The impact of ‘living gratefully’ is for me the main theme in the three literary works of Fawziya Ali Khalifa Al Maskiry, I gratefully received by coincidence. Although there are no coincidences in life… With ‘A Taste to Remember,’ Fawziya became the first Omani to publish a cooking book in English. A step by step … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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