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A Passion for the Past (Oryx magazine)

Feature on the life of a Jordanian guide living in Petra, in Oryx magazine (online version). And  here is the PDF version as it appeared in the paper edition of the magazine, with three of my photos published.

The Siq, Petra © Gail Simmons
Guard, Petra © Gail Simmons

 

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Muscat (Oryx magazine)

Feature on Muscat, capital of Oman, in Oryx magazine (online version). To see the feature as it appears in the paper edition of magazine, click here.

Omani fisherman © Gail Simmons

© Gail Simmons
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The Real Thing (Australian magazine)

My feature on Sicily’s first eco-tourism project appeared in The Australian magazine on 23 January 2010.

Choirboys, Castelbuono © Gail Simmons
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Mud, glorious mud (Wanderlust magazine)

My latest feature on Jordan’s Dead Sea appeared in a January’s Wanderlust special which was supplied with the Guardian and Independent (no links).

Dead Sea sunset © Gail Simmons
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Bardsey Island (Observer)

‘Bardsey: nothing to do and a great place to do it’. My latest feature, published in the Observer on 10 January 2010.

bardsey

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Bardsey: Island of Peace (Resurgence magazine)

Latest feature: Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) in Resurgence magazine (January/February 2010 edition). And here’s the online version which is a little easier to read..

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Aleppo: my kind of town (Sunday Telegraph)

‘My Kind of Town’: Aleppo, Syria, in the Telegraph (published 1 December 2009).

Aleppo, Syria: my kind of town

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Syria’s Silk Road (UAE National)

Feature on the Silk Road in Syria in the United Arab Emirates English language paper, The National (published 31 October 2009).

 

Syria - Great Umayyad Mosque Damascusweb
Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus © Gail Simmons

 

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Sicily’s first eco village blooms (Observer)

Recent story in the Sunday Observer about the efforts of one woman working to keep Sicily’s traditions and culture alive.
© Gail Simmons
© Gail Simmons

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Journey into Silence (Resurgence magazine)

This is my latest feature, about a retreat journey in the Sinai Desert, as published in the July/August issue of Resurgence magazine.
 
Sinai Desert scenery by Gail Simmons
Sinai Desert scenery © Gail Simmons
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