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Irishman in the Middle East
The SULTANATE OF OMAN
Posted on December 24, 2025
Many of the countries of the Arabian Gulf are headline grabbers from time to time, and some are constantly in the news. Saudi Arabia, UAE (which contains the Emirates of Dubai and Abu Dhabi), Yemen, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait & Iraq are probably better known internationally than Oman, or officially, the Sultanate of Oman.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Posted on August 10, 2024
In 1219AD Ghengis Khan flattened Tashkent, then part of the Khwarazmian Empire. In early August 2024, MB and daughter MB2 travelled to take a look.
Read MorePhoto 2 of 30: The Busker
Posted on April 20, 2014
The Idea
Have decided to post a photo per day for 30 days, each based on a word or theme. Feel free to offer a word or theme challenge to MB in the comment box below.
Photo 2/30
Met this guy last week. Making music on the 15 minute Bosphorus ferry crossing from European Istanbul to Asian Istanbul.
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