Glimpse ancient sea travel

FOR five months, the 18-men crew of the Jewel of Muscat lived like medieval sailors as they made their way from Oman to Singapore.

This meant bathing in sea water, cooking on charcoal stoves and sleeping next to the live chickens they had taken along for food.

There is no air-conditioning, no running water and not even a single mattress on the vessel, a replica of a 9th-century Arab dhow...more.

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