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• The Souvenir Shop at Mena House Hotel, Cairo

  

  As soon as we checked in to the Mena House Hotel, and saw our room, we were impressed. Yes, it was only a standard room in the outer wing of the hotel, but as... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Steam Ship Sudan and Death on the Nile

  

  Our Cruise on the Nile started mid morning after we had a ‘memorable’ city tour of Luxor and checked out from our Luxor hotel. We were joining the ‘Steam Ship... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Lion’s Fight

  

  I wrote about Lion’s Pride a few years ago, as a blog post after my safari holiday in 2013 and a photo gallery about the Lions. Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Cruising the Nile

  

  When we decided to go to Egypt, I had no idea how we would ‘cover’ Egypt as such a big and vast country; as a person who I think I understand geography and... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Life at Horse Stable Near the Museum

  

  We used to call it the Emir’s Farm, which is not quite true, as the ‘farm’ does not belong to the Qatari Emir, but belong the Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 4 Months to Go and Where Do We Go from Here?

  

  It is now four months to go before we finally leave Qatar for good, Keith is approaching 68 and is very ready to retire. We’ve sort of agreed to retire in 2015... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 4 Months to Go and I Still Don’t Know How Where to Go…

  

  It is now four months to go before we finally leave Qatar for good, Keith is approaching 68 and is very ready to retire. We’ve sort of agreed to retire in 2015... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 2014 in Review

  

  I gave a long thought if I really want to publish The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys as my year-end post. I did this a few years ago and I thought I should... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Last Christmas in Doha?

  

  It was cooler than normal, but we have to get up, get out of bed and get ready as any other work day, on Christmas day in Doha. Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Happy Christmas Everyone…

  

  Christmas at St Regis Hotel, DohaI meant to write something about what Christmas mean in the Middle East where the population ‘predominantly’ Muslim, but did no... Read more

  Posted on 25 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Masjed-e Jāme’ of Isfahan – Uljeitu, the Sultan’s Mihrab

  

  As I mentioned in my earlier posts of Masjed-e Jāme’ of Isfahan series, the Uljeitu Mihrab is in the most stunning mihrab in Masjed-e Jāme’ Mosque of... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Masjed-e Jāme’ of Isfahan – the Monochrome Mosque

  

  In my previous post, I wrote about the transformation of Masjed-e Jāme’ in Isfahan, where a certain period of it’s development cooked brick material technology... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Masjed-e Jāme’ in Isfahan – The Grand Mosque of Isfahan

  

  I promised you all a few months ago to tell the story behind the “Monochrome Mosque” of Iran. Traditionally Iranian Mosques are very rich with ornaments, be it... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Aladdin Oil Lamp

  I think I should post something anyway, even though the topic is so behind than the current topic of Photo 101 assignments. My problems with photography files... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pause

  

  While the WordPress team are busy encouraging us to write/post more with either words or photos, I am having the ‘glitch’ of the year. Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 3 Great Scottish Movies About the Country and the People

  

  OK, my last post was about the Scottish Referendum vote in my office, and I think it’s the Scottish sense of humor of not being able to vote as they are expats... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Qatar Office Version of Scottish Referendum

  

  By the time I upload this post, we are still waiting anxiously for the result. Yes, the Scottish referendum may not be important for most of the world, or... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• My African Adventure

  

  I am an avid Star Trek fan, not quite a Trekie, but I watched most of the series and almost all of the movies.  In the Star Trek Generation series, at the the... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Imam Square in Esfahan

  

  Walking about in a souk or bazaar or traditional market can be enjoyable as well as frustrating. It’s enjoyable because you will see so many other things that... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Monochrome Mosque

  

  I wrote this in response to Leanne Cole‘s Monochrome Madness, photography theme. The picture above is one of the corridor in the Masjed-e Jameh, its one of the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL