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News – February 2013 (Muscat/Oman, February 28th, 2013)


Website statistics: Unfortunately 'Webalizer' has been shut down definitively in February. May be that we receive new data in March
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(January = 35'862 visitors – 1'529'544 Hits / December = 34'954 visitors – 1'244'611 Hits)
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Our stay in Musandam continued until February 5th, 2013. That's when we left the Omani exclave situated at the Strait of Hormuz on a fast
ferry to Shinas that lies about 150 miles west of Oman's capital Muscat. The 4-lane highway offers little as it runs across the monotonous,
heavily populated but fertile coastal plains of Batinah.
We had the impression that Muscat has grown immensely since our last visit in 1999. This city, which counts today about 800'000 people,
spreads into every valley and increasingly also towards the Batinah plains. Fourteen years ago the population was clearly below 600'000.
Nevertheless, the very beautiful parts of Mutrah and old Muscat remained (almost) untouched by the growth of the region and continue to be
the tourist attractions.
Between February 19th, and 25th, we received visitors from Zurich: Our friends Ursula and Marco. We visited together the mountainous but
equally stunning areas (districts) of Rustaq and Nizwa. Of course Muscat and its surroundings couldn't be missed, like the huge 'Sultan
Qaboos Grand Mosque' – nearly "matching" the 'Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque' in Abu Dhabi/UAE (pictures 197 et seqq.). Corresponding
pictures will be online shortly.


We are going now to continue exploring Oman: Sur and afterwards along the Indian Ocean coast – called also Arabian Sea – until Salalah in
the district of Dhofar. March 28th, will be the latest day to leave Oman, the 30-day visa extension cannot be repeated a second time.
Apropos visas: We got the Iranian tourist visa in Muscat without fuss within two days. Costs: OMR (Rial) 28.00 p.p./= 1 mo. (~$75).

New Reports/Pictures
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Oman 4 Picture Galleries (Jan. 28, - March 29, 2013)	Part 1: Musandam Peninsula Part 2: Sohar-Muskat-Rustaq-Nizwa Part 3: Sur-East Coast-Isl.of Masirah-Dhofar Part 4: Salalah & Dhofar-Nizwa
“2nd Rejuvenation” Picture Gallery (Bodywork: Aug.-Oct. 2012)		Report of the second overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Réunion 3 Picture Galleries (Dec. 2011 - May 2012)	Réunion part 1 (Saint-Denis & surroundings-West Coast-Salazie- La Paix-North Coast-Takamaka-Dos d'Âne) Réunion part 2 (Les Makes-La Fenêtre-Saint Louis-East Coast- The Volcano-Grande Anse) Réunion part 3 Cilaos-Grande Anse-Le Maïdo-Saint Pierre
Madagascar 4 Picture Reports (Sept. - Dec. 2011)		Madagascar part 1 (Tamatave-Andasibe-Antananarivo-Miandrivazo) Madagascar part 2 (Miandrivazo-Morondava-Antsirabe-Fianar-Ambalavao) Madagascar part 3 (Ambalavao-Isalo N.P.-Tuléar-Ranomafana) Madagascar part 4 (Antananarivo-Ankadibe-Manambato-Foulpointe-Tamatave)
Mauritius 3 Picture Reports (July - Sept. 2011)	Mauritius 1 (with car) Mauritius 2 (with car) Rodrigues Island (without car)
Sri Lanka 3 Picture Reports (March - May 2011)		Sri Lank part 1 Sri Lank part 2 Sri Lank part 3
United Arab Emirates 2 Picture Galleries: (with car) (Nov. 20th, 2012 to Jan. 28th 2013) 1 Picture Gallery: (w/o car) (Feb. 19th, to 27th, 2011) 1 Picture Report (with car) (February - May 1999)	U.A.E. 3rd Visit part 2 (with car) U.A.E. 3rd Visit part 1 (with car) U.A.E. 2nd Visit (Dubai-Sharjah) (without car) U.A.E. 1st Visit (with car)
Yemen 3 Picture Reports (w/o car) (Feb. 9th, to 19th, 2011) 1 Picture Galleriy (with car) (May-June 1996)		Island of Socotra East (w/o car) Island of Socotra South (w/o car) Island of Socotra West (w/o car) Pictures from Yemen Trip (with car)
Papua New Guinea 5 Picture Reports (Aug. - Oct. 2010)	1) Milne Bay - (Port Moresby) - Mt. Hagen - Lae 2) Mt.Hagen Cultural Show 8/13-15/2010 3) Lae – Madang – Goroka 4) Goroka Cultural Show 9/17-19/2010 5) Goroka - Mt. Hagen - Kumul Pass - Mt. Hagen - Goroka - Lae
Indonesia 2010 3 Picture Reports (March - June 2010)		North Sumatra Report (March-April 2010) West-Sumatra Report (May-June 2010) Southern Sumatra Report (June 2010)
Tonga Picture Report (Nov. 2009 - Jan. 2010)	Tongatapu Island
French Polynesia 3 Picture Reports (Aug. -Oct. 2009)		Tahiti 1st part Picture Report (Aug.-Sept. 2009) Tahiti 2nd part Picture Report (Oct. 2009) Moorea Picture Report (Sept. 2009)
Cook Islands (without car) Picture Gallery (Aug. 2009)	Rarotonga Island
American Samoa Picture Gallery (July 2009)
Samoa 4 Picture Reports: (April-June 2009)	Island of Upolu: 1st part Island of Upolu: 2nd part Independence Day June 1st, 2009 Island of Savaii
Fiji 3 Picture Galleries: (Jan.-March 2009)		1st part: Island of Viti Levu (Jan.+Febr. 2009) 2nd part: Island of Vanua Levu (March 2009) 3rd part: Island of Taveuni (March 2009)
Vanuatu 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: July 2008) (2nd visit: Dec. 2008-Jan. 2009)	Vanuatu 1st visit (without car) Vanuatu 2nd visit (with car)
New Caledonia 3 Picture Galleries: (Aug.-Oct. 2008)		1st part: Grand Terre: Nouméa + South (Aug.2008) 2nd part: Grand Terre: North #1 (Aug.+Sept. 2008) 3rd part: Grand Terre: North #2 (Sept.+Oct. 2008)
New Zealand 6 Picture Galleries: (South Island: Febr.-May 2008) (North Island: May-July 2008)	1st part: South Island (Febr.+March 2008) 2nd part: South Island (March 2008) 3rd part: South Island (April 2008) 4th part: South to North Island (May 2008) 5th part: North Island (May+June 2008) 6th part: North Island (June+July 2008)
Philippines 1 Picture Gallery: 3 Picture Reports: (1st visit: Febr. 2008) (2nd visit: Nov. 2010-Jan. 2011)		Philippines 1st visit (without car Febr. 2008) Philippines 2nd visit (with car): Luzon (South)-Mindoro-Panay (Nov.-Dec. 2010) Negros-Cebu (Dec. 2010-Jan. 2011) Bohol-Luzon (South) (Jan. 2011)
Taiwan 3 Picture Reports: (Oct.- Nov. 2007)	1st part: Kaohsiung-Kenting-Taitung 2nd part: Taitung-Southern Cross- Island Hwy-Siraya NSA (Zengwun Reservoir)-Alishan-Sun Moon Lake -Taroko-Suao- Hualien Hwy-Taipei 3rd part: Taipei-Taitung-Kaohsiung
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 2 Picture Reports: (May 2007)		Exclave of Oecussi Mainland
Indonesia 2006/07 1 Report + 6 Picture Galleries: (Sumatra-Java: Sept.-Dec. 2006) (Bali: Jan.-March 2007) (Lombok, Sumabawa, Flores: April 2007) (Sumba, West Timor: May+June 2007) (Sulawesi:June+July 2007) (Tana Toraja (-Land): June+July 2007) (Kalimantan: July 2007)	Sumatra-Java (= Report) Bali Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores Sumba, West Timor Sulawesi Tana Toraja (Toraja-Land) Kalimantan
Brunei Picture Report (Sept. 2006)
Borneo 3 Picture Reports: (Sarawak: 1st visit: June-Aug. 2006) (Sabah: Oct. 2006) (Sarawak: 2nd visit: Nov. 2006) Picture Gallery: (Borneo-Trip: Sept.-Nov. 2006)	Sarawak part 1 – Northeast (Miri) Sabah Sarawak part 2 – South (Kuching) Borneo (Sabah, Brunei, Sarawak, Kalimantan)
“1st Rejuvenation” Picture Report (Engine/Body: June-Aug. 2006) (Transmission: Sept. 2007)		Report of the first overhaul of our LandCruiser in Miri/Sarawak - the East Malaysian province on the island of Borneo
Myanmar (South) (without car) Picture Report (May 2006)
Thailand 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: Nov. 1993 - Jan. 1994) (2nd visit: Nov. - Dec. 2005) (3rd visit: Febr. - April 2006)		Temples, Pagodas, Shrines People, Beaches, Nature
Laos Picture Report (February 2006)
Vietnam Picture Report (January 2006)
Cambodia Picture Report (December 2005)
Malaysia (West) Picture Report (Oct. - Nov. 2005) (May 2006)
Singapore Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Macao (without car) Picture Gallery (September 2005)
Hong Kong 2 Picture Galleries: (1st visit: September 2005) (2nd visit: Dec. 2007-Jan. 2008)	Hong Kong 1st visit (without car) Hong Kong 2nd visit (with car)


The visit of 14 Pacific Islands with and 1 without our LandCruiser		Pacific (Febr. 2008-Jan. 2010 + Aug.-Sept. 2010)
The visit of 13 Caribbean Islands with our LandCruiser		Caribbean (June 2003-Dec. 2004)
+ added from the United Arab Emirates:		Fairytale Wedding in Dubai (March 1999)
+ added from a earlier visit to the USA:		Las Vegas (Millennium change)
+ added from our Arabian Peninsula round trip:		Pictures from Yemen (May-June 1996)
+ Flashbacks of our Worldrecordtour:		Pictures from "all the continents" (Oct. 1984 - April 1997)
+ Follow-ups about Toyota-Experiences:		Encounters resp. "Ups + Downs" with Toyota Companies since 1982
On July 7th, 2005, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 150 countries the car's 600'000th Kilometer - very prosaic in front of the post office in Cayenne/French Guiana. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On June 10th, 2009, we were able to celebrate after a journey through 163 countries the car's 400'000th Mile - in a beautiful landscape in the West of the island of Savaii/Samoa. Are you interested into the LandCruiser History, prepared by Toyota Motor Sales USA and taken over by Toyota Motor United Kingdom? (after some loading-time please klick "IN LEGEND" and afterwards "HAIR TO MAGELLAN"

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