkezut sgt bila dgr kitaorg pegi Salalah drive. Diaorg ni x kuasa nak drive jauh.

Imagine laa, dah la perjalanan memakan masa 8-9 jam, then kiri kanan adalah padang pasir. Sangat laa x indah kan. Macam pelik pun ader sbb luas jerr.. again bagi kesedaran & keinsafan pada diri yg kerdil ini. Bila jumpa jer petrol station, make sure isi penuh2 sbb the next stop tu jauh bebonar. Pegi ari tu berbekal kan bf nasi goreng and lunch macaroni. Gigih bangun pepagi buta buat bekal utk rakan seketa sbb before pegi dah dgr macam2 citer pasal Salalah ni. Diantaranya adalah:

• Make sure jumpa jer petrol station, fill it full tank
• Bawak bekal (food + drink) sbb susah nak jumpa kedai & restaurant disebabkan sepanjang jalan adalah padang pasir
• Need to use 4w drive sbb jalan x elok ( x kuasa nak layan sbb yg ader salon car jer - mission: redah jerr laa labu)
• Be careful with the camels & donkey di jln raya ( dah tahu dah, kalau langgar ambik buat BBQ jer kan?)

I ingat lagi masa dapat offer keje sini dulu, the Higher Ministry kat sini bagi pilihan nak ke tempat mana;

1. Nizwa - 1 1/2 hours fr capital city Muscat ( dipenuhi dgn gunung-ganang)

2. Ibri - 2 hours fr Muscat ( padang pasir)

3. Sur - 3 1/2 hours fr Muscat, tu dulu masa highway lom siap. Skrg ni highway dah siap 2 hours jer :))

4. Sohar - 2 hours fr Muscat ( lebih kurang Muscat laa byk Mall and fr here 2 hours to Dubai)

5. Salalah - by plane ( 45 min kot or less) , by car ( 8-9 jam) mengikut kelajuan laa beb.

Orang yang bertanggungjawab utk mencari info pasal tempat2 ni adalah bapaku yang ku sayang. Maklumlah, tuan badan punya laa bz sbb dah duk menguruskan dan mengemaskan keje2 sebelum diriku bla dr situ.

First choice, Nizwa sbbnya dekat dgn capital. Senang nak balik Msia nanti kan sbb airport kat capital. Then fikir2 balik ader sbb yg amat kukuh x jadi pegi sana.

Second choice, Salalah. Ni bapak I punyer choice sbb dia dah carik2 godek2 info Salalah ni cantik, besar and best la. Segala benda alam ader kat situ.

Well, akhirnya I dapat Sur. Know nothing about Sur but Alhamdulillah it ends up great. Best apa Sur ni.. told you right? Kat Msia bila laa ader peluang nak duk umah betul2 depan laut. Sure takut kan? Tsunami laa? Tul tak?

First thing bila sampai Salalah, carik otel. X book pun, main redah. Kan tadi dah cakap ni adalah percutian "redah jer labu".

Duk budget otel jer, not that bad. Budget2 pun it costs RO12-15/ night tau. Kalau kat Msia for sure dah duk otel yg best2.

Boleh dikatakan di sepanjang jalan jumpa dgn pak2 ensem ni tau. Suker sgt ;))

And for sure on the left and the right sand dunes. I was amazed !!

Then the next day pegi kat tempat ni, lupa laa nama tempat ni. Like a park. Cantik bila musim summer sbb ader wadi but masa I pegi ari tu it was not summer. So wadi2 tu semuanya kering kontang.

Ader jer signboard for visitors. Pegi jer redah. I was so lucky to have one bruneian to be with us. He used GPS, dashyat semua tempat jumpa even restaurant, mosque and what more interesting places.

It suppose to be water flows from the top. Tp malangnya masa tu kering kontang.

Got small cave at that park too. Nampak pelik kan. Nak masuk pun takut.

Nice blue sky

Still at that park. Great view with the green scenery

With white sands

This place make me feel so calm

To be continued in "Salalah - Part 2"