By Jim EaglesJim Eagles' nose leads him to frankincense and myrrh in Mutrah's souk, 'where you can buy anything in the world', and to the busy and impressive great Muscat Fish Market. To prove how globalised the souk has become, he points out a T-shirt showing "Tintin in Oman" and laughs: "Tintin was never in Oman. But he did say that Oman has been the centre of the frankincense trade for at least 5000 years. There are, as the frankincense stalls at the market demonstrated, many kinds of incense and the prices vary hugely. That was all very well - and I was happy to photograph the burners - but I had yet to see a frankincense tree.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 03, 2017 22:02 UTC