Hello, and welcome!    Some photos we've taken, mostly abroad during our travels in the recent past, in (reverse) chronological order...

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Many more snapshots of our travels via these links:
Snapshots A
Snapshots B
Snapshots C

West Africa

Overland backpacking thru

Ghana & Burkina Faso

(Summer 2006)






Sheikh Zayed Mosque,

Abu Dhabi

It really is under construction!

(November 2005)

Yemen

A week on Socotra and a week in & around Sana'a.

(January 2005)

Cyprus

A quick trip (8 days) to Cyprus produced this website.

(November 2004)






Abyssinia

Three weeks in Ethiopia—fascinating & friendly—produced this travelogue.

(Jan/Feb 2004)






Quick Trip to Bahrain

We spent Xmas 2003 touring Bahrain's extensive
(but hard to find) archeological sites.






Himalayan Holiday

Our 2003 summer vacation was spent up on the roof...
of the world, that is: Tibet, Nepal & Ladakh
(July & August 2003)





Cold Turkey

Photos from Turkey, even more photogenic in the winter:
Istanbul, the Bosphorus, Cappadocia and Ephesus.
(February 2003)

A virtual travelogue:
Photos of Petra, of course, but also a handful from
Jerash, Ajlun Castle, the Dead Sea, Kerak and, of course, Amman.
Plus background info on the country, and travel practicalities.
(December 2002)








YOU ARE HERE:
South East Asia

Wats, ruins, people, costs, signs, emails, links and so on, in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand

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Southern Africa

A dozen or so pages of photos from our
travels in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana
and Zimbabwe—all using thumbnails for quicker downloading.

THE SULTANATE OF

Loads of pictures of sights in Muscat
and all over Oman.


Wadi Bash,
Photos from a trip down the coast
towards Sur, to visit a wadi
(canyon cut by water rushing from the
mountains to the sea), plus a few pictures
of the scenery near Muscat.

Ancient Beehive Tombs,
Pics from a weekend trip up into
the Eastern Hajjar mountains, where
age-old tombs dot the landscape
and gorgeous vistas abound...

Camel trip into the scenic Wahiba Sands,
Camels and sand... what more could you
possibly want?!

Making Mochi in Oman!,
Don't know what mochi is?...
Click away to find out!

Visiting the Ibra Souq & Al Mansfah:
Ibra has a colorful souq and
Al Mansfah is a charming deserted town nearby...

Bullfighting In Oman!:
No blood, no deaths involved,
just a lot of big Omani bovines
pushing each other around . . .

Weekend Trip to a Deserted Beach:
Ras al Hadd, about 5 hours south
of Muscat, offers peace and quiet and
a lovely beach.

Some of our co-workers at SQU:
Mug shots of friends and colleagues at SQU.

How To Tie A Misr:
Not sure how to tie a misr?
Not sure what a misr is?!
Ah... sounds like this page is for you...

Trip to Dhofar:
Salalah and Southern Oman...
Camels, flowers, raging waves,
the usual stuff!

Bait Sweet Bait:
Some photos a bit closer to home . . .

Musandam Peninsula:
In January 2000, we took a short trip to the
Musandam Peninsula (about 8 hours from Muscat).
The first four hours, to Daba,
we drove about 240 miles. The last four,
we drove 65! The quality of the roads is
different,to say the least!


On the Beach:
Surf's up! And the stars are out at night.
And the car is stuck in sand . . .
(At A'Seifah Beach, early April 2000.)


Sanaw Souq with Good Friends:
Retail therapy the Bedu way.

A trip in early March 2002 to Sanaw, on the edge of the Wahiba Sands. Great for people-watching, stocking up on camping equipment, buying fresh fish, goats or camels!


Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat:
Completed in 2001, the Mosque is open to non-Muslims so we took advantage of the visiting hours to enjoy the lovely architecture and tile work.

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A few of you have asked us to
provide some Omani recipes...
Well, here's a link to
The Middle Eastern Cookbook
(Not just Omani food, of course, but it seems
to be chock full of what you normally eat over here.)

Try one or more of them out sometime,
and let us know how they were!

E G Y P T

A bunch of photos from our trip
to Egypt in January/February '99...


C A I R O
Gorgeous architecture, and fascinating, friendly people...

Aswan and the Nile

On the Road to Ruins
Various ruins around Egypt, including
Abusir, Saqqara and Ibn Tulun Mosque.

EGYPTIAN MUSEUM
Antiquities from King Tut's tomb
as well as some other fantastic finds!

GIZA! GIZA! GIZA! . . .
The famous Pyramids and majestic Sphinx.

Luxor, Karnak and Ancient Thebes:
Last in our series, featuring shots
of some stunning and staggering temples
in and around Luxor.

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