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Sultanate of Oman

by Irene Butler – Oman Pics/ – Visibly absent in Oman is the sky-scraper obsession of the UAE. The architecture in Muscat, the capital city, is tied closely to tradition with most buildings ranging from between three and seven storeys in white or sandy shades, many with the arched windows common in Arabic design. The…

THE JARS AND “BOMBIES” OF LAOS

Laos by Irene Butler – Rick’s Laos Photo Gallery/ – Have you ever seen something so bizarre as to defy logic? As my eyes sweep over the vast array of pre-historic stone jars of mammoth proportions – there it is! A mind boggling enigma! What ancient peoples fashioned these vessels, and for what purpose? I…