The Amphicoach, which can carry up to 50 passengers, is a traditional coach until it reaches water, where the coach’s wheels retract into a hull, made from marine-grade aluminium, allowing it to reach speeds of up to eight knots, powered by a jet-drive unit. The Amphicoach is equipped with a choice of two diesel engines along with two or four-wheel drive.

The Amphicoach is a fifty seat road coach, which is also a true amphibious vehicle which has been developed over six years under professional supervision. It can compete with any luxury standard road coach on the basis of performance, level of finish, passenger safety and comfort, ride comfort, stability and manoeuvrability. On the other hand its sailing capabilities are accepted by marine experts involved in the project as being astonishing. This feature consequently makes the vehicle suitable for extended water tours. Its stunning good looks also grant it the opportunity to operate tours from five star hotels whilst fitting in with the opulent surroundings. (more)

Tourists to Oman will love this concept. Imagine the coach getting into the sea at Qantab beach…it will be a thrilling experience for sure.

(Photos: Amphicoach.net)

Café Ceramique is much more than the usual café. Other than a good range of casual dining options, you can indulge in some art as well. All you have to do it to pick up a plain ceramic of your choice, and paint them using special paints provided by the cafe. Once you are done, you can leave them for glazing and firing which takes about a week. The final product is microwave and dish washer safe.

My daughter picked up a ceramic which cost RO 5.9. Trained staffs at the café explain the painting process in detail and make sure you are comfortable. There are no extra charges for the paints. Before painting, we tucked into some nuggets and fries. To paint the whole piece, my daughter took nearly an hour, and I assume to paint intricate stuff on bigger ceramic, it would take not less than 2-3 hours at a stretch. Imagine spending three hours painting. There can’t be a better stress buster than this.

This is how the ceramic looked after the final painting was done. The café takes care of the ceramic processing work (glazing and firing) which takes around seven days.

This is how the finished product looked. Shedding its initial rough look, the ceramic had metamorphosed into a chic looking item. My daughter was thrilled looking at it. Mrs has been saying that we must visit the place soon and indulge in some serious painting. I am all for it because I am an art freak too. It is a fun activity.