tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post5239553071375619218..comments2024-02-05T14:40:16.485+04:00Comments on Dhofari Gucci: Salalah No More Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07216581844756113684noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-60545704606155980462015-06-28T10:00:30.821+04:002015-06-28T10:00:30.821+04:00Up here in Dubai they seem to be turning in the ri...Up here in Dubai they seem to be turning in the right direction - Jumeirah Beach East has been given a nice long running track, exercise areas, little coffee shop stands, surfboard rental places etc. Tourists and locals alike use the beach.Blewynhttp://blewog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-45574668247810324202015-04-07T03:29:53.211+04:002015-04-07T03:29:53.211+04:00it's a movie get over yourself.it's a movie get over yourself. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732900324073457381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-85636904313465458602015-02-27T21:03:13.050+04:002015-02-27T21:03:13.050+04:00I just came from the short trip to Oman, and I was...I just came from the short trip to Oman, and I was very much impressed by Your country. I considered it real culture as opposite to UAE. I hope it would stay authentic and life culture. I like Your blog very much. Well written and intersting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-72206424099454332262015-02-20T19:14:28.725+04:002015-02-20T19:14:28.725+04:00That's really sad about Haffa. InshaAllah its ...That's really sad about Haffa. InshaAllah its better.<br /><br />Muscat is sad for Qantab. Even the expats.Omani Princess (not Omani...yet)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11738377563210269837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-24134135792112074212015-02-17T19:55:45.445+04:002015-02-17T19:55:45.445+04:00The movie may be bad, but you ignore the fact that...The movie may be bad, but you ignore the fact that in the past few weeks we see ISIS beheadings all over our media, the acts of savages. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-86057027570711135512015-02-13T17:30:07.107+04:002015-02-13T17:30:07.107+04:00its really sad i moved to salalah in 2009 and i li...its really sad i moved to salalah in 2009 and i lived there for almost 4 yrs salalah was my home and i made many memories and haffah was one of them. haffah was only about 3 minutes from my home and i enjoyed just taking a round or 2 on the beach just to get out of the house or sit and watch the waves especially during the khareef i loved seeing how high they could splash against the walls i was so proud that oman was different that it was holding onto its roots and not like other countries yes resorts are nice and comfortable but some places shouldnt be touched and remodled to suit "tourists" oman is such a beautiful country and they should really try hard to preserve its natrual beauty i hope whatever they have planned will make up for tearing up haffah Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-32448428240264106982015-02-04T05:16:21.956+04:002015-02-04T05:16:21.956+04:00That concrete walkway at al baleed is not at all s...That concrete walkway at al baleed is not at all sensitive to the sea, the sand or the archaeological digs. V v sad. It is not people friendly at all and I just hope the rest of haffa development takes people, local and tourists into account.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-43464977610594101632015-01-30T15:21:54.749+04:002015-01-30T15:21:54.749+04:00In December 2014 I drove by Hafffa beach with a lo...In December 2014 I drove by Hafffa beach with a local friend. If he was aware of what was going to happen, he didn't say so. I am shocked to the bones. I am European. If I travel Arab countries it's to see their beauty and to feel the Arab heartbeat. I pray Haffa is not going to be another Torremolinos or the like. Why can the old buidings not be integrated in a new concept? Even if I take into consideration the creation of many new jobs it hurts so much. Haffa - my heart will always remember the many mornings I had breakfast there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-33603549302330156932015-01-29T19:14:02.376+04:002015-01-29T19:14:02.376+04:00This is not what we tourists want, we want it to b...This is not what we tourists want, we want it to be genuine and typical Omani. I thought they were very careful in Oman with these things, preserving the culture and heritage, that is what we all want! What does the Sultan say? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-56171833382081660432015-01-27T17:03:27.610+04:002015-01-27T17:03:27.610+04:00"Oman No More" might be still more appos..."Oman No More" might be still more apposite Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-50780432272628360012015-01-26T14:03:44.213+04:002015-01-26T14:03:44.213+04:00Oman is being systematically desecrated all over. ...Oman is being systematically desecrated all over. We will never get back the mountains they have mutilated or those remote and pristine beaches. Even our silent desert spaces are eroded by the day. The heart has been ripped right out of Oman under the false banner of progressAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-25541414860553943122015-01-26T09:46:24.588+04:002015-01-26T09:46:24.588+04:00I hear what you are saying regarding Haffa, and I ...I hear what you are saying regarding Haffa, and I had noticed that it was derelict during my trips to Salalah over the last 2 years, but in those 2 years, Haffa beach has always been horrible, mostly run-down buildings that were empty. Now I know why... and yes it's sad, but it's not like there was anything other than old houses there, no markets. Yes, it's sad that families were moved from their ancestral homes, that is always sad and I really do feel for them.<br /><br />But with development will come jobs, and hopefully increased tourism, and with that, more revenue for Salalah.<br /><br />I've no idea what is planned there, but I do know that the beach front of Al Baleed already has a corniche walk made, raised up, with what looks like will be restaurants dotted along the path too. Sort of a bit like what Love Lane is like in Muscat, except without the cars.<br /><br />It's a shame the plans haven't been shared - because - if, like it should be, if someones house is being bulldozed, it's for the better of the city, it should be proclaimed loud and proud what is being done.<br /><br />I hope those that were displaced were adequately compensated, and the beach will remain, and hopefully the art of doing nothing in Haffa will be rediscovered in due course.Sythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864800112417099664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-24265317473365973932015-01-25T22:34:14.018+04:002015-01-25T22:34:14.018+04:00This is not what I want as a tourist. I first visi...This is not what I want as a tourist. I first visited the beach here in 2009 and again in 2012, and it breaks my heart that this is what has become of it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-28310315452116561152015-01-25T17:29:08.985+04:002015-01-25T17:29:08.985+04:00I couldn't agree more and have been meaning to...I couldn't agree more and have been meaning to write about this topic myself. Even as an outsider (Western ex-pat) Haffa has a special place in my heart and it is so sad to see it lying in ruins. It seems like the very things that are appealing about a place are being destroyed in the name of progress and development. I sincerely hope that Salalah doesn't just become another resort tourism destination - attracting all the wrong kinds of people - who go anywhere for the beach/sun - rather than those who are interested in the local culture, customs, language, traditions and nature/wildlife. I really hope that something tasteful is created at Haffa. It would be really depressing if all its charm and character is lost and it must be difficult for locals to embrace tourism if they feel like their homes were destroyed to accommodate them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16498179378581080848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-56035476956893733682015-01-25T12:41:09.923+04:002015-01-25T12:41:09.923+04:00This is horrible.
I have spent many lazy afternoo...This is horrible. <br />I have spent many lazy afternoons on Haffa beach, watching the world go buy. <br />This is pure greed. Plain and simple. <br /><br />MJDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-60082542635010978932015-01-25T10:21:39.712+04:002015-01-25T10:21:39.712+04:00I find it depressing beyond belief that an Arab, a...I find it depressing beyond belief that an Arab, a Muslim, or just any decent human being could even contemplate watching something as sickening as American Sniper in the first place. Didnt enjoy it No sympathy from me. Shame on you.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088783565849701867.post-70917417583204328902015-01-25T03:20:57.364+04:002015-01-25T03:20:57.364+04:00So sad, sigh. This is happening all over Oman, the...So sad, sigh. This is happening all over Oman, the beach where the Wave is, Quantab is destroyed, the small fishing villages in Batinah where their building the new highway evacuated and bulldozed, Yiti (the land drudged out awaiting development), Boshar sand dunes -built up now three building thick into them..etc...and by the way Muttrah is in for a major overhaul soon as reported a few months back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com