Peter J. Ochs II

Peter J. Ochs II first went to the Sultanate of Oman in 1991 to work in the Ministry of Water Resources. After two years, having amassed a great deal of information about this little known Arabian country, he decided to publicize Oman through writing, photography and artwork. He prepared an exhibition of photographs and illustration which was shown in school, libraries and cultural fairs, and in 1998 at the National Council on US-Arab Relations' presentation ceremony of the International Peace Award given to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the sultan of Oman.

In 1996, Peachey, as he is known by friends and colleagues, returned to Oman to write the first English language travel guide to be published in the United States, the Maverick Guide to Oman, published by Peklican Publishing of Gretna, LA.

From 1998, he lived in Oman working in inbound tourism. After the 9/11 tragedy he returned home to the US. In 2009 he obtained his CIG status. He has been a tour guide in Oman, Yellowstone National Park and is currently a guide in Washington, DC.