The Royal Wedding

Good evening! Today I have felt more British than I ever do whilst actually in Britain! It was, of course, the Royal Wedding. We spent the afternoon at the British Ambassador's residence where circa 300 of us all gathered around a few screens to watch the wedding whilst sipping on wine or Pimms and eating crust-less sandwiches and tiny scones! A very British day. (Although not necessarily typical day-to-day Britain mind you.) All in all, I had a lovely time and the Ambassador's house has such amazing views across the Marina (see...

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Good Friday

HAPPY EASTER from Oman.  We spent the majority of Good Friday driving around exploring other parts of Muscat and following lunch at the PDO, headed south to the oldest part of the city, Muttrah, home to the Sultans Palace. I really love driving around this part of the city; Muttrah is adorned with ornately designed roundabouts, pretty gardens and beautiful buildings. I will try and take some photo's of this part of the city soon as it really is something else. I love how all the buildings are beautifully designed and still retain...

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Week 1

Wow, nearly been here a week already! Have had a productive few days viewing properties and trying to organise some work. We viewed a nice house in Qurum the day before yesterday but unfortunately it was snapped up by somebody else not long after. You pretty much have to put the deposit down instantly to secure property out here. We did however view another nice house this morning, also in Qurum, which Oli's parents may try and get. It has 3 bedrooms and is larger than the apartment we are staying in at the moment. Plus the neighbourhood...

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Days 1 and 2

We arrived in Muscat yesterday at approximately 9 am local time (6am in the UK). The flight went by fairly quickly, however I didn’t get much sleep so spent most of Friday in bed or eating chocolate (which, by the way, isn’t as nice as in the UK!).I was feeling a little sad yesterday which got me thinking about the little things I am going to miss about England:           The New Forest and countryside           Trees!           Rubbish but entertaining TV shows           Running outside in the fresh air   ...

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Last night in England

I am writing today as I won't have a lot of time tomorrow and wanted to post an entry before we leave the UK.  I have spent the whole day cleaning/sorting and am absolutely shattered. Its now 29 hours, give or take, until we fly and everything is really sinking in. I am actually packing up my life here and moving to the Middle East...can't quite believe it! If it wasn't for the fact that I have been living out of a suitcase for the past month I would think it were just a dream. Despite knowing that I am going to miss my family, friends and the familiarity of home, I am so excited to be experiencing a new way of...

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Ahlan wa sahlan...

… [welcome] to my blog! Hopefully the first post of many. Myself and my boyfriend, Oli, will soon be migrating to sunny Oman in the hope of escaping the dreary weather and gloomy economy of England. This blog is my way of sharing our experiences with everyone back home. It’s just under a week until we leave and I am beginning to get butterflies! I am excited (if not a little nervous!) to see what Oman will hold for us. x...

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