Writing another book coming up soon is my passion. During last weekend, when visiting the 10 ha natural park in my hometown La Roche- en- Ardenne, and during the druid’s market where natural, organic and artisan products were for sale, I met a lot of passion, the driving force behind happiness. (click on thumbnail to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Focal Point
Momentum with Indian coffee
Although tea is still top beverage in India, the country is no stranger to the coffee bean. As we could taste in ‘Abu Chai, The taste breeze zone,’ a nice coffee corner in Lulu Hypermarket, in Salalah, Dhofar It was the ‘Medical coffee,’ who took my attention. Perhaps my choice was influenced by the light cold I … Continue reading
Honoring 18th of November…
On 18th November 1940, the current leader of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, was born in Al Hisn Palace in Salalah, Dhofar. Thirty years later, 23 July 1970, also in Al Hisn Palace, the modernization of Oman took place. In ‘Whispers of Oman,’ my latest publication, ‘Women’ tell stories about their live in … Continue reading
Time travel…
Last weekend, in Belgium, my home country, I travelled through several time zones. In La Roche-en-Ardenne in the medieval castle, the XVIIth Century was commemorated. The medieval castle built in the 9th century, was modified in the 15th century to resist firearms. The troops of the French king Louis XIV occupied La Roche for 16 years from 1681, … Continue reading
World Book Day…and other stories
Today it is World Book Day. That’s nice for my books. Because when released they are ‘for’ and ‘from’ the world. Nowadays certainly more than before, because of publication possibilities on the worldwideweb. I want to share with you ‘stories’ that I found interesting in the local newspapers of Oman. They were oral and will … Continue reading