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It was room service with a difference. I didn't even need to get out of bed when I was woken by a tap at the window. I rolled over to open it and was handed a cup of piping hot tea. It was only 6.30am and still dark. Overnight the temperature had plummeted and as I peeped outside I could see the dark outline of soaring peaks beneath a star-studded sky.
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Sometimes, awesome is the only word that will do. Standing on the prow of Masada, the oddly ship-shaped rock mesa overlooking the Dead Sea in the Judean Desert amid the remains of Herod the Great's fortress, is one such moment.
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The only let-down on this trip came from a mechanic deflating the tyres of our 4x4 to give the traction needed to bash the spectacular, shimmering dunes of the Ramlat Al Wahaybah - Wahiba sands - en route to our desert camp. In 1970, the Sultanate of Oman in the south-east quarter of the Arabian peninsula had just six miles of asphalted roads, when the Sandhurst-educated Sultan Qaboos bin Said assumed power in a bloodless coup at the age of 30.
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Summer may almost be over in the UK (did it ever start?) but in the Mediterranean and beyond there are still plenty of hot sun-filled days to enjoy, and cut-price low season rates. This is our guide to the best destinations.
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Most people prefer their wildlife contained, whether it's in a cage, behind glass or with the comfort of a hulking jeep between them and a peckish lion. But if you'd rather see the natural world on the ground, a walking safari could be just up your street.
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