This country has a distinctive atmosphere of endless history. It is a place of the entire blending of races, culture and tradition and is considered as one of the world’s very first significant civilisations. But Egypt has a lot more to offer than just the pyramids, the wonders of mankind’s earliest triumphs – it has the colourful waters of the Red Sea, the River Nile, the Valley of the Kings and cheerful Cairo and ancient treasures in Luxor – EGYPT is your destination!

It’s a curious observation about travelling in Oman that the moment you tuck behind a sand dune and begin erecting your tent, however discreetly, someone will park alongside and start camping too. Never mind that it is the only car you’ve seen all day; never mind that there are 2700km of beautiful, empty sandy beaches; never mind that the mountains are so lonesome in parts that only wolves and hedgehogs meander into the night; and never mind that memories of Thesiger are the only evocations of the living to issue from the dunes of the Empty Quarter – the one-car-per-day will find yours and camp alongside.

Tourists to Dubai – the most dynamic emirate of the U. A. E. with its own personality are offered the contrast between the ultra modern and the delightful traditional past. From desert oases and unspoiled beaches; camel races and old wind towers; to top-class shopping centres; “avant-garde“architecture and the best international cuisine.