ADVENTURE IN OMAN – ANCIENT, ARABIAN, BIBLICAL, SERENE Setting the scene for this exotica . . . up in the Al Hajar mountains of Oman. Located in the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, , Jabal Akhdar “the Green Mountain” in Arabic, fits harmoniously into its natural habitat. un-block on, smelling freshly (and a little …
he 87 year-old Catholic chaplain on this Easter voyage of Silversea, Fr Walter, is a character of a priest from Texas, and very unsteady on his feet. After more than a week of near perfect seas, Good Friday dawns grey. The rolling of the ship prevents Father from standing to give Communion. As I am …
ailing on Silver Wind from Singapore for Muscat in Oman on 19th March 2015. I use photos to share the limited range of activities I enjoy walking around and meeting friends in the ports where we travel. They albums are by no means exhaustive of all the possibilities in these exotic ports of call. Singapore …
Up at the sound of the ship’s horn. Still in my nightshirt up on deck to get first glimpse and smell of Bombay. And I’m not disappointed! Jim and I set off from the ship for a simple familiarisation tour, with a stop for lunch at a highly recommended South Indian seafood restaurant. Of course …
“I PAGE YR NAME. CHOONG WEAR GREEN N FLOWERS WHITE, C U” A text message from a local guide that I’d been referred to (after finding four previous approaches were already booked for the day) sets the pace (with no expectations) for our walking tour of UNESCO protected Georgetown on Penang Island today: “I page …