Each winter Oman receives 1000s of migratory birds.

Amongst the more Continue reading “Eagle Time in Oman”
Tony Walsh – author & tours through Arabia
Each winter Oman receives 1000s of migratory birds.
Amongst the more Continue reading “Eagle Time in Oman”
Thunder and lightning worked its way around Muscat
just before Continue reading “Rainy Muscat brings cooler weather just in time for the weekend”
With the thermometer hitting 45c in Ruwi and not much lower in Bowsher it was time for the Red Bull soapbox race.
We arrived Continue reading “Red Bull soapbox race in Muscat”
Y Magazine’ s Kate Ginn rang me last week regarding the book and after a chat asked for photos. I of course expected a short piece with a photo or two. So it was fantastic to open up Y Magazine this morning and see a double page spread about the book. You can read it here http://www.y-oman.com/2013/03/heritage-hunter/ (thanks Kate)
Chris Fisher of MergeFM Radio in Oman talks about the book ‘ Walking Through History’ with Tony.
How he manages to juggle all the controls at his desk and Continue reading “Chris Fisher of Oman’s Merge FM chats with me about the book ‘Walking Through History’”
One of my favourite photos is this of Arab Horses in Oman decked out in traditional silver. Marco Polo wrote about them in his book ‘The Travels’ – “and the merchants take a great number of Arab horses to that market (of India from Al Balid)”
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Driving around Hamriyah Roundabout in Ruwi it seems a large pack, of large dogs, has taken over the place.
They certainly Continue reading “The Dogs of Hamriyah Oman at Night”
On the last day of the Tour of Oman Bike Race I went to Mutrah’s Corniche and saw Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE
– flash past Continue reading “Bradley Wiggins on Oman’s Muttrah Corniche preparing for the summer ahead.”
Today the Tour of Oman sped past my flat.
Here is the Continue reading “Tour of Oman 2013 Day 5 through Ruwi”
Cruising to Muscat’s Mina Sultan Qaboos is always an experience, the harbour really looks great from the sea.
Of course though enjoying the views it was also Continue reading “Cruising to Muscat with the Clipper Odyssey”
Its nice that a building in Oman has won an award in the ‘Future Projects, Leisure led development’ at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore.
They have a quote on their website “WAF is the best in terms of breadth and depth of architects. Mostly you don’t get a meeting of world architects, but here you do. It’s the number one.” Continue reading “World Architecture Festival awards a building in Oman a prize.”
Alison Cryer of RepresentationPlus visits Oman as the Ministry of Tourism organised a meeting of their overseas representatives and Oman based travel industry companies at Al Bustan Palace.
RepresentationPlus gave Continue reading “RepresentationPlus visits Oman at Al Bustan Palace Hotel”
It was good to meet up with Kim Tan, Director of Business Development at the Shangri-la, after his recent business trip to Moscow.
Apart from Continue reading “Shangri-La’s Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa”
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