The site of Ed-Dur. Nothing to see here, folks. Move on, move on... In the heady days of the building boom, back in the early 'n...

The stunning Mleiha Archaeological Centre - the only such centre in the Emirates, sadly... I was rabbiting on about the amazing arch...

The site at Faya-1 It's a little appreciated fact, but on the edge of the desert interior of Sharjah lies a site which marks ...

Restored Hafit culture tombs on the foothills of Jebel Hafit Al Ain has many things to recommend it as a weekend getaway - not lea...

Fujairah Fort The human history of the Emirates is all around you, often hidden away in the most surprising places. The Emirates i...

The simple life of the Trucial States in the 1950s - A display at Ajman Museum... As those of you that know me will by now have re...

Well, this is a first. It's only been eighteen years since I first sent a book to a literary agent (almost to the day, funnily enou...

If you wanted the places I outlined in my Twitter diatribe earlier this week in one handy post, you need go no further. Here, for your dele...

Okay, it's a fair cop, I'll come quietly. It was me. I done the blag. We had a bit of a clearout yesterday - chucking out bags...

See you, pal? See you? It's been nigh on a year, don't yer know. Have I missed y'all? Truth is, not so much. I've spe...