Posted on August 26, 2014
MB was in Sudan in recent days to attend a wedding ceremony. MB received his henna hand tattoo two days before the party to ensure he was fully prepared to enter the fray!
Category: Uncategorized Tagged: Culture, Fray, Henna, Khartoum, postaday, Sudan, Tattoo, Travel, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted on August 26, 2014
MB writes this account as he sits in a ground floor apartment just down the street from the Embassy of Saudi Arabia. In Khartoum, Sudan. Continent of Africa.
Two days earlier:
Posted on August 15, 2014
Posted on August 8, 2014
This week’s photo challenge – Texture
The setting sun glistens like a million diamonds on the water at Dubai Creek.
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Boats, Culture, Diamonds, Dubai creek, postaday, Water, Weekly Photo Challenge
Posted on July 24, 2014
MB read the news today. Same as he does every other day. Makes for sad & disturbing reading out these parts. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: apostasy, Apostate, Beheading, Boka Haram, Culture, Gaza, I read the news today oh boy, IS, ISIS, islam, Israel, Meriam Ibrahim, MH17, news, Primitives, religion, Saudi Arabia, Stoning, Sudan, the beatles, Two Holy Mosques, Ukraine rebels, zakir naik
Posted on July 18, 2014
One of the most interesting countries in the ME region is Jordan. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Amman, Culture, Jordan, Middle East, Nabbataean, Petra, Temple Of Hercules, Travel, Wadid Musa
Posted on July 13, 2014
Had lots of hits on the ‘Relic/Yemen’ post of yesterday. New follower AKM commented to MB that he is Yemeni but is many years since he has visited his home country. Asked MB if he could post some more pics from Yemen. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Child Brides, Culture, Hadaydah, islam, Middle East, Poverty, Red Sea, Sanaa, Travel, Yemen
Posted on July 9, 2014
Qatar is a small wealthy nation located in the Arabian Gulf/Middle East. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Arabian Gulf, Culture, Doha, Middle East, Persian Gulf, Qatar, World Cup
Posted on July 1, 2014
MB travelled to the coastal town of Dingle in South West Ireland last week to collect daughter MB2 from Irish language Summer Camp. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Culture, Dingle, Fungi, Ireland, Murphys Ice Cream, Paddy Bawn Brosnan
Posted on June 29, 2014
In Dublin airport. Heading back to Middle East. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Alternative, Culture, Festival, gay, Holiday, Ireland, Lesbian, LGBT, Lifestyle, Lough Gur, Photography, Reflection, Solstice, Tolerance, Vacation
Posted on June 21, 2014
21 June 2014. Sunrise. Circa 5am. Grange Stone Circle. Limerick. South West Ireland.
The Gods gifted a clear sky and the the sun rose. A heavenly experience.
See also previous post.
A picture paints a thousand words. So MB gives you thirty six thousand words. So to speak.
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Posted on June 13, 2014
Follow-up from previous post
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Afridi, Cricket photos, Culture, Desert, Dubai cricket, Indians, Pakistanis, Sachin, Sport, Street Cricket, Subcontinent
Posted on June 12, 2014
My name is Arith. I come from Kerla in southern India. Read More
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Afridi, Cricket, Culture, ICL, india, IPL, Labour camp, Low wage labour, Middle East, Pakistan, Sachin Tendulkar, Sport, sunshine, Worker rights
Posted on June 6, 2014
MB loves his food!
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: Asia, Bosphorus, Culinary, Culinary backstreet tour, Culture, Food, Guided tour, Istanbul, Turkey, Walking
Posted on May 5, 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 17/30
Today’s Bread. Sellers of this delicious street bread abound throughout Istanbul.
Category: Irish man in the Middle East Tagged: bread, Culture, Food, Istanbul, Le Pain Quotidien, Street food, Todays bread, Travel
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