Action? Most of us get no closer to the Arabian Peninsula than King Solomon’s medjool dates, and why not? If you had a choice between your home town and anywhere in the Arabian Peninsula, which would you choose?
My disclaimer is that previously I have lived 20 some *odd* years in and around the Arabian Peninsula. Gimme some of that Dubai, if you will. Go light on the Empty Quarter. And one thimble of Arabic coffee with the dates, please.
Oman has landscape riches. While edged inland by the Empty Quarter, the coastal mountain valleys capture the tail end of monsoons from India–especially visible around the city of Salalah.
I think I would like to see Oman because it’s a beautiful place and has a good looking sultan:) All the best for 2018