Review of Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat
We arrived at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah with high expectations. The one at The Shard in London is super-swanky, and a few friends had…
We arrived at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah with high expectations. The one at The Shard in London is super-swanky, and a few friends had…
“My husband; he has been in jail three times,” says Sana, as she shows us how to squeeze out aubergines. “The saltwater helps to stop…
We’ve come to an abrupt stop on a sandy precipice. The camel caravan refuses to move. Our Bedouin guide, Sultan, checks his phone. I’m not…
It’s gone 8pm and we’re hungry. We’ve driven two hours to our meeting point in the small West Bank town of Sebastiya. It’s dark, and…
Nimrod Fortress is an extravaganza of a ruin. This epic, crumbling castle stretches more than 400 metres along a commanding ridge high above the Hula…
You’ve just turned four, you’re with two of your bestest buddies, and you’ve landed in one of the biggest sandpits you’ve EVER SEEN. The hellish…
“Flaming rocks!” I gasp. “Actual. Flaming. Rocks!” My inner geography geek has been unleashed. We’re researching places for a last-minute September getaway with a just-turned…
“Beware of camels near the road” says the huge yellow warning sign. An indication, I’m sure, that we are entering desert territory. Israel’s Negev Desert,…
When a one-handed mule ride up 800 stone-cut steps is the ‘easy option’, it’s surely not unusual to question your motivation / sanity / parenting…
“I can’t believe there is NO CORKSCREW in this place!” Ah, the perils of booking an Airbnb. I make a note to self: always travel…