Tony Walsh – author on Oman & Arabia
MY VISIT TO MADINAT HABU: The Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
Standing before the massive Continue reading “I MADE A VISIT TO TO MADINAT HABU with its massive Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III“
MY RECENT JOURNEY TO LUXOR, INCLUDED KING TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB WITH THE QUIET SIMPLICITY OF HOWARD CARTER’S HOME near Egypt’s Valley of the Kings on the west bank of the Nile.
Tutankhamun, who ascended the throne at a mere Continue reading “A TALE OF TUTANKHAMUN’S TWO TOMBS Visiting the Tomb of Tutankhamun and the House of Howard Carter“
I MADE ANOTHER VISIT TO ABYDOS 🇪🇬 and was extremely fortunate that (the soon-to-be Dr.) Hani (director of antiquities at Abydos) spared the time to show me part of his amazing workplace.
We took in the massive Continue reading “VISITING THE TEMPLE OF SETI I AT ABYDOS EGYPT its the finest temple in Egypt “
THE MOST INTERESTING TOMB IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS 🇪🇬 IS THE ONE FOR SETI I (c.1294–1279 BC). I enjoyed my visit.
It was rediscovered on 16 October 1817 Continue reading “VISITING THE TOMB OF SETI I IN THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS I think its the most interesting tomb in Luxor.“
I WAS ABLE TO VISIT KARNAK TEMPLE WHEN IT WAS EMPTY, 🇪🇬 apart from the staff – check my video of this visit at the end of this blog . I’ve visited the magnificent site at Karnak perhaps a dozen times, but my most memorable visit wasn’t this one but my first, when I explored Egypt in mid-summer 1985.
One of the things I did then was Continue reading “I VISITED KARNAK TEMPLE IN LUXOR when it was without the crowds“
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”
Waking early enabled me to enjoy sunrise over Musandam as we entered Khasab on the Clipper Odyssey.
It was a treat to visit Continue reading “Sea and Sun in Musandam”
The Zodiacs of the Clipper Odyssey (now renamed Silver Discoverer) ably lead by John Yersin came in handy to get us onto Sir bani Yas .
Once on the island I joined other Continue reading “Zodiacs onto Sir Bani Yas”
It was very interesting to visit the Falcon Hospital
on the desert Continue reading “The Falcon Hospital Abu Dhabi and tea at The Emirates Palace”
I uploaded some Oman and Yemen inspired magazine articles I wrote
The Arabian Leopard was the subject of an article in the new daily paper from the UAE http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081009/NATIONAL/76935597. The piece highlights how few of the animals there are – the writer covered the possibility that there might be, or might not be one Arabian Leopard in the UAE mountains. That prompted me to scan in the piece I did about the Leopard for ‘Oman Today’ along with 3 other ones .
The visit I made into Wadi Hadhramaut which Oman Today (again) published in 2007 was a wonderful journey . Seeing ‘hand made’ houses rather than ones made from mass produced material was very stimulating. Each one individual and yet harmonious . To get some nice photos I wandered around just after dawn – in Seyoun waking up a pack of several dozen ‘wadi dogs’ on a mountain slope which made me back away very carefully and in Mukalla enjoying watching the men of the old town take up their places in the tea houses . Along the coast, the scenes of fishermen chasing gulls away from drying sardines spoke volumes of their need to preserve ‘wealth’ .
Bank Muscat asks me to produce brief articles which cover towns where they have branches . I am waiting in hope that they will ask me to do one for their Egyptian branch – and of course pay my travel expenses.
Flying from the green of an English Summer into Muscat on Oman Air
The rain of a typical British Summer has kept trees in early summer leaf (except the Horse Chestnut which, where we live, has been badly affected by the new fungus which creates an Autumn brown off in early July).
On the ground the constant downpours have forced the birds of the garden under the creepers, Continue reading “Oman Air to Muscat”
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