I looked down at my smart phone then ahead at the dirt track illuminated by the headlights of our Mazda. ‘It should be on our left any time now’, I reported to Laura at the steer... Read more
We cycled from Sharjah in the UAE, via Dubai, to Muscat in Oman. Although cycling is very popular with expats, few cycle tourists make it to this part of the world and it’s a shame. ... Read more
Our last two months’ cycling has been through some wonderfully historic areas of the world, principally Persia (now Iran) and Arabia (in our case, the United Arab Emirates and Oman), a... Read more
One of my favourite ever adventures was conducted over a Bank Holiday weekend whilst living in Oman. I was enraptured by the Wahiba Sands (also called Sharqiya) the first time we visited... Read more
Today, two friends of mine will be flying to Oman to undertake an almighty expedition. Starting in Salalah and finishing in the UAE, Leon McCarron and Alastair Humphreys will drag a huge car... Read more
The above image depicts my recently retired running shoes. I had been using them regularly since the summer of 2007. They were kindly donated by Decathlon Surrey Quays for my “real wor... Read more
I lived in Muscat for five months with my girlfriend Laura, an even keener outdoor swimmer than me. Oman has many beautiful places to swim wild and we sought them out whenever we could. Belo... Read more
One of my favourite things about living in Oman was the food and the experiences associated with eating and drinking there. From high class hotel restaurants (OK, only once) to grim-looking... Read more
Oman, I have learned, is a beautiful country. Laura and I lived there for about six months and, acutely aware of our finite stay, we tried to make the most of our time there. If you’re... Read more
In November 2010, I spent a week exploring the Dhofar Mountains of Oman with my girlfriend Laura. We were primarily based in the al Qamar region, close to the Yemen border. We travelled by t... Read more
A masked man appears in my rear mirror. He’s at the wheel of jeep with a large machine gun pointed in my general direction. The plume of dust in his wake comes directly from the Yemen bord... Read more
This morning I land in the UK. I’ve had a great time in Oman these last few months and there’s a lot about the country that I will miss but I am also excited about moving back to... Read more
