I was reading this post by Caz from yTravelblog this morning while having coffee before heading to another day of work and it made me smile as I was thrust back to some amazing moment I’ve had on my travels, especially some of the amazing places I’ve the pleasure of sleeping at. I’ve decided to … Continue reading »
The ongoing protracted civil war in Libya; Contact from a friend who escapred the violence in Libya; Misadventure in the Middle East by Henry Hemming and simply reminiscing about my travels has me thinking about the Middle East and North Africa again. The two years and a couple of months spent living in two different … Continue reading »
Two friends and I, in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, decided to go on a weekend camping trip to Oman. The idea was to drive down to a nice beach close to Muscat, camp out for the night and just chill out. We organized everything and early on the Friday morning we were off. I had … Continue reading »
After being dropped off in the camp where I would be based to see the turtles, I was lucky enough to meet a Scottish family there, who ended up giving me a lift back to Sur the day following day. From Sur I would have to find my own way back to Muscat. The friendly … Continue reading »
I was in Muscat. I had decided I wanted to go South to a Turtle nesting beach close to the town of Sur. This decision was made mid-morning on a Friday. Fridays in a Muslim country is probably the worst day to do anything as most people just chill-out with their families. I phoned up … Continue reading »
Within a month in Abu Dhabi I was required to go to Oman for a visa run. Due to lack of work I was allowed to spend a weekend in Oman while my work permit was sorted out. This would be the first time I would be travelling somewhere where I didn’t know anyone. I … Continue reading »
