Dec 15 2016

Thursday Doors: 15/12/16

Flashing past this door scene in a small Omani coastal village, I requested a reverse, gestured nicely with my camera and received approval for the shot…

Door life in Oman

Linking with Thursday Doors, pop on over and check out some of this week’s lovely doors….

Dec 13 2016

Oman road trip: The Dhofar coastline and a midnight visitor…

Leaving the comfort of the Salalah Marriot, we headed up the coast. Oman is doing some major road expansion and the road from Mirbat to Hasik, which winds through crinkly foothills, is being straightened and expanded to meet up with the incredible road constructed from Hasik to Ash Shuwaymiyah, linking these two towns through a mountainous range.  Continue reading →

Dec 13 2016

Weekly Photo Challenge: New Horizon….

2016 has been a year of much change in my life, 2017 is a totally new horizon. The sun sets on another chapter, but the next one is to come…

New Horizon

Dec 12 2016

Monday Window: 12/12/16

On the way back to Dubai from my recent Oman road trip, we passed through the old city of Bahla, in the Ad Dakhiliyah region of Oman on the route back to the border crossing at Al Ain in the UAE.  Continue reading →

Dec 11 2016

Oman Road trip: From Kharfat to Mirbat…

November 2016:

A pre-dawn wake up at Kharfat. Catching shots of fishing boats out on the water as the glow of the sunrise built up.  Continue reading →

Dec 7 2016

Oman Road trip: from Dubai to Kharfat….

November 2016:

By car from Dubai to Kharfat, Dhofar, Southern Oman is a very long trip indeed.

1,354 kms to be precise.  Continue reading →

Dec 5 2016

Monday Window: 5/12/16

This week some more from the beautiful town of Hoi An in Central Vietnam.

An eclectic mixture of windows and shutters from houses, temples, and shops resulting from my poking around all corners of this fascinating place.

Please enjoy…. Continue reading →

Nov 28 2016

On the road to Oman again…

So, it’s another day tomorrow, another week, another chance to travel.

Back to my favorite country in the morning, Oman and driving down to the furthest place you can sensibly go to, Dhalkut, Dhofar Governorate, Oman.  Continue reading →

Nov 27 2016

Garden Challenge: November, Woodland.

This month’s challenge from Jude is “During November I want to see trees or leaves or anything found in a woodland environment”.

There are no woods in the United Arab Emirates, but luckily I had a trip to Central Vietnam during this month.  Continue reading →

Nov 24 2016

Thursday Doors: 24/11/16

Huế’,Vietnam, November 2016.

Huế’s Imperial city is surrounded by a moat and thick walls. Building started in 1804 in the reign of Emperor Gia Long. Until the demise of the Emperors in the mid-1900’s, more moats and building were added. During the Vietnam war, due to Huế’s religious and cultural status, US troops were ordered not to bomb or shell the city, for fear of destroying the historic structures.  Continue reading →

Nov 21 2016

Monday Window: 21/11/16

Vietnam, November 2016-seeing Hue.

When you have a dodgy hip and you don’t want to stop seeing Hue, the answer is to hire a Cyclo driver.

After a morning at the Imperial palace, which is huge, impressive and awesome, my legs told me I couldn’t do much more, but there was so much more of the city to see.

Hobbling out to the road to try to find some form of transport back to the hotel , the cyclo drivers were lined up just waiting for the likes of me.  Continue reading →

Nov 17 2016

Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny (2)

Earlier this year I was in Bristol, Uk, doing town with my daughter, who lives and works there and happened upon an exhibition of “Briswool” for Sit and Knit at the Mshed museum on Bristol docks.

I would highly recommend Mshed as a place to go if you ever happen to be in Bristol. It holds an excellent representation of Bristol’s social and working history with an eclectic collection of objects, photographs, paintings and of course, some Banksy history. Continue reading →

Nov 16 2016

Thursday Doors: 17/11/16

I didn’t post for Thursday Doors last week as I was en route to Vietnam.

I’ve now reached Huế in Central Vietnam.

Huế was the seat of Nguyen Dynasty emperors and the national capital from 1802-1945.  Continue reading →

Nov 14 2016

Monday Window: 14/11/16

This week, windows from Hội An, Vietnam.

I’m currently traveling in Vietnam. Hội An and Huế are my destinations this time.

Hội An is a Unesco World Heritage site and is now a major tourist attraction.  Continue reading →

Nov 11 2016

Going solo in Vietnam….

There are times when you just decide to do something with great enthusiasm and then, as it gets closer, you hope it’s not out of your comfort zone.

Here I am, waiting out a 2-hour flight delay sitting in domestic departures, Ho Chi Minh city (Saigon).  Continue reading →