I am fascinated by doors….especially the closed/bolted ones. Intrigue and anticipation; wonder and awe….. Antique window wooden frames and a missing door of an ancient house in Old town, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman. The style, colour says it all and… Read More ›
Salalah
Accidental Expat.
Growing up I would envy friends whose father’s had transferable jobs moving to different cities, within country and abroad. Ours was a business family and this necessitated staying in one place and one residence, a family property, in sleepy, culturally… Read More ›
SALALAH–THE FRANKINCENSE TRAIL
(Excerpts from my articles published in WEEKEND- KHALEEJ TIMES, August 1997 and in THE TIMES OF OMAN 1996) The mystique of the Dhofar region or of Salalah is not its salubrious climate or its architecture: It is its sacred perfume,… Read More ›