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Is the Arabian Peninsula Safe? A Traveller’s First-Time Concerns Explained
Is the Arabian Peninsula Really Safe? What My Clients Thought After fifteen years of living across Oman, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, the question I still hear most often is simple: is the Arabian Peninsula safe for travellers? And the honest answer is yes -...
Arabian Travel Guide: What I’m Taking With me this Time
🌞 What I’m Taking With Me This Time Affiliate note: This blog contains links to products I personally use and recommend. As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission if you choose to purchase something — at absolutely no extra cost to you. Thank you for...
Safe, Seen, and Supported: My Life as a Solo Female Traveller in Arabia
A Scottish woman’s reflection on 15 years of solo travel across Oman, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia — where kindness, culture, and safety redefine adventure.
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Shoof Oman
Shoof Oman: 023
شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english)Oman has a long coastline, mainly onto the shores of the warm Indian Ocean. Fishing is the mainstay of life in rural communities and this pic is of fisherman on Hilf Harbour, Masairah Island as they unload their catch of the...
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شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english)You would be forgiven for thinking that Oman is completely covered by desert and dry plains but this is not true. There are many wadis (riverbeds, normally dry but prone to flash flooding during rainstorms) which have lush...
Shoof Oman: 021
شوف (arabic) shoof: look! see! (english)Oman's coastline is over 3000kms long, though I suspect that counts all its islands and also the many inlets in Mussandam. Compare that to land borders of under 1400kms! Many hotels have their own private beaches but I urge you...
Oman Travels
Passport Validity, ETIAS & Global Entry Rules: What Every Traveller Should Know
Essential Guide to Avoiding Travel Disasters - Passports You’d be astounded how often holidays are wrecked by a passport problem. From passengers turned away at check-in because their passports were too old, to last-minute renewals causing panic. These are the most...
🌍 Proudly Certified – Continuing My Journey as a Middle East Travel Specialist
Your Middle East Travel Specialist Over the years, I’ve explored deserts, mountains, and coastlines across Arabia — not just as a traveller, but as someone who has lived, guided, and learned from the people and cultures that make this region so special. While my...
Why It Pays to Book With a Travel Specialist (and Not Just Click “Book Now”)
Book with a Travel Specialist We’ve all seen it on Facebook travel forums — the frantic posts from people who’ve just realised their passport expires in five months, and the country they’re travelling to requires at least six months’ validity. Cue panic, rearranged...
UAE Travels
🌍 Proudly Certified – Continuing My Journey as a Middle East Travel Specialist
Your Middle East Travel Specialist Over the years, I’ve explored deserts, mountains, and coastlines across Arabia — not just as a traveller, but as someone who has lived, guided, and learned from the people and cultures that make this region so special. While my...
Why It Pays to Book With a Travel Specialist (and Not Just Click “Book Now”)
Book with a Travel Specialist We’ve all seen it on Facebook travel forums — the frantic posts from people who’ve just realised their passport expires in five months, and the country they’re travelling to requires at least six months’ validity. Cue panic, rearranged...
Holidaying in Abu Dhabi Emirate
Discover Abu Dhabi Emirate Abu Dhabi is so much more than just the capital of the United Arab Emirates — it’s a diverse Emirate where modern cities meet ancient traditions, sweeping deserts meet turquoise seas, and every traveller can find an idyllic escape. From the...
Saudi Arabia Travels
Passport Validity, ETIAS & Global Entry Rules: What Every Traveller Should Know
Essential Guide to Avoiding Travel Disasters - Passports You’d be astounded how often holidays are wrecked by a passport problem. From passengers turned away at check-in because their passports were too old, to last-minute renewals causing panic. These are the most...
🌍 Proudly Certified – Continuing My Journey as a Middle East Travel Specialist
Your Middle East Travel Specialist Over the years, I’ve explored deserts, mountains, and coastlines across Arabia — not just as a traveller, but as someone who has lived, guided, and learned from the people and cultures that make this region so special. While my...
Why It Pays to Book With a Travel Specialist (and Not Just Click “Book Now”)
Book with a Travel Specialist We’ve all seen it on Facebook travel forums — the frantic posts from people who’ve just realised their passport expires in five months, and the country they’re travelling to requires at least six months’ validity. Cue panic, rearranged...
Downloadable Routes
Day Out in Dhafra
As many of you know, I love Al Dhafra, and try to spend as much time as possible there during the winter. The largest of the regions in Abu Dhabi Emirate, it is home to many natural wonders and is rich in culture and heritage. You don’t need a 4×4 to explore, nor do...
Wadi Wanderings: Wadi Sahtan and Wadi Bani Auf
Oman Wadi Wanderings This blogpost was originally posted on The Desert Diva's blog in 2017. We have visited this area many times since then and as far as we know (april 2024), this drive is still fully accessible. This is just one of the Oman Wadi Drives the Desert...
Photo Blogs
Shoof Oman: 003
The Desert Diva took a series of personal pictures during her travels in Oman.
1001 Xpedition Arabia Nights
A snapshot of the Desert Diva’s pictorial diary of her first 10 years traveling over rock, sea and sand in the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman.
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