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DIVERSITY IS MAGIC
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DIVERSITY IS MAGIC

Posted on July 17, 2020 by mdekeersmaeker • 2 Comments

” In diversity there is beauty and there is strength “ Maya Angelou (to enlarge picture click on thumbnail) Continue reading →

My neighbourhood….in a wider context…
Landscape-tales

My neighbourhood….in a wider context…

Posted on January 12, 2017 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

Nature in Dhofar is abundant, the flora and the fauna, ….the wildlife at the coast, in the mountains and also in the two deserts; the rocky and the sandy one. Dhofar is a bird watching paradise and is also home for leopards, in fact Dhofar is their only place in the whole of Oman. All … Continue reading →

Khareef magic ( part 2)
Landscape-tales

Khareef magic ( part 2)

Posted on July 17, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

Driving through the mountains of Salalah-Dhofar at this time of the south west monsoon, is entering into a world full of magic. Moisture condenses on trees and plants. Sometimes there is a drizzle rain and always fog crawls around. The mountains turn into a playground of fresh greenery.           Continue reading →

Khareef delights
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Khareef delights

Posted on August 27, 2013 by mdekeersmaeker • 1 Comment

Still the south west monsoon brings magic in the air in the south of the Sultanate of Oman. My favorite place – Hamran- 30km east of Salalah is in many ways special. The archaeological site on top of the hill and World War I had water in common. In both era’s the water of Ayn … Continue reading →

Flower Power
Art-sights

Flower Power

Posted on December 5, 2012 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

For ten years ‘Dhofari flowers’ in As Salam street is the meeting place for Salalah ladies who like to change their wardrobe on a regular base. Every week new colourful textiles with flower designs arrives in the shop. The textiles are made in China and India. Every year between June and September, as the only … Continue reading →

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