The Al Bustan Palace (known locally as “The Bustan”) is one of the Middle East’s most iconic hotels. It was originally built as an Omani Royal Palace in 1985 to host the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit and to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the late Sultan Qaboos’ ...
A GUIDE TO THE LAKE DISTRICT
The UK is lucky to have fifteen amazing National Parks – and the Lake District National Park is the largest of them! Given its size, the different areas of the Lake District have quite distinct characters. The eastern side – especially around Windermere - is the most accessible, with the ...
OMAN’S WESTERN HAJAR MOUNTIANS: JEBEL SHAMS AND JEBEL AKHDAR
Oman’s Al Hajar Mountains begin in the Musandam Peninsula, and stretch across the entire north east of the country to Sur. The section to the southwest of Muscat, known as the Western Hajar, is home to the highest and most dramatic summits - Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Shams. Given its high peaks and ...
A GUIDE TO EASTER ISLAND (RAPA NUI)
Writing this, I have to pinch myself to believe I have actually been to Easter Island! It is one the most remote inhabited places on earth – covering just 64 square miles, it is 1289 miles to the Pitcairn Islands and 2182 miles from the coast of Chile. Even just the name conjures up mystical images ...
SOUTHERN ICELAND ROAD TRIP – A DETAILED ITINERARY
I put off booking my first trip to Iceland for years. Not because I didn’t want to go – I really, really, really wanted to go. But I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to visit in the summer or the winter. Now that I have been to Iceland, I realise this is entirely the wrong question… the answer is ...
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