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By Nicole Brewer A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of enjoying some time with some fantastic friends in Chicago. To repay my gracious hosts for allowing me to crash at their place during my visit, I decided to take them out to one…
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By Nicole Brewer It's been a great summer vacation thus far and I'm enjoying time at home with my family and friends tenfold! It's a little strange being "home" at times but believe me I've been feeling the love from my family here in…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globe-trotters!! I've recently returned from my mid-western USA tour from Detroit and Chicago back to Atlanta. I had an Amazing time catching up with some of my friends and family in both locations.  It's been…
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By Nicole Brewer You read the name right. That's "Hostelle", which upon reading their review over a year ago I decided that last summer I'd have to stay at this adorable hostel located in the Biljmer area or better known as the Black…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globe-trotters! So my Bday is right around the corner, June 18th to be exact. I decided to celebrate that in addition to the time winding down here in Oman by having a Gemini Bday boat cruise with some of the…
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By Nicole Brewer The Millennium Resort in Mussanah, which is centrally located between Muscat and Sohar, is an amazingly beautiful resort. It is the perfect weekend getaway location for expats and local Omanis alike.  A few weeks back my…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globe-trotters! In order to celebrate the last week of teaching classes here in Oman last week, my roomie and myself treated ourselves to a weekend getaway to Muscat. In addition to enjoying our usual hotspot…
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By Nicole Brewer This week I was officially published here in the Times of Oman newspaper and online. I'm very excited to share the piece with you guys. Just outside of my town Nizwa, is a Gorgeous area called Jabal Akhdar. Every year in…
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By Nicole Brewer Hello Globe-trotters! I hope all is well where ever you are across the globe at the moment.  It's been a whirlwind of highs and lows the past couple of weeks on this side of the globe in Oman.  Yesterday officially…
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By Nicole Brewer Hello globe-trotters!! It's been awhile since I've made a post. To catch you up to speed I've been applying for grad schools in Europe, making contributions to a local paper and of course doing my day job of being an…
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Jambo.  While I went on my 4 day safari in Kenya, I stayed at a gorgeous resort right in the middle of the re-known Masai Mara.  I was surrounded by game reserve including hennas and jackals.  I'd recommend this resort for those that may be…
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By Nicole Brewer Do you crave the abundant aroma of beef, chicken, ostrich and more? If you're a meat eater then Carnivore restaurant is for you.  They also have a desirable array of choices for the none meat eater but with a name like…
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