Year: 2012
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Burooj Kibaykib – gravene ved Al Jaylah
4 500 år gamle, like gamle som Pyramidane, står kjeglane der på eitt fjell, 2 000 m o.h. og vitnar om ein avanserte siviliasjon i eitt nådelaust landskap for lang, lang tid sidan.
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Bilad Sayt – "the" Omani post card
Prominent in every travel guide, the #1 photo in any travel magazine on Oman – Bilad Sayt deserves the attention. Whether coming down from Birkat al Sharaf or coming up Wadi Bani Awf, nobody can be prepared for the sight that greets them. And the people… as friendly and congenial as you will ever find…
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What’s in a name?
I have always been amazed by the enormous selection of seemingly identical bread/proteine combos sold by literally every hole-in-the-wall shop in the United Arab Emirates. The food photos are all identical; most probably from a clip-art library. The names of the monstrosities do however show some minor variations – the “Club Random” being one of my favorites… After all, who wouldn’t…
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Fagredalsreset, August 2012
Eitt år er ikkje fullkome utan ei vitjing til Fagredalsreset…
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Ramadan Kareem 2012
To all my Muslim friends and colleagues in Arabia and beyond: Ramadan Kareem! May the holy month of Ramadan bring you and your families many blessings and happy moments.
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Music, Art and Karate – now that's what I call Harmony!
It would be entirely wrong to blame Omanis for their lack of entrepreneurial spirit. Their grouping of business offers leaves a few questions unanswered though…
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Satan plays the Accordion
Neither the instrument nor the repertoire came as a shock. That she was an Asian man came as a surprise though, I had always thought of her as an American.
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17. Mai!!!
Til lukke med dagen Noreg! Til dei som ser ljost på det: vi har eitt eineståande land som vi har all grunn til å vere nøgde med. Til dei som ser svart på det: det er mykje i Noreg som er gale, men eg er styggeleg redd at det er meir som er bra! Til…
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Tough times for the police in Oman
Today the Times of Oman informed its readers about the scary level of technical sophistication shown by cutting-edge criminals in the Omani capital…
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Anna Fitje 1910 – 2012
Kjære Anna Du vart nesten 102 år gamal. Du levde eit uvanleg langt liv – eit liv som var vitne til store endringar Du var fødd i grend der det var hest og kjerre som rådde vegane Du var fødd i ei grend der ljoset kom frå stearin og oljelampar Du levde gjennom to verdskrigar…
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