Book Shelf Two guides that emphasize eating out in the Hamptons are enjoying brisk sales at Island and city outlets.

Oman has only recently opened to tourism, but your local guide will reveal some of the country's secrets the following day, as you stroll through the city centre and the narrow alleyways of the Muttrah Souk and enjoy a coastal drive.

Though many guides enjoy traipsing through out-of-the-way neighborhoods, many first-time visitors want to see the kind of sights that have souvenir shops, snack bars and restrooms.