Touring the Gulf States Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

Touring the Gulf States

We are taking a two-week tour around the Persian (or Arabian, depending on your perspective) Gulf, visiting Muscat and Salalah in Oman, Doha (Qatar), Dubai and Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Bahrain. I'm just posting select pictures as I can on the road and will fill in the many blanks after we get back home to Riyadh.

Al Seeb fisherman	Delightful Omanis	Al Bustan Palace	Mountainous Oman
Nizwa Fort	Nizwa, Grand Mosque	Fill it up!	Resort camels
Opposing herons	Lit up LuLu	Khor Rouri, bathing camels	Sunset in Salalah
Al Mughsail, beach	Al Mughsail, cliffs	Doha skyline	The Pearl, from Katara Cultural Village
A man and his falcon	Venice in Doha	The Torch (hotel)	Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque
Sheik Zayed Grand Mosque	Emirates Palace (hotel)	Abu Dhabi skyscrapers	Desert island
New presidential palace	Everybody buys abayas	Spices	Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital (ABU DHABI)
Waiting for their flight	'Dream car'	Burj Khalifa, in the clouds	Wafi Mall/Souk Khan Murjan
Dubai Dino, The Dubai Mall	Aquarium, The Dubai Mall	Olympic ice rink, The Dubai Mall	Waterfall, The Dubai Mall
Burj Khalifa	Bahrain National Museum	Bahrain World Trade Centre	Bahraini pearl
You could win this Maserati!	Al Fateh Mosque	Bahrain National Theater, on the Gulf	:: Return to Fantastic Oman ::
:: Doha: Pearl of the Gulf ::	:: Surprising Abu Dhabi ::	:: Briefly Dubai ::	:: Last Stop: Bahrain ::

Alla Gilbourd		09-Jan-2017 11:39
Great collection! V

Gervan		24-May-2015 03:45
Thanks for this fascinating trip in the Emirates. V.

trento redento		04-Apr-2015 18:10
EXCELLENT GALLERY WELL REPRESENTED photographically, COMPLIMENTS -VV-

Chris Gibbins		24-Feb-2015 10:21
Fascinating travelogue.

carol j. phipps		23-Feb-2015 06:47
I'm enjoying your travelogue.

Guest		06-Feb-2015 10:27
Through your eyes/photos I could make a wonderful and surprising trip! BV

Jaime Serrano		25-Jan-2015 17:36
Excellent Gallery!, great series of these interesting countries. VVV.

Gerard Koehl		25-Jan-2015 16:39
Magnifique série Helen. V

Adalberto Tiburzi		24-Jan-2015 08:46
Excellent gallery Helen. -V- Adal

hamery		23-Jan-2015 11:00
Glad to join in with u to travel to ant parts of the world and experience new things. Best vote !

Patrick Goossens		23-Jan-2015 09:20
Again a gallery with some surprising sights and a glimpse in a total different world.

Richard Calmes		22-Jan-2015 17:56
Great series of interesting, well made images! V

Wim Ensie		22-Jan-2015 09:12
A wonderful gallery with a lot of beautiful surprises

Joe Bonello		22-Jan-2015 07:39
Great gallery! Thanks for the tour

Guest		22-Jan-2015 02:13
Ditto. Best J

veraferia		21-Jan-2015 19:34
Excellent gallery! Like always...great informative reportage! V

The Ellisons		21-Jan-2015 14:21
Already looks like you've had a fantastic trip so far, and in far more tolerable temperatures for sure. Looking forward to the gallery's progress!

Zolt�n Balogh		21-Jan-2015 12:53
A really nice and diverse new gallery Helen! Thanks for the virtual tour! :) V

janescottcumming		21-Jan-2015 01:48
Incredible trip Helen. Great photos! V

Adnan Masood		20-Jan-2015 06:26
That's looks like a great tour of GCC :) .... for me its difficult to mark best shot from the gallery. Great work Helen! V!

Jola Dziubinska		18-Jan-2015 18:51
Wonderful gallery, Helen, thanks for sharing the views of the exotic countries. V.

Dan Greenberg		17-Jan-2015 05:24
Phenomenal gallery, Helen. I hope there are more images coming. ~BV~

Stephanie		16-Jan-2015 09:38
Fascinating gallery of places I will only see through your eyes. Looking forward to more images! V

John Hamers		15-Jan-2015 17:19
Great gallery of these Gulf states Helen, wonderful images showing intersting and beautiful subjects !!V

danad		15-Jan-2015 10:43
Through your fine images you show us both this changing world and the landscapes, eternal. V.

Patricia Kay		12-Jan-2015 06:51
Beautiful images Helen...Enjoy your tour around this interesting area...BV

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