A lesson in history

A lot hate talking about history. But it’s an important part of our life… I’m a big fan of “Story of Civilization” book by Will Durant. Yet I’m concentrating here on the Arabic part, history of nations and civilizations is interrelated! The post is very minimal that each point could need a long article.

Middle East Map
Middle East Map

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The T-Team With Mr. B–Uluru

uluru red chocolate box rock

ULURU SUNSET—Lost

[Excerpt from The T-Team with Mr B: Central Australian Safari 1977.
The T-Team and how it all began. 1977, and Mr B and son (not their real names), unaccustomed to the joys and pitfalls of roughing it, joined the T-Team on their first adventure into Central Australia. This time, the customary viewing of an icon of Australia, Uluru, doesn’t quite go to plan.

Once again, many thanks to Mohamad Al Karbi for giving me the opportunity to share the T-Team’s adventures in Central Australia.]

 

Dad meant what he said; he believed we, as the T-Team were travellers, not tourists. So, when the sun began its journey to the other side of the earth, and edged towards the western horizon, Dad drove further west and far away from the popular tourist haunts for the sunset on the Rock.

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