Hi there Jasper. Just read you travel plans on Horizons Unlimited.
I live in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and I have just returned from a trip to Salalaha right in the South of Oman, the US started bombing Afganistan while we were there and on the way back we stopped to have some tea at one of the few tea stops along that long(925km) and boring road to Nizwa.
Sitting outside drinking our tea we were asked by a local Omani driving a truck full of straw where we were from I told him in my limited Arabic that we were from germany and the UK he then went in to a tirade about F*** America no good F*** America no good, you see later America, Germany and UK all MUSLIM!!! F*** America no good .... I think this was an isolated case of some bad feeling but as you can see a lot of the uneducated local population lok at all this shit as a muslim Christian war. Once in Muscat I got a Taxi to the Mutra market (best place to buy old Omani silver) and I got the whole nine yards from the mni bus driver " where you from"? you "Christian or Muslim"? "which is good Christian or Muslim"?
I don't know what to recommend about Oman or the U.A.E apart from I think it's safe as long as you try to keep a low profile and not piss anyone off.(something no one does intentilally I know but it can happen by accident)
I'm off work soon and as I work 1 month and then I'm off for 1 month. I might be traveling to Salalaha again doing it in a couple of day this time on the GS.
Here are my contact numbers if you do make it to Dubai please give me a call we can sort out the worlds troubles over a few cold ones at my house. Have a bed free and a workshop for the bike plus tools if required.
E-mail
rdgts69@hotmail.com this one is best as it's the one I check when I'm not at work.
tel# Moblie from Dubai-050-6540981 from the UK-00971505-6540981 home-009714-2844617
Good luck wish I was going with you all the best Richard..
This is an e-mail I sent to Jasper and I thought other travelers might find it useful, The invite for a few cool

s is open to anyone on a bike that's traveling through Dubai and need a few days rest. Take care all Richard