I would add that Gordon Robinson's second edition of the Lonley Planet is much better than the first. The Oman section grew by about 30 pages, if memory serves. It is definitely worth buying the new edition. -Brian Brian Begy Lowly Graduate Student Department of History The University of Chicago "Where Fun Comes to Die." bfbegy@midway.uchicago.edu http://student-www.uchicago.edu/users/bfbegy