Before we cruised into Sharjah, my fellow lecturer, Dr Alan Borg, who after retiring as Director of the V&A Museum has more time to give us an insight into the decorative arts, gave a very interesting overview of the architecture, both old and new, of the Arabian Peninsula.
Dr Alan Borg
Arriving into Sharjah we walked Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Museum, OMAN, People, Sea, Uncategorized
Tagged Arabian Gulf, Dr Alan Borg, Island Sky, Mosque after Prayers, Sea, Sharjah Aircraft Museum, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
For the start of 2011 there are lots of calendars on Oman to choose from. A couple calendars of Oman have used photos taken by me and the front pages are here.
Oman UNESCO Calendar 2011
Oman HAO Calendar 2011
Posted in Culture, Forts, Museum, OMAN, Salalah, Sea, Uncategorized
Tagged Arabian Sea, Frankincense, Muscat, OMAN, Oman HAO Calendar 2011, Oman UNESCO Calendar 2011, Salalah, Sea, عمان, مسقط
With cooler, sunny weather it was nice to walk with guests through the mountains near Salalah in southern Oman.
Walk in mountains near Salalah
Later Continue reading
Making the most of Omans coast Ernest Meili took a journey down the 1700kms or so of Oman’s coastline. He talked about his experience, in one of the best talks held by the ESO.
1700 kilometers by Kayak
I really look forward to doing the same journey with Nobel Caledonia on their Oman Cruise and hope my talks will be as interesting.
Posted in Musandam, OMAN, Oman's Nature, People, Salalah, Sea, Yemen
Tagged Arabian Sea, Coast, Gulf of Oman, Holiday, Journey, OMAN, Oman Holidays, Oman Tours, Sea, Shuwaymiyah, The Gulf, Tour, Trip, Yemen
With all the unsettled weather it was great to enjoy a day along the coast of Oman.
Christmas on a Beach in Oman
After seeing Dolphin our destination – a secluded bay to enjoy an Omani Christmas Day Sea Food Barbeque.
Prawn ready to cook
Posted in Meals, Mountain, Muscat, Oman's Nature, People, Sea
Tagged Beach Barbeque, christmas at the beach, Christmas Day, Christmas in Oman, Gulf of Oman, OMAN, Sand, Sea, Sun
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