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Taj Mahal – finally
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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.
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Wadi Bani Kharus
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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 –…
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Happy New Year 2012/13
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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…
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Bilad Sayt – "the" Omani post card
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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?
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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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Ramadan Kareem 2012
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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!
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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
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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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Tough times for the police in Oman
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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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GIS training courses in ten minutes
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GIS training courses in ten minutes? A new series of fact sheets from MapIT.biz claims teach you GIS as well as various system and process modeling techniques in only ten minutes. Perhaps. While some more time might be required for thorough understanding of this comprehensive topic, the fact sheets are quite informative and would be…