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Lonely Planet Oman & the United Arab Emirates

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oman is the most exciting place i have
ever been. after reading the lonely planet version
of Oman i was left with NO IMPRESSION.

I arrived to find it exciting, stunning and
full of activities. The books prices for hotels and
taxis, juice etc were ALL WAY OFF. All too high.
For instance a fresh made juice in front of you
cost one hundred omani basas...
a coke one hundred basa
a dinner one riyal
a hotel varied.

a taxi ride 200 basa for a few kilometers..

and the book gave no feeling or emotion to the
country at all... i browse thru it, and after arriving never openned it again. in fact i left it behind in oman as i
found it to be a heavy wieght with no signifigance.

perhaps the AUTHOR was fearful of Muslim countries and did
not like Omanis...too bad. I will never buy lonley planet
products again...

This is the worst, most outdated guidebook I've ever come across. For the budget traveler, it is absolutely useless. The so-called "best hotel on the corniche" in Muscat turned out to be a dingy, roach-infested dive. The maps for Oman are minuscule, poorly drawn, and lack detail. The entire history of Oman is condensed into five pages. Don't waste your money on this guide. Oman is a very easy country to travel in, and you hardly need this guidebook. This is the sort of guidebook you find yourself leaving behind at your hotel. If Duabi is your destination, go with the newer "Dubai" guide. Pity, though, that Lonely Planet charges you the same price for a city guidebook as they do for a two-country guidebook.

This was the first Lonely Planet Book with hundreds of faults. Very disappointing!!!

this book has everything u need 2 know on the emirates, oman and their relationship as neighbouring countries