An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field. — Niels Bohr
It took me a lot of years from the first time I saw Taj Mahal in a Pakistani (!) restaurant in Oslo until I made it there for a visit. It was worth the wait.
The brilliant thing about Oman is that everywhere you turn there is a beautiful mountain. A couple of weeks ago I drove the mountain road that connects Wadi Bani Awf and Wadi Bani Kharus – it was spectacularly beautiful. Easily within reach and “doable” on a day-trip from Muscat, this was a first time – […]
To all my friends and colleagues – a happy new year! May it bring you good health, prosperity and progress in all the areas of your lives. I have a feeling 2013 is going to be a good one… In the meanwhile, please feel free to share in a selection of memories from an eventful […]
Med eitt utplukk av minne frå 2012 og Hartvig Kiran si norske gjendikting av “Auld Lang Syne” vil eg ynskje dykk alle eit retteleg godt nytt år der de måtte nyte lukke og framgong langs alle livsens vegar. http://bergheim.dk/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Auld-Lang-Syne.mp3 Skal gamalt venskap kverva bort Og ikkje setja far Skal gamalt venskap kverva bort Og det […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.