Another one of those magazine editorial favourites, Oman gets pumping surf during the Indian Ocean’s SW Monsoon (May- September), and you’ll more than likely be pulling into those blue water kegs alone. Oman enjoys relative stability and economic prosperity given its geographical location, and we’ve been assured that the people there — pirates included — are lovely; but you’ll still have to contend with the general logistical woes of desert life on the Arabian Peninsula.