tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post3137019823646771411..comments2024-03-28T13:52:05.763+00:00Comments on PARAPLEXED: Change of ScenePara Gliderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-71655319488231843812017-07-02T06:44:34.417+00:002017-07-02T06:44:34.417+00:00Thanks G-G, that's all good info and not surpr...Thanks G-G, that's all good info and not surprising. My perennial reservation about any road border crossing by bus is that if anything goes wrong, you can end up kicking your heels in no-man's-land for a long time, while your bus continues its journey without you. At least if something goes wrong in an airport, you're still in an airport with a reasonable set of options. I enjoyed Muscat though - must do it again.Para Gliderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06615806398448197008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5062806278483377538.post-54916912761069100392017-06-30T12:35:08.033+00:002017-06-30T12:35:08.033+00:00The luxury coach has an additional potential diffi...The luxury coach has an additional potential difficulty. The road between Hatta, which is presumably the border crossing of choice, and Dubai passes through a small peninsula of Omani land. So there are two additional border crossings.<br /><br />In Þe Olden Dayes, one could drive straight through and marvel at how international travel across GCC borders was so easy. And then border controls were added. Often, we were waved through; sometimes we had to show our ID cards or passports.<br /><br />But now, only Emirati and Omani citizens may cross these borders without let or hindrance. It is unclear whether this is a full-time situation or merely dependent on the phase of the moon or whether or not the border guard had any last night. But the crossings are out of bounds for expatriates, or at least were when I last tried.<br /><br />Motorcycle trips from Dubai to the Hatta Fort Hotel to avail [sic] the Friday bikers' breakfast are not affected. There are alternative routes that pass north of this loop of Omani territory which comprise much more interesting roads.Grumpy Goathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944514711900089561noreply@blogger.com