Tony Walsh – author on Oman & Arabia
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“
month by month in 2011
Oman has a number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites which we often take clients during their Oman Holidays .
We chose this image of one of the tombs at the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bat to use as the September page in a 2011 years calendar.
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