Books published by Arabesque Travel

This DOHA AND QATAR travel guide includes the attractions of Doha, balanced with Qatar's abandoned historic villages and sweeping dunes of the 'inland sea' - the book gives an extensive view of the country in its 290+ pages.Cultural hints and a comprehensive history chapter, gets you to the heart of Qatar. Details of transport gets you from the airport to the city in the style that suits you and your budget.Learn how to handle the etiquette of coffee in Qatar and stroll along the Corniche from the National Museum towards the rainbow-coloured skyscrapers of Doha's West Bay at dusk. With the sublime Museum of Islamic Arts and the dazzling skyline of West Bay, Doha is a modern city par excellence - enjoy it with this guide.. The guide is illustrated with colour images.

THE LAND OF FRANKINCENSE, IN DHOFAR OMAN.A guide to the history, biology and historic locations of Frankincense in Dhofar. For thousands of years Frankincense resin was an economic engine from Arabia. Sourced from the coast of incense of southern Arabia the resin became the gift given to Gods, Kings and Jesus.The books explains the Frankincense tree's biology, its history and the locations in Dhofar most associated with the tree and its trade. These include four UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The book is available with full-colour photographs and is ideal to use on your own tour. If used with the author's updated Bradt Guide to Oman, the two books will inform and guide the user through the little known Land of Frankincense.