Oman road trip: how we did it
There is no magic here. We were largely alone at the places we visited but that is mainly because we were travelling out of season and / or midweek. Our route and method are pretty well-trodden for several reasons: we’ve…
Oman road trip: sweet times among the sugar dunes
We knew that as part of our Omani road trip we wanted to drive into and camp in the desert. There are a few different ways to do this. The kids rejected an organised desert camp experience, and camping in…
Oman road trip: dolphins and friends at Raz al Hadd
We had our first metaphorical taste of turtles while snorkelling the Dimaniyat Islands in Muscat. So when we heard there may be more turtles down the coast we felt we had to take a look. The location also sat conveniently…
World school: Term starts for Rafe and Odessa
September saw the start of the autumn term at Rafe and Odessa’s school at home in Chobham, which signalled the right time to get started on world schooling for the kids. Prior to leaving we had been in touch with…
Oman road trip: swimming wild at Wadi Bani Khalid
After a fantastic couple of days seemingly on top of the world in mountains we felt it was time to descend into the heart of the country. We didn’t know how this would go as we were still at the…
Oman road trip: camping on top of the world at Jebal Akhdar
Some of the most epic tales of adventure have occurred in the desert. T. E. Lawrence fighting alongside the Arabs during the first world war, and… well anyway there’s plenty of similar tales. The desert itself is the real star…
Snorkelling off the Omani Dimaniyat Islands
The Dimaniyat Islands are nine small islands that lie some 20km north off the coast of Oman. After the hustle and bustle of Egypt and a long travel day into Muscat, we wanted to get the kids active and out…
A different kind of lux in Luxor
Luxor. Or Thebes, as it was known to the Pharaohs when it was the capital of the Egyptian world. It is hard to imagine a more concentrated cluster of globally recognised historical sites. This compactness makes the main sites of…
Visiting the temples at Abu Simbel
Abu Simbel is a long way from anywhere, 300 km southwest of Aswan by road, and 20 km north of the Egypt -Sudan border. Remote though it is, it is home to two of the most impressive temples from all…
Wonderful Aswan for a few days
We had the best part of three full days in Aswan, Egypt. We felt Aswan would be a good base for us as we knew we wanted to make the day trip south to near the Sudanese border to see…
Adventuring Together
