In August last year we visited Kenya so we could go to the Maasai Mara on safari. We flew in for a long weekend and after a night in Nairobi we headed for the Maasai Mara reserve with our tour guide. On our way to the Maasai Mara we stopped at Great Rift Valley view point which was […]
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During our short stay in Jordan, we took some time out to relax in the Dead Sea. It happens to be at the lowest point on the earth at around 430m below sea level and is more of a lake than a sea as it is landlocked. It’s also very calm and with no wind, […]
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Ever since I’d seen some pictures when I was younger I’ve wanted to visit Petra in Jordan and of all the places I’d like to go to or have been to, Petra was of my travel bucket list. Luckily with Jordan only a few hours flight away, Eid and a couple of days off work provided […]
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We spent a weekend at the Shangri-La in Muscat as an early anniversary trip. I also needed to get a new tourist visa so it was a great excuse to escape Dubai and head to Oman for a few days. We flew with Oman Air to Muscat on a Thursday night and arrived at the […]
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One of the top tourist attractions in Dubai is to do a desert safari. I’d always thought a safari was to do with animals, but this has pretty much nothing to do with animals (unless you count a 1 minute ride on a camel!). I’ve actually done this twice now, once before I moved to […]
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