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Oman 6: Practicalities and Impressions
Arranging the trip Before this year we knew little about Oman and had never seriously considered going there. When our planned trip to Sri Lanka was postponed yet again the wonderful Experience Travel Group (ETG) who had organised it suggested … Continue reading
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Tagged accommodation in Oman, Arabic in English writing, eating in Oman, ETG, Experience Travel Group, Lonely Planet Oman UAE and Arabian Peninsula, Lulu hypermarket, modernising Oman, Oman, Omani coffee, Omani culture, Omani food, Omani heritage, Omani rial, Rough Guide to Oman, Shopping in Oman, Sultan Qaboos
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Oman Part 5: Salalah and the South
This is the fifth of six posts on our visit to Oman in March-April 2022. If you just want to see the pictures from this part of our trip go here. Salalah Salalah is in the very south of Oman, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain Razat, Al Baleed, black storks, camels, cemetery, coconuts, Doha, flamingos, frankincense, frankincense resin, frankincense tree, gold market Salalah, Island Restaurant, Mausoleum of Bin Ali, mending fishing nets, Mirbat, Mugsail Beach, Mugsail blowhole, Museum of the Frankincense Land, Omanair, Qatar Airways, Salalah, Salalah Rotana Resort, Sumhuram, Taqah, vegetable market, Wadi Dirbat
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Oman Part 2: Mountains, Villages and Nizwa
This is the second of six posts on our visit to Oman in March-April 2022. If you just want to see the pictures from this part of our trip go here. Jebel Akhdar and the Saiq Plateau Our wonderful guide … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Aqr, Al Ayn, Al Hamra, Al Sheragah, Al Suwjara, Antique Inn, Arabic writing in relief, Bahla Fort, Bait Al Safah, Birkat al Mouz, camels in truck, date plantation, date souq, date store, Falaj Al Kharmein, falaj irrigation, goat souq, Jabreen Castle, Jebel Akhdar, murder hole, Nizwa, Nizwa Fort, Nizwa souqs, Omani cultural heritage, Omani doors, Omani fortification, pitfalls, Sahab Resort and Spa, Saih Katenah, Saiq Plateau, three villages, Wadi Bani Habab, wooden ceilings
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Oman Part 1: Musandam and Khasab
This is the first of six posts on our visit to Oman March-April 2022 If you just want to see the pictures from this part of our trip go here. At the time of writing this (October 2022) we have now … Continue reading
There’s more to Spain than Beaches
If you just want to see the pictures go here. We’ve been to Spain several times including twice driving across the middle from the Pyrenees to Portugal. Although there is plenty of plain for the occasional rain to mainly fall … Continue reading
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Tagged Alfaix, Alicante, Almeria, Almond blossom, Cabo de Gata, Carboneras, Cortijo Cabrera, Cortijo Grande, Driving in Spain, El Berro, Garrucha, Gebas, geraniums, Half Moon Beach, Holiday Property Bond, Jet2, La Mariposa Hotel, Leeds Bradford Airport, Lubrin, Macenas Tower, mask wearing in Spain, Mercadona, Mojacar, Playa de Macenas, Playa del Algarobbico, Playa Monsul, pozos de nieve, Puerto de la Virgen, Sierra Cabrera, Sierra de Los Filabres, Sierra Espuña, Sixt, snow pits, Spain, Torre del Piriculo
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Return to Florida Part 2
This is the second of two posts on our visit to Florida in November – December 2021 written from a Brit’s perspective. It covers what we did while we were there and our return to the UK. The first post … Continue reading
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Tagged arrival PCR test, Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, bear warning, Black Friday, Catfish Creek Preserve State Park, Central Florida, Florida State Parks, hiking in Central Florida, inflatable Mickey Mouse, Lake Marion, Lake Wales Ridge, Lakeside Village Shopping, Norfolk Island pine, Omicron, papaya, pecan pie, Stuffed bears, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving dinner, Turkey
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A Short Trip to Galloway September 2021
At last, a holiday even though it was very short. We had been thinking of going to Galloway for some time and finally towards the end of August took the plunge to try to book something for early September. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Ardwell Bay, Balcary Bay, belted Galloways, Big Water of Fleet Viaduct, Broughton House, Creetown, Creetown Gem Museum, Dundrennan Abbey, Fascicularia bicolor, filo pastry tree, Galloway, gunnera, Isle of Whithorn, Kippford, Kirkcudbright, Logan Botanic Garden, Machars, Mull of Galloway, Mull of Galloway lighthouse, Orchardton Tower, Rhins, Rockcliffe, Rough Island, Solway Firth, Sorbie Tower, St Ninian's Chapel, The Granite House, Threave Gardens, Torhouse Stone Circle, tree ferns, Whithorn, Wigtown
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