Pantomime is a giant job for me yearly: two performances a day, six days per week for 5 weeks is sort of a demanding schedule. So a vacation to a sunny clime earlier than or after a season is a necessity.
This 12 months we selected Oman and the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa.
Unforgettable: Christopher along with his accomplice on the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa
One of many joys of Oman is that it is solely six hours from the UK. So no jet lag. Our most well-liked airline is Emirates, they’re merely the very best.
As a 65-year-old bigger man I can’t flip proper on a aircraft and I might relatively not journey in any respect except I’ve a mattress. Emirates have greater than beds: they’ve a method that cash cannot purchase.
As for the resort, it has three inns on the stunning turquoise waters of the Gulf of Oman, which provide a distinction with the shimmering mountains rearing up behind.
Every of the inns has its personal atmosphere. Al Waha has child-friendly luxurious with a selection of swimming pools and seductive structure straight out of A Thousand and One Nights.
Fantastically located on the seaside between Al Waha and the second of the inns – Al Bandar – is the superb Bait al Bahr fish restaurant. It gives scrumptious meals, super environment and unforgettable sunsets.
Nevertheless it’s on the Al Bandar the place you will discover the resort’s principal eating places, particularly the Al Tanoor, which serves Arabian Gulf dishes in a standard Omani setting.
It is splendidly designed with Arabian tents, pottery and vibrant colors – a feast for the eyes whilst you await the dishes to be ready at open cooking stations.
Along with Arabian delicacies, the menu, which modifications each day, incorporates Mediterranean, Persian, Indian and Turkish favourites, in addition to a mouthwatering choice of contemporary fruit and juices.
Day journey: Oman’s capital Muscat is a surprisingly agreeable place
Our all-time favorite, nonetheless, was Capri Court docket, which serves wonderful Italian meals. From right here you possibly can look immediately as much as Al Husn, the third and most important lodge, whose design is impressed by Arabian palaces.
It’s really spectacular. There’s a sensational infinity pool and an amazing pool cafe. A brief stroll takes you right down to a sexy non-public bay lined with luxurious day beds.
The Al Husn additionally has a restaurant of its personal – Sultanah – which serves traditionally fantastic breakfasts and within the evenings levels theme nights. On one, for instance, we have been invited to think about that we have been on a ship crusing all over the world – and dine accordingly.
Throughout the resort as a complete there are 16 bars and eating places. You may by no means get bored and also you by no means want to go away the resort to discover a place to eat. All the pieces you possibly can ever want is correct right here.
In the event you fancy an tour, take the 15-minute drive to Oman’s capital Muscat – a surprisingly agreeable place. The lodge also can suggest a wide range of journeys into the desert. It must be admitted, nonetheless, that it is fairly tough to lever your self freed from the resort’s luxuries.
We met fantastic folks there who have been again for his or her six, seventh and even eighth visits. As they have been having fun with a lodge with luxurious rooms, very caring employees, fantastic meals and lovely climate, it is not onerous to see what retains them coming again. In actual fact, we’re already saving up for a return go to…
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