Oman (Muscat 2008)

Muscat was very hot. 45C

Travels in 2008

Booked a holiday to Oman in the Arabian penisula. May 2008

Travels via Facebook

1. Marrakech, Morocco


2. Hong Kong, China


3. Venice, Italy


4. Ibiza, Spain


5. Ban Ko Samet, Thailand


6. Ljubljana, Slovenia


7. Grand Canyon National Park, AZ, USA


8. Singapore, Singapore


9. Bangkok, Thailand


10. Sardinia, Italy

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Travels in 2008

Proposed trips:

Australia - 2008
We finally booked our flight to Oz and Hong Kong (20/3/08) arriving on 1st August.



France & Italy - (Skiing) April 2008




New York City - February 2008
This was an educational visit to New York with Year 13 Product Design students.













Times Square


















the Empire State Building

Day one:

Visited Central Park; Empire State Building; Macy's; Grand Central Station; Rockefeller centre; 5th Avenue (below);














St. Patricks Cathedral; MOMA; Radio City Hall; Times Square.





Day two:

Visited Licoln Centre; Bloomingdale's; The Dakota - 72nd st; Central Park; Dinner at diner













Day three:

Guggenheim museum' Church of Heavenly Rest; Downtown to Staten Island Ferry; Statue of Liberty (below);

















World trade Centre site; shopping in Soho & Greenwich Village; game at Madison Square Gardens to see NY Knicks.

Day four:
Dean & DeLuca; shopping at Hearld Sqaure; last night from 2am spent in hospital until 7am!





Visit to Manchester - January 2008
New Year with family.




Travels within my mind - below

Travels I can remember (1980 - 2000)

Other places when I was "Not Home, Around The World"



Outer Hebrides, Scotland 1980.

La Rochelle, France 1985.

Tonypandy, Wales 1986.Majorca, Spain 1986.

Isle of Man, England 1989.

Puerto Banus, Spain 1993.

Isle of Man, England 1994.

Akrotiri, Cyprus 1995.

Fuerteventura, Spain 1996.

Cuidad Juarez, Mexico 1996.

New York drive to Los Angeles (15 states), USA 1996.

Kano, Nigeria 1997.

Amsterdam, Holland 1998.

Isle of Wight, England 1998.

Heidelberg, Leipzig, Germany 1998.

Brugge, Brussells, Belgium 1998.

Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 1998.

Plizen, Prague, Czech Republic 1998.

Dublin, Eire 1998/9.

Estepona, Spain 1999.

Belfast, Republic of Ireland 1999/2000.

Travels in 1996

New York drive to Los Angeles, USA 1996.











At the top of the World Trade Center - New York.














The Grand Canyon - Arizona.














Elvis Presley's gravestone - Memphis.
Have a thousand more photos.....driving across 15 states in 3 months.
Camp America - Pennsylvania.






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Travels in 1997

Kano, Nigeria 1997











This is me outside the VSO office, waiting to go home.
(Voluntary Services Overseas)














Visiting the British Council, Kano.











My surrogate family who lived beneath my flat.
They spent ages getting ready for this one photograph.


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Travels in 2000

Tangiers, Fes, Asliah, Meknes, Rabat, Marrakesh, Casablanca - Morocco 2000.






























































Estepona, Spain 2000.
The Ardeche, France 2000.

Travels in 2001

Biarittz, Lourdes, San Sebastian - France & Spain 2001.











Sardinia, Italy 2001.

Travels in 2002

Brest, France 2002.











Antalya, Turkey 2002.











Rome, Italy 2002.

Travels in 2003

Not Home quite alot in 2003, Around the World in over 12 countries.

Trieste, Italy 2003

Pula, Croatia 2003

Zagreb, Croatia 2003

Ljubliana, Slovenia 2003














Milan, Italy 2003.
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Tokyo, Japan 2003
&
Hong Kong, China 2003











Venice, Italy 2003






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Barcelona, Spain 2003














Holland 2003 & 2004

Bologna, Italy 2003

Stockholm, Sweden 2003

Flachau, Austria 2002/3

Travels in 2004

When I was "Not Home" I was "Around The World".

Bangkok, Thailand 2004.











Thailand x2 (twice) in 2004. Whatever for?
I visited Ayhutthya and Koh Samet - beautiful island.
Unfortunately, my first visit only lasted 8 days as my father passed away.










Vientianne, Laos. 2004












Stunning country. Very poor and unspoilt land.

Paris, France 2004.














Can't think why I went there?!


Tel Aviv & Tiberius, Israel 2004.











This is a picture of my best mate getting married in Tiberius.
Wedding of the century!


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Travels in 2005

Where did I go in 2005?


Porto, Portugal. 2005














Birds for sale - in a box!











Richard and I on our travels.

Singapore, 2005.














Eilat, Israel. 2005











Bangkok, Thailand. 2005 I visited Thailand 3 times in 2005. I can't think why?...
Here is a picture (below) of kites for sale.











Ibiza, Spain. 2005














This is Rael's family home. Best place for a shower...with a view...in the world.