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Until the invasion of 2003 he was leading regular tours throughout Iraq & visiting cities and archeological sites from Ninevah (Mosul) in the north to Basra in the south. I was fortunate enough to travel with Geoff during September & October of 2002 (you can see some of my photographs at the foot of the Iraq page) and we met nothing but courtesy and kindness wherever we visited. The tour started in Syria, then we went on to tour Iraq, and a small party of us carried on to travel around Iran. A truly memorable and superb trip among some of the friendliest people on the planet. During the past couple of years Geoff has led several tours through Iraqi Kurdistan and Afghanistan. Planned for 2009 are new tours to Iraq, Kurdish Iraq, central and north Afghanistan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Dhagestan, & Uzbekistan. For full details visit the Hinterland Tours website at http://www.hinterlandtravel.com or by copying or typing the link into your web browser if the website does not open with its page links showing at the top of the website home page. Go and book yourself a real travel experience! National Geographic Traveller has included Hinterland Travel in its '50 Tours of a Lifetime' list |
The photographs from her first overland trip caught the eyes of the company she travelled with and she was offered a discount on an African trip to take some photographs for a brochure, and then became their brochure photographer. Jane has now travelled to 117 countries, been held up at gunpoint by bandits, and has had her photographs published in books, newspapers, magazines, calendars and countless travel brochures throughout the world. She listst her favourite countries as Afghanistan, Iraq, Myamnmar [Burma] and Laos. Jane was one of the group who travelled with Geoff Hann [Hinterland Travel] to Iraq in September 2002 and her photographs of Iraq appear on her website. You can view and buy copies of Jane's photographs on the following websites. |
Oriental Philatelic Association of London: for collectors whose interests include the Philately of the Ottoman Empire and foreign PO's therein and states which have since succeeded to the Empire's territories. Excellent quarterly magazine & regular members auctions. Annual subscription of only £10.00 for UK membership and £13.00 overseas. OPAL provides a website with U.S. Society ONEPS & German Society Arge.or/t. To contact the OPAL subscription secretary email us and we will send you details. |
Ottoman And Near East Philatelic Society The purpose of the Ottoman and Near East Philatelic Society is to promote the collecting and study of the postage stamps, revenue stamps, postal stationery, and postal history used in the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and successor states. ONEPS is a US based society. www.oneps.org Annual subscription only $US20.00 per year for U.S. membership and $US25.00 outside U.S. Application form on website. |
www.egyptstudycircle.org.uk Annual subscription only £15.00 or $US30.00 per year. Application form on website or the Secretary Mike Murphy will be pleased to supply more information to anyone interested in collecting Egypt. Email Mike at egyptstudycircle@hotmail.com. |
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http://uaestamps.tripod.com/REVENUE/index.html Large illustrations and details of most UAE revenue stamps. |
 Philatelic Banners The U.K. website with links to many philatelic resources and well worth a visit no matter which countries or themes you collect |
| [ABU DHABI ISLANDS ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY] Excellent website with links to other archeological, geographical, and tourism sites in the middle-east. The work of the Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological Survey (ADIAS) undertakes data collection and preliminary recording of archaeological and palaeontological sites and publication of earlier and continuing work, both in Abu Dhabi, and, through associates, elsewhere in the United Arab Emirates. This work is undertaken both as part of a continuing research programme and as contracted work for consultancy companies and others prior to the carrying out of development projects. |
Arranged in no particular order the following sites relate to the middle-east and will hopefully help readers to gain a better overall picture of what is happening in the region.
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