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Mid-life mum sharing adventures big ✈️ & small 🌱, places I 💚 & unpolished moments
I’m also @omanwanderlustcom @devonwithkids @travinfluence More👇

Are you into podcasts? I love them, especially whe Are you into podcasts? I love them, especially when they cover travel. That’s why I was very excited to be invited on the Destination Unlocked podcast to chat about everything Oman.

Here’s what I shared with travel writer and show host @danieledwarduk:

🇴🇲 why Oman truly is one of the world’s best-kept travel secrets

🇴🇲 my favourite spots including the magnificent Grand Mosque, the turquoise pools of Wadi Shab, and the dramatic views Oman’s answer to the Grand Canyon

🇴🇲 practical tips for planning your own Omani adventure from wild camping to must-try local delicacies. 

So if you like your info audible, you can find a link in my Stories or on omanwanderlust.com 

📷 by my talented friend @nicolehweddings 

#omantravel #destinationunlocked #omanwanderlust #omantourism #visitoman #omanblogger #omanunpacked
You know when you get to the end a month and think You know when you get to the end a month and think ‘I’m not sure what we did?’

November may not have been packed with the big adventures we’ve come to expect - last year we were swimming with turtles, camping on hidden beaches and digging our friends’ cars out of ditches in the desert. 

But my camera roll can’t lie. This November was full of UK-style mini adventures! 

📷 Our first bonfire night in three years 

📷 Hanging out in London with friends found in Oman

📷 Treating our Royal Python Lemonhead to a bath after a mite invasion in his vivarium. He’s a much happier chappy now 

📷 Riding lessons for the 10-year-old

📷 Meeting up with Laura from @littlepeople.bigadventures to plan our Oman partnership

📷 Throwing ourselves into the wintery school runs

📷 Getting Christmassy with the @performerpreneur family in Oxfordshire

📷 Shopping and cinema trips with my girls 

📷 Putting up our well-travelled Christmas tree - last decorated in Muscat 

📷 Catching the Candlelit Dartmouth lantern procession in Devon 

📷 Finishing off the month with a chilly sunrise dip at Blackpool Sands 

Now, on into the craziness of our first wintery Christmas since 2021! We’ve even got an elf. Send help!

#november2025 #familytime #miniadventures
[AD] Exciting news! I’m thrilled to announce a new [AD] Exciting news! I’m thrilled to announce a new partnership with Laura from @littlepeople.bigadventures – a UK-based, ATOL-protected travel agent that I’m working with to help families experience the Oman I’ve grown to love 🇴🇲

✨ What makes our offer special? Laura and I have brought together my insider knowledge, her industry expertise and our combined travel experiences as parents to create a 12-day family itinerary. 

It features the the turtle encounters, desert camps, wadi hikes and authentic experiences that my girls will remember forever.

So you now have two ways to explore Oman: 

📖 want to DIY your trip? Use my @omanwanderlust blog for inspiration and planning 

✈️ Prefer expert help? Let Little People Big Adventures handle the details

Same passion for family adventure, different approaches. There’s room for both!

Check out the ‘Plan your trip’ link in my profile to discover more about this partnership and view the full itinerary 🐪

Who fancies an Oman adventure in 2026?

#OmanTravel #FamilyTravel #TravelWithKids #OmanWithKids #MiddleEast #FamilyAdventure #OmanWanderlust #LittlePeopleBigAdventures
[AD] Since arriving back in the UK, @milletsfarm i [AD] Since arriving back in the UK, @milletsfarm in Oxfordshire has been our go to for seasonal events, from its fun-packed maize maze to gourds galore at its pumpkin patch.

This weekend we were invited to experience the newest event in its calendar, the @illuminateoxfordshire winter light trail. 

We had a throughly festive evening seeing Millets in a totally new light. Here were our highlights:

🌷the tulip Field
🍄 the magical mushroom forest
🦆the illuminated lake
🌈 the laser walk

We finished up with a spin on the fairground rides and our first ever Yorkshire pudding wraps in the Alpin Village. How has this delicacy passed me by until now!?

Handy things to know about Illuminate: 

📆 Illuminate Oxfordshire is on until 4 January 2026 (excluding Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Eve and New Years Day)

⏰ we completed the trail in 50 minutes, but it didn’t feel busy, so allow longer on weekends and in the school holidays, especially if you want some nice pictures

🍽️ There’s an Alpine Village at the end with food, drinks and undercover seating.

💷 Adults £17.50 | Children aged 3 to 16 £14.50 (plus online booking fees)

🥾 Wrap up warm and wear wellies. The route is a mix of graded tracks, woodland paths and boarded walks.

#oxfordshire #lighttrail #illuminateoxfordshire #milletsfarm #tinboxoxfordshire #visitoxfordshire
It’s National Day in Oman 🎉🇴🇲 And in a plot twist It’s National Day in Oman 🎉🇴🇲

And in a plot twist, because I’m always raving about how much we loved living there, I thought I use this most auspicious of days to spill the karak tea about what I don’t miss.

As you can see, I have very few pictures of me not enjoying these things, because I was too busy having a flipping good time! 😆

New on my @omanwanderlustcom website this week:

✍️ a guide to exploring the oldest part of Muscat, Mutttah 

✍️ what to buy at Muttrah Souq

✍️ all you need to know about calling in Muscat on a cruise 

Find them here: omanwanderlust.com

Hit me with your Oman questions! 

#omantravel #omannationalday #tinboxoman #expatlife #omanbloggers #uktravelblogger
Nothing says ‘out out’ more than a swanky bathroom Nothing says ‘out out’ more than a swanky bathroom selfie, right?

Today I finally took advantage of being able to hop on a 50 minute train to London and met up with some of my Oman besties. 

It’s 4,500 miles and four months since I’ve seen any of them but it was so easy to slip back into those familiar hugs and chats. 

I’ll be forever grateful for our Oman adventures, but even more so the people we shared them with 🥰

#londonbaby #omanreunion #friendshipgoals #tinboxlondon
🇴🇲 Tried and tested places to wild camp in Oman 🇴🇲 🇴🇲 Tried and tested places to wild camp in Oman 🇴🇲

Some of my most special memories from living in Oman are not from staying in luxury hotels or boutique guest houses. They are from sleeping under the endless night sky, speckled with stars, often in our own tent.

Here’s some of the places we pitched: 

📍WAHIBA SANDS

⛺️ We’ve camped in various spots either with friends or as part of Guide Oman driving weekends

🚙 4x4 essential

⚠️ Don’t travel in the desert alone. It’s easy to get stuck

📍WADI DAYQAH DAM

⛺️ pitch beside wadi pools under dramatic folded cliffs 

🚙 4x4 essential

⚠️ this is a dry weather camping spot as the area is prone to flash floods

📍COASTAL CAMPING (between Dibab and Wadi Shab)

⛺️ keep your eyes peeled for a good spot anywhere off the Route 17 motorway

🚙 2WD

⚠️ always pitch well above the high tide mark

📍WADI DAMM

⛺️ You can camp on relatively flat ground in the wadi car park or high above it for views of Jebel Misht

🚙 4x4 recommended

⚠️ come prepared for rocky ground with raised camp beds

📍BARR AL HIKMAN

⛺️ Often called the Maldives of Oman, this white sand beach is a popular spot for bird watchers and kite surfers

🚙 4x4 essential 

⚠️ Hire a guide to help you across the salt flats and take all the supplies you need. 

📍JEBEL SHAMS

⛺️ Oman’s highest mountain has a plateau that can be reached by car. Pitch here for canyon views and easy access to the start of the famous Balcony Walk

🚙 4x4 recommended

⚠️ the plateau is an exposed location at an altitude of nearly 3,000m. Come prepared with warm clothes and sleeping bags for a relatively chilly night

📍BANDER KHAYRAN 

⛺️ collection of inlets and hidden beaches, popular camping destination not far from Muscat

🚙 2WD + hike or hire a boat to your camping spot

⚠️ camping spots are limited so arrive early

Get GPS locations for these spots, camping tips and more on omanwanderlust.com

Have you ever tried wild camping?

#omanwanderlust #omantravel #omanunpacked #wildcamping #omantourism #omanblogger #tinboxoman #beautyhasanaddress #adventuretravel
Who ruled the pumpkin patch better? Me or the 10-y Who ruled the pumpkin patch better? Me or the 10-year-old?

We’re a bit rusty after three years away and, to be honest, this half term has been less about making memories and more about going through the motions for the kids. There’s going to be a dog shaped hole in our lives for quite a while.

Thank you again for all the messages and love for our Misty 🐾🌈 

In the background I’ve been keeping busy writing new blog posts about my happy place Oman, so I’ll share more about those here if that’s all fine with you 🥰

#pumpkinpatch #octoberhalfterm
Yesterday we said goodbye to a bit of a legend. Yo Yesterday we said goodbye to a bit of a legend. You may have known her as Tin Box Dog. We knew her as Misty. Or one of a multitude of pet names…

Moo, Dog, Puppy, Puppet, Strumpet, Bishbee as the girls called her when they were tiny or, if you want to be formal, Oyster Cove Sea Mist - the Kennel Club name given to her when she was born.

She was even serialised as dog no. 268 while in Oman and wore her Ministry of Agriculture registration tag as a badge of honour until the end.

Our hearts are breaking. But they will mend and always be fuller for having her in our lives.

#TinBoxDog #bemoredog #dogswhotravel
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