Philippa Treadwell

Philippa Treadwell who lived in Oman from 1975-79 died in England on Friday 19^th April 2013 after a very short hospital stay.

Philippa Treadwell

Philippa was born in Istanbul

Red Bull soapbox race

With the thermometer hitting 45c in Ruwi and not much lower in Bowsher it was time for the Red Bull soapbox race. We arrived in time to

Victor the buggy in Muscat

Tucked away under the shade of my breakfast source, Lulu in Darsait, I saw this well travelled car. Well travelled not just from Salalah, where I photoed it last week, to Muscat – but after 6 years on the road it has the most kilometres of any non production car.

Elayne in Victor the Travel Bug in Salalah

Victor the buggy is

Y Magazine of Oman

Y Magazine’ s Kate Ginn rang me last week regarding the book and after a chat asked for photos. I of course expected a short piece with a photo or two. So it was fantastic to open up Y Magazine this morning and see a really fantastic double page spread about the book. You can read it here http://www.y-oman.com/2013/03/heritage-hunter/  (thanks Kate)

Y Magazine article about Walking Through History

Chris Fisher of Oman’s Merge FM

Chris Fisher of Merge FM 104.8 invited me into his studio for a chat about the book ‘ Walking Through History’. How he manages to juggle all the controls at his desk and interview people I dont know; but thats what being a professional is all about.

Chris Fisher hard at work on Merge FM

The studio is in