Tony Walsh – author & tours through Arabia
I arrived in Dubai to join Zegrahm’s ‘Sands of Time’ cruise and the ‘Clipper Odyssey’ to give lectures on board about this region to the passengers. Remarkably Zegrahm’s had booked me into the hotel I slept in when first visiting Dubai in 1986, the
on a Group Tour in Oman
Frankincense is such an evocative word for many religious people, but few have a chance to visit the real Land of Frankincense in Dhofar. Its associated with religious ceremonies worldwide and of course with the gifts brought by the 3 Kings, or Wise Men, to Jesus. We flew down to Oman’s
Its usually welcome to have rain in Oman; though it can be heavy and create dangerous flooding. The forecast was for an intense
The heavy rains as is usual in Oman cleared quickly. We left the mountain heights and travelled through fresher air and water filled Wadis (valleys). We had an exploration of the old village at
In January last year I was delighted to give lots of talks about Oman as ‘Guest Lecturer’ on an Arabian Gulf Cruise with the Island Sky as it cruised from Salalah to past Abu Dhabi. This year in November the American