travel blog 2025

A 2025 Guided Tour of Sigiriya Rock: My Full Review

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A 2025 Guided Tour of Sigiriya Rock: My Full Review So, you are standing there, looking up at this enormous chunk of rock that just, like, shoots straight out of the flat green land all around it. Honestly, it’s a view that kind of stops you in your tracks, you know? They call it the ‘Lion Rock,’ and, at the end of the day, pictures just don’t prepare you for how big it really is. It was pretty much at that moment I felt really good about my choice to get a guide for the climb. Seriously, I just had …

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My 2025 Review: A Traditional Omani Dinner in the Muscat Desert

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My 2025 Review: A Traditional Omani Dinner in the Muscat Desert You know, there’s a certain feeling you get when the lights of Muscat start to disappear in your rearview mirror. It’s almost like the city’s hum fades away, and something much older takes its place. I was, frankly, really looking forward to this evening, an Omani dinner promised out in the quiet of the desert sands. So many people talk about this kind of experience, and I was honestly curious to see what it was actually like. At the end of the day, leaving the busy streets for the …

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