Recreation

Letters, messages, and scrolls have long been sent across long distances, but it wasn’t until 1840 that the postage stamp, a proof of pre-payment for the...

With the heat of summer hanging on, one great way to cool down and have some fun outdoors is to head to the beach for the adrenaline pumping thrill of...

Colourful, crisp, delicious fresh fruit is one of my favourite things, but I must admit that I rarely admire the beauty of the produce itself. That's...

Kiteboarding is not a leisure activity. It is a professional sport which requires professional training. Luckily for thrill-seekers in the Sultanate, the...

Synchronised swimming, a visual delight of grace and rhythm, is a sport which requires immense strength in order to synchronise each beautiful stroke into...

Hiking has a history of one-and-a-half million years, beginning the moment mankind stood upright and began walking through the wilds. But as a leisure...

I was at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex to catch a glimpse of a sport that I couldn’t even spell properly. I loved playing games in school, but was...

They listened to their dad carefully before taking their bikes out of the trailer attached to the family’s 4WD vehicle. “You have to be careful at the...

How many of you all were told not to do fun, admittedly hazardous things, like mountain biking, sky-diving, or even going for concerts, when you were a kid...

It is thrilling to watch professional drivers cornering and overtaking at great speeds, but as adrenaline-pumping as it is to be a motorsport spectator,...