The mighty Victoria Falls gush over 100 metres down from the Zambezi River in Zambia and if you visit Livingstone Island during what they call the dry season, you can jump off the very edge of death into a pool called Devil’s Pool. It’s insane and vomit-inducingly scary to even watch, let alone try. I [...]
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Crazy tourists jump into Victoria Falls
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5 great things to do in Oman
Oman is the next big thing on the savvy globe-trotter’s agenda. It’s not as remote as you might think (an hour’s flight from Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and is still wonderfully traditional retaining its heritage and culture with stunning scenery ranging from golden sand dunes to rugged wadi (gorges) and ship-wreck dives in the ocean.
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Crossing the desert of Oman
I was going to title this post ‘peeing in the desert’ but that would just be vulgar. Even though this post is indeed about deserts I have peed in and will also provide helpful tips on said activity should you find yourself with your pants down, so to speak, and no facilities to frequent.
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Oman: Nothing like the smell of frankincense at Christmas
Until the other day I had no idea what frankincense looked like, smelled like or where you even got it. Now I do. No Christmas didn’t always smell of cinnamon that is wafted through American department stores or the chestnuts roasting on an open fire on Oxford Street. The original smell of Christmas (remember the [...]
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Oman: the world’s fastest Omani
The World’s Fastest Omani has just driven me like a rally driver for 2 hours over the dirt road of Wadi Bani Awf. It’s about an hour and half from Muscat (entrance near Nakhal) and is known as the most diverse and challenging wadi. This is actually a hikers dream but as I don’t dream [...]
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Oman: Grand Mosque, Muscat
A visit to Muscat would not be complete without donning a headscarf and heading into the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. (If you’re a bloke you can leave the headscarf in the car but you will need long sleeves and long pants). This enormous and opulent building was started in 1995 and finished 6 years later. [...]
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Oman is ready and waiting
My mission: I have 8 days to see Oman from top to bottom and I’m going to give it a blimmin good go. It helps that I have 2 great guides who double as high speed 4 wheel drivers and 4 companions who double as comedians.
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The stingray feeding frenzy
We just spent the day on my brother’s friend Jacko’s boat and the boys jumped onto the sandbar at Cayman Island to feed these huge Southern Stingrays juicy squid. Here is the freaky frenzy that follows. Their mouths are underneath in the middle of their bellies so you have to hold the squid in a [...]
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