Category: Beyond the UAE
Short Break: Anantara Jabal Akhdar, Oman
I have long since wanted to stay at this hotel, so during the last half term break in October we...
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Long Haul: visiting Langkawi, Malaysia
My blog posts seem to be piling up on me these days, there just never seems to be the time to...
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Three places not to miss in Manama, Bahrain
Bahrain. What do you think of when it comes to Bahrain? Before I’d visited I’d heard...
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A short break in Bahrain: Four Seasons Bahrain Bay
Last October to coincide with half term and as it happened – our tenth wedding anniversary,...
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Short haul: Sri Lankan street life in pictures
Following on from my post last week about our stay at the Shangri-La Hambantota Golf Resort &...
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Sri Lanka: Shangri-La’s Hambantota Golf Resort & Spa
I don’t often like to return to places I’ve previously visited unless there is a...
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Hotel Review: Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives
Having been to the Maldives on a couple of occasions prior, we wanted something a bit different...
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City Break: Hong Kong
Hong Kong was the destination for my first ever trip to Asia back in 1997, and it was unlike...
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A Family Friendly Retreat in Sri Lanka
I’d never pictured myself going on a yoga retreat before, but when I saw a family friendly...
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Visiting The Philippines: Manila and Boracay
The Philippines. A few people were quite surprised when I told them we were off on holiday to the...
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In Pictures: a return visit to Australia
I had originally set out to write briefly about our recent trip to Australia, but after the...
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Road Trip: London to Scotland
One of the difficulties when you live overseas is how to pay a visit to your home country to catch...
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