Category Archives: Travel

What a day. We’re knackered, and I do speak for all of us. Our speedboat was a partially covered affair with two outboard motors. We set off from Khasab harbour pretty punctually, after the food and drink had been loaded … Continue reading →

Breakfast at the Khasab Hotel is definitely the worst of our trip (so far, I should say, but we’re in the home straight now). It consisted today of white bread, some of which was toasted, and some individually wrapped portions … Continue reading →

Today has been a long day; our longest, I think, in terms of kilometres travelled and without a doubt the longest day of driving. Because we have to time our departures around Eloïse’s sleep patterns, we revisited the Family Park … Continue reading →

The Sheraton gets full points for its breakfast spread. No fewer than five different freshly squeezed juices were on offer this morning, along with the usual vast array of breakfast items. Surprising treats were bowls of baked yoghurt and strawberry … Continue reading →

An early start again, as we wanted to visit the Al Ain camel market. It turned out to be quite a spectacle, with hundreds of camels of various sizes and colours in various pens. We were met as soon as … Continue reading →