The Malling of Fujairah

Growing Up

Much has been made in recent days of Fujairah getting its first shopping mall, almost as if getting a mall is the rite of passage that admits a city from childhood into adolescence.

A Mall is a Mall is…

Those who take a swipe at Dubai often speak of it in derogatory terms as a ‘city of malls’. A mall doesn’t usually have the character of the traditional shopping strips but there’s something to be said for an air-conditioned shopping centre in this land, especially when the mercury is hovering around 50C.

Colourless Malls

The malls that have a depressive effect on shoppers are those that look and feel the same regardless of where it is in the world that you’re shopping.

That’s why I like the smell of malls in the UAE where you enter a new arcade and you receive a strong whiff of Arabic perfumes or you visit a shop and you’re greeted with an incense burner and a cloud of oud.

Everywhere and Nowhere

In 1989 Michael Galinsky toured America and documented shopping malls across the country with his cheap Nikon camera. As he has recently got around to putting them into a video collection he writes:

I shot about 30 rolls of slide film in malls from Long Island to North Dakota to Seattle. It was hard to tell from the images where they were taken, and that was kind of the point. I was interested in the creeping loss of regional differences. I thought a lot about (photographer Robert) Frank's "The Americans" as we drove from place to place without any sense of place.

A Sense of Place

The lovely feature about Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall is the way it tells a local story and has been developed according to a Middle Eastern theme.

It would be a shame when the malls of Fujairah open and we walk around thinking that this could be a mall in Melbourne, Manchester or Montreal.

Hopefully the designers of the malls in Fujairah will create places that strongly reflect the local and regional distinctiveness of our eastern emirate.

Related

Fujairah Commercial Complex Rising Rapidly, FIF, 29 April 2011.

Fujairah’s Lulu Hypermarket Developing into Shopping Mall, FIF, 15 June 2010.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Image: “The lovely feature about Dubai’s Ibn Battuta Mall, is the way it tells a local story and has been developed according to a Middle Eastern theme.”

What About Creating a Fujairah Calendar and a UAE Calendar?

The digital Dubai Calendar has been officially launched by His Highness, Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai.

What a great idea this is!

Fujairah Calendar

It would be a wonderful asset to have a Fujairah Calendar to inform residents and tourists of forthcoming Fujairah events and make for much better planning and promotion of events large and small.

UAE Calendar

Furthermore, it would be useful for each emirate to have a calendar for their events that uses the same technology plus a UAE Calendar that bears the dates of national significance?

Congratulations to Dubai Events and Promotions for their innovation.

Related

Check the Dates on the Fujairah Calendar, FIF, 21 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Arab Proverb: “In the Desert of Life the Wise Person Travels by…”

“In the Desert of Life the Wise Person Travels by Caravan, while the Fool Prefers to Travel Alone.”

-Arab Proverb.

More Arab Proverbs

“To Understand a People Acquaint Yourself with…” FIF, 2 May 2011.

“Visit Rarely and You Will Be…” FIF, 1 May 2011.

“Look for the Exit Before You...” FIF, 30 April 2011.

“They Planted So We Ate and We Plant…” FIF, 28 April 2010.

“Marriage is Like a Fort…” FIF, 21 April 2011.

“Write the Bad Things that are done to you in sand but…FIF, 20 April 2011.

“Give the Bread Dough to the Baker Even…” FIF, 18 April 2011.

“A Chameleon Does Not Leave One Tree Until…” FIF, 17 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

New Name and Facelift Needed for 'Madhab Sulpheric Spring Park' Fujairah

Fujairah’s Madhab Sulpheric Spring Park is looking tired and in need of substantial renovation.

This park, also called ‘Ain Mudhab’ (Mudhab Spring), needs a new name because those visiting to see and bathe in sulphur spring water will be disappointed.

There’s a small fountain of mineral water for display purposes near the entrance to the park but the mineral water that formerly filled the swimming pools and paddling channels in the park appears to have dried up.

Unfortunately Fujairah’s hot springs at Ain Al Ghamour have also suffered the same fate.

Reputation for Mineral Springs

For years the hot springs in Madhab have been frequented by people wanting to benefit from the medicinal properties that eased rheumatism, arthritis and other aches.

Early Tourist Resort

In the mid-1970s the Fujairah Government’s Ministry of Agriculture and Fish Resources spent Dh6 mill on creating the 15 acre Madhab Sulpheric Spring Park, developing swimming pools (male and female), beautifying the place with trees and flowers and establishing a resort with overnight cabins for families, recreational facilities, children’s equipment, aviaries and a cafeteria.

Large musical and cultural concerts have been staged over the years in the park where there is an outdoor platform and sound shell.

The 15 acre Madhab Park (or ‘National Park’) has over the years become associated with the wider Madhab development that includes the Heritage Village, a cricket ground and an animal enclosure where new work is progressing at the moment.

Tired and Worn

Today, the trees are well established and there’s plenty of space for picnics. Most who visit come to use the swimming pools. The cabins are old and are not very attractive, according to some who work at the park. The playground equipment is old. The bird enclosures are sad. The sign in the cafeteria listing the items on sale looks like it hasn’t changed for decades.

Potential

People continue to visit and enjoy their time at the Madhab Park, especially in the weekends.

The location is superb under the magnificent Hajar Mountains. The many types of trees are mature.

This park could have a bright future if new signs indicated the new reality about the mineral water and if it received a fresh injection of funds for renovation and development.

Location

The northern end of Al Ittihad Street, which runs down the left side of the Ruler’s Palace.

GPS Coordinates (courtesy of one tourist): 25 08’ 26.41” N; 56 18’ 59.01”E

See it on Google Maps

View Madhab Sulpheric Spring Park and Surrounds in a larger map

Open every day except Sunday.

Current Fees (this will inevitably increase)

Entrance to the Park: Children Dh1; Adults Dh2

Swimming Pool: Children Dh5; Adults Dh5 (Children under 8 need parental supervision)

Rooms for Rent (Only for families not bachelors): Dh150, Dh200, Dh300

Take a Look

Visit and draw your own conclusions or have a look at the pictures in this photo album.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Arab Proverb: “To Understand a People Acquaint Yourself with…”

“To Understand a People Acquaint Yourself with their Proverbs.”

-Arab Proverb.

More Arab Proverbs

“Visit Rarely and You Will Be…” FIF, 1 May 2011.

“Look for the Exit Before You Enter.” FIF, 30 April 2011.

“They Planted So We Ate and We Plant…” FIF, 28 April 2010.

“Marriage is Like a Fort…” FIF, 21 April 2011.

“Write the Bad Things that are done to you in sand but…FIF, 20 April 2011.

“Give the Bread Dough to the Baker Even…” FIF, 18 April 2011.

“A Chameleon Does Not Leave One Tree Until…” FIF, 17 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Fujairah Surveyors Begin Knocking on Doors Tonight

One of 110 surveyors (women and men) will be knocking on your door in Fujairah sometime between today (1 May 2011) and the end of the month, as part of the Fujairah Data Updating or Tehdees ul Bayanat (Census).

The surveyors completed their training on Saturday and they serve under one of eight supervisors that cover the emirate of Fujairah.

Stages 1 & 2

The first two stages of the Data Updating (which started on 16 January 2011) involved a counting of all the residences and establishments in the emirate.

Stage 3

This third and final stage is the updating of statistics on the Fujairah population. It involves talking with residents and asking them a series of questions about themselves and other Fujairah-based family members in the home.

Ruler’s Decree

Each of the trained surveyors will be identified by the wearing of a Statistics Center name tag and ID.

They will also be carrying copies of the official letter from His Highness, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of the UAE Supreme Council and the Ruler of Fujairah, in which he decreed that this census be undertaken in 2011.

In this letter, His Highness explains that information will be received with respect for personal privacy and that the information given by residents will be valuable as the government continues its work of urban and rural planning.

Process

The surveyor will ask you questions, your information will be put into a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant or hand-held computer) and at the end of the day the surveyor’s supervisor will lodge that information into a government server (main computer) for collecting and analysis.

Language Challenges

The Fujairah population is comprised of people from many different cultures and languages and to this end the Statistics Center is matching surveyors according to known concentrations of language groups. Many of the surveyors know more than one of the main languages spoken in Fujairah.

Visiting Hours

All surveyors have jobs during daytime hours so they are most likely to visit homes between 4.00pm-8.00pm.

Related

Data Collection in Fujairah is a Team Affair, FIF, 18 January 2011.

People Count in Fujairah, FIF, 16 January 2011.

Data Updating in Fujairah Conducted by Surveyors with PDAs, FIF, 29 December 2010.

Fujairah Ruler Orders Census in 2011, FIF, 26 December 2010.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Images: From top to bottom— Mr. Abdullatif and Mr. Amer, two of the eight supervisors; Mr Raheel Anwar, a member of the team at the Fujairah Statistics Center with special responsibility for IT and the technological training for the Data Updating process; M. Walayat Khan, a civil engineer from Peshawar, who will be surveying people in the Al Hayl area of Fujairah where the predominant languages are Asian—Urdu, Hindi, Bengali .

One Dirham a Day at Fujairah Marine Club Gets All These Benefits

The team at the Fujairah International Marine Club (FIMC) led by Major Ahmed Ebraheim Al Blooshi has come up with the nifty idea of ‘A Dirham a Day’ for an annual Marine Club membership.

Mutual Benefits

This is the first time that the FIMC has established a formal membership. It will help the Club to know the people they can count on and it will give to people the many benefits that come to those who are committed.

Annual Investment

Major Ahmed said that those who pay their 365 AED will receive a FIMC Member’s Card so that they can show it at all the places where they can obtain member’s discounts (see below).

ID and Pic

Those at the Marine Club processing the cards need to see your Emirates ID Card (so they get your name right) and receive your photo (which goes on the card).

Benefits Aplenty

See what you get for A Dirham a Day at all these different places:

Discounts at the Fujairah International Marine Club

• 20% discount on our charter boats (pleasure and fishing)
• 10% discount on the labour charges in the workshop
• 15% discount on berthing fees

Discounts at the The Harbour Club

• 15% discount to our members

Discounts at the Zhonghua Huiguan Chinese Restaurant and Nightclub

• 20% discount at Zhonghua Huiguan Chinese Restaurant

Discounts at the Barasti Coffee Shop & Shesha (above)

• 15% discount at Barasti Coffee Shop and Shesha

Discounts at Al Areesh

• 25% discount on jet ski renting
• 20% discount on cruise trips
• 10% discount in tackle shop

Discounts at the Barracuda Diving Center

• 20% discount on rental fishing boats
• 20% discount on diving trips
• 20% discount on refilling cylinders
• 20% discount on diving equipment
• 20% discount on dhow charter

Discounts at Darfeel Charter Boats and Jet Ski Rentals

• 20% on charter boats
• 20% discount on Jet Ski rentals

The sooner you get your FIMC Membership Card the sooner you are going to be eligible for these generous discounts.

Membership Information

The person handling the membership process is the FIMC Marketing and PR Officer, Mr. Shoaib O. Essa. His link on Facebook.

Email him at: fimscfuj@gmail.com to get more information, including the FIMC Membership Terms & Conditions and the FIMC Application Form (both need to be signed).

Downloads

You may download the FIMC Membership Terms & Conditions document at this link

You may download the FIMC Application Form at this link.

You may download the FIMC Brochure 2010-2011 at this link.

(Be aware that these documents are accurate as at 1 May 2011 but they will surely be altered in the months to come.)

Contact Details

Tel: +971 (0) 9 222 1166

Fax: +971 (0) 9 222 9711

Website: FIMC

Facebook Page: Fujairah International Marine Club

Related

Get Your New Brochure for New Season at Fujairah Marine Club, FIF, 23 November 2010.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Arab Proverb: “Visit Rarely and You Will Be…”

“Visit Rarely and You Will Be More Loved.”

-Arab Proverb.

More Arab Proverbs

“Look for the Exit Before...” FIF, 30 April 2011.

“They Planted So We Ate and We Plant…” FIF, 28 April 2010.

“Marriage is Like a Fort…” FIF, 21 April 2011.

“Write the Bad Things that are done to you in sand but…FIF, 20 April 2011.

“Give the Bread Dough to the Baker Even…” FIF, 18 April 2011.

“A Chameleon Does Not Leave One Tree Until…” FIF, 17 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Thoban, Fujairah: The Craft Capital of the Emirates?

Thoban is a dusty unassuming town that one drives through on the way from Dubai to Fujairah but if you care to stop you’ll discover that it has more traditional crafts per shop than any other town in the UAE.

Wood and Metal Crafts

Slow down and you’ll see outside most of these little shops some cabins, offices, the traditional Emirati sabelah (sun shelters) and areesh (summer hut) for the backyard, swings and seats made from wood and steel. Perhaps it’s the proximity to the Friday Market that has turned Thoban into a manufacturing centre for traditional and modern crafts.

Traditional and Modern Pottery

The most famous craft centre is the Thoban Pottery Factory which has been producing traditional Arab terracotta pots for almost two decades.

Date Palm Crafts

The Al Nakheel Heritage and Craft Works is a fascinating shop. 85% of its stock is made from Al Nakheel—the common date palm. These palm products are made in a factory in Masafi.

They sell small items such as floor mats, food covers, baskets and trays but they also sell large furniture like chairs and tables and children’s play equipment, all made from the date palm.

Many of their products are UAE souvenirs and Emirati items like the traditional stick or cane that is used by men for dancing.

Other items (and those not made from Al Nakheel) include mountain honey, picnic equipment such as blankets, basic BBQs, grills that come in different sizes and lanterns.

Location

Approaching Thoban from Fujairah, Al Nakheel Heritage and Craft Works is in the second block of shops on the right side of the road.

Coming from Dubai/Sharjah go to the end of the Thoban shops, then drive for about 1-2 kilometres until you can do a U Turn. Don’t go too fast as it is in the second block of shops on the right coming from the direction of Fujairah, just after the 100 kpm speed limit sign and the blue road sign.

Thoban is 44 kilometres from Fujairah and 14 kilometres the Dubai side of Masafi.

More information in this article: ‘Directions from Dubai to Fujairah’.

Check Out the Location on Google Maps

View Al Nakheel Heritage & Craft Works in a larger map

Contact Details

Al Nakheel Heritage and Craft Works

Thoban

Fujairah, UAE

Manager: Mohamed Khames El Bady

Mob: 050 5850313; 050 1240812

Take a Look

Some photographs of some of the palm and other products at the Al Nakheel Heritage and Craft Works can be found in this photo album. Be aware that the range of products and the prices listed are bound to change in the months to come.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Image: A very comfortable furniture set made from Al Nakheel (date palm).

Arab Proverb: “Look for the Exit Before…”

“Look for the Exit Before You Enter.”

-Arab Proverb.

More Arab Proverbs

“They Planted So We Ate and We Plant…” FIF, 28 April 2010.

“Marriage is Like a Fort…” FIF, 21 April 2011.

“Write the Bad Things that are done to you in sand but…FIF, 20 April 2011.

“Give the Bread Dough to the Baker Even…” FIF, 18 April 2011.

“A Chameleon Does Not Leave One Tree Until…” FIF, 17 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Effective National Plan Needed to Stop Oil Dumping in Fujairah Waters

Tweeting Slicks

If Twitter trends indicate what people are thinking, the ‘oil spilling’ in Fujairah waters and beaches are dominating Fujairah-related tweets this weekend.

Unfortunately, the oft-tweeted 29 April 2011 Gulf News article, ‘Oil Slick Off Fujairah Traced to International Waters’ contains errors, minimizes the seriousness of the crime, underestimates the damage caused by the oil and amounts to a ‘washing of the hands’ and a shrugging of the shoulders as if nothing can be done by the UAE.

‘If the Situation is Serious’

The Gulf News article has this sub-heading: ‘Environmental impact not serious’.

It quotes the Minister of Environment and Water saying, “The matter will be referred to federal bodies if the situation is serious.”

These ‘not serious’ statements come ten days after the tide brought the first wave of oil onto the Al Aqah beaches all the way from the Rotana Hotel to Snoppy Island. The oil was reported by divers on Tuesday 19 April. In an article on Wednesday 20 April entitled, ‘Oil Washes onto Beaches at Al Aqah, Fujairah’ the seriousness of the situation was reported with the closing of the hotel beaches and the preliminary signs of damage to Fujairah’s marine environment. Tweets in the twittersphere in those first days indicated that many people were cancelling or postponing their visits to the Al Aqah resorts.

The tide the next day on Wednesday 20 April brought a thicker and longer slick than the Tuesday coating.

The seriousness of the oil dumping is evidenced by the way it is now more than ten days since the original sighting of oil and people are still vigorously tweeting the news of oil on Fujairah beaches.

The seriousness of the oil dumping is emphasized by the way the oil slicks have extended from Al Aqah all the way to Khor Fakkan.

The National reported the gravity of the situation in an article (28 April 2011) by Anna Zacharias entitled, ‘Fujairah Oil Spill Hits Tourist Beaches’.

The journalist pulled no punches when stating the seriousness of this oil pollution:

“An oil slick caused by illegal dumping is one of the worst to hit Fujairah beaches in years, residents say.”

“The spill this week stretches almost 10 kilometres from Khor Fakkan to Al Aqah.”

“The municipality’s clean up operation is expected to cost hundreds of thousands of dirhams. The slick has also damaged tourism in the area.”

“When the oil comes [hotel] guests cannot swim. You cannot even walk on the beaches because of the oil.”

“The Sandy Beach Dive Centre ‘estimates that the company loses Dh 5,000 each day during a heavy oil slick’.”

“It was an unusually increased amount [of oil] that caused disturbance to guests,” Patrick Antaki, general manager of Le Méridien al Aqah hotel said.”

In a period of earlier dumpings (there were more than 15 in 2008) Antaki said that his hotel business drops significantly at the news of an oil slick and it takes 30 days for it to recover.

‘No Serious Damage!’

In addition to saying that the current oil slick was not serious, the Gulf News article quoted the Ministry of Environment and Water saying:

“The amount of oil spilt was not dangerous and that no serious damage or casualties had been reported so far. There are also no reports of fish deaths.”

This is also incorrect. An article posted on 20 April reported on the dead, sea birds covered in oil along the Al Aqah beaches. Divers the next day were reporting on seeing dead fish.

According to the Alkhaleej Arabic paper and the English online Emirates 24/7 the oil “damaged at least 30 boats and killed a large number of fish.”

Divers for a long time have warned UAE leaders of the underwater damage they have witnessed inflicted by oil slicks on the coral reefs and the marine environment.

‘Outside UAE Territorial Waters’

Whenever oil dumping affects the Fujairah coastline the chorus is repeated, as in Friday’s Gulf News article, “It is a consequence of an incident that occurred outside UAE territorial waters.”

The distancing of the situation puts the responsibility far away. Even though in an earlier oil dumping incident, Mohammed al Afham, the General Manager of the Fujairah Municipality, said, “We will not hesitate to use the law to protect our coast and environment” the cry of the oil being ‘outside UAE territorial waters’ renders the Fujairah officials impotent in using the law or it is used as an excuse not to take the issue further.

Surveillance and Detection

Despite calls by Fujairah officials to do “whatever is necessary to find out who did this,” the detection rate over the years has been poor.

In 2008 Hugh Naylor pointed up the ineffectiveness of the Fujairah surveillance system when he wrote:

“Fujairah relies on a skeletal monitoring system, with only a few patrol boats and one space satellite that it shares with other Gulf states, making enforcement even more difficult.”

The only case where evidence was produced was by Fujairah fishermen who supplied pictures they took of a vessel dumping oil into Fujairah waters.

Nation Oil Dumping Plan Required

This week oil has washed up on Fujairah land (Al Aqah) and Sharjah coastline (Khor Fakkan) but with two municipalities involved this complicates the situation, can duplicate the work and lead to different standards in regulating, cleaning up and bringing offending ship owners to justice.

It was recognised in 2009 that “the UAE does not currently have a plan to deal with or contain oil spills.”

A draft proposal for a UAE plan recommended satellite navigation systems and real time satellite imaging to spot the oil. It was recognised that implementing a state of the art system would be a catalyst for everything else that was needed to follow in the way of accurate detection, applying the law and toughening the penalties that would more effectively deter rogue captains from dumping oil into the sea.

The time for a national plan on oil dumping is well overdue.

High Price of Fujairah Development

In the same week when it was decided that a new Fujairah Free Zone be established for the petroleum industry, the oil dumping along the eastern coastline has tarnished the emirate’s economic boom.

The editorial in The National on 29 April 2011 leveled concerns over the federal and emirate governments neglect in the regulation of shipping traffic and the punishing of those who illegally dump. It asserted:

“Oil-strewn beaches and smouldering industrial waste should not be the price of development. And yet, these are precisely the pictures of progress accumulating in the northern emirates.”

There has been a steady and well-deserved rise in Fujairah’s reputation but the many tweets about this week’s oil dumping and the reposting of articles like this one in online magazines can very quickly ruin what people have worked so hard to build.

Related

Oil Washes onto Beaches at Al Aqah, Fujairah, FIF, 20 April 2011.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Image: “If Twitter trends indicate what people are thinking, the ‘oil spilling’ in Fujairah waters and beaches are dominating Fujairah-related tweets this weekend.”

Whoosh! Art Exhibition Continues This Week in Fujairah

A good number of people from Fujairah and Dubai attended the launch of Boryana Korcheva’s public exhibition on Thursday evening but if you missed the opening you can still see her paintings this week at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club.

The paintings in the exhibition represent the different stages in the career and development of the Fujairah-based artist but ‘the art of joy’ is the theme and focus which holds these eclectic creations together.

Art of Joy

Boryana explains in her introductory note:

“‘Whoosh!’ is a series of high energy, dynamic paintings of fish in motion. They have been inspired by my fascination with the ocean, its cool embrace and the magical transformation of light and colour in its depths. Diving amongst the fish and coral gives me a sense of calm and belonging, a desire to melt away and join the eternal currents.”

“The message of my paintings is simple: despite of all controversies and injustices, it is a wonderful world. My creative driving forces are the joy of life and the fun of being myself. If my paintings manage to sweep you in this happy whirlpool, then I have achieved my highest purpose. Whoosh!”

Fujairah Inspired

One of the delightful aspects in viewing these paintings is to recognize so many scenes from the emirate of Fujairah and to see the word ‘Fujairah’ in most of the captions which are written in Arabic and English.

There is a Fujairah flavour about so many of these paintings that engenders a sense of pride that an artist has invested so much time and effort into reproducing scenes with which Fujairah residents are so familiar. These paintings need to be taken to other emirates and countries in order to showcase the beauty of Fujairah’s landscape and the wonder in the ordinary, common things that Fujairah people see every day.

Tune into the way Fujairah is shaping the work of Boryana Korcheva:

“I am fortunate to live in Fujairah - a place bathing in sunshine all the year round, tucked between ragged rocky mountains and a warm restless sea, populated by a tantalizing mix of people from almost every corner of the world.”

“I source my subjects from my immediate surroundings—a glimpse caught on a mountain road, a dive, a shape suddenly appearing in another shape, or a moment of special connection with another human being. Such encounters explode into a chain of ideas calling for artistic incarnation and so the work begins.”

Feedback Welcomed

Do visit the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club this week, view the paintings in the Whoosh! Exhibition and then leave your name and a comment in the book provided.

Very few writers, poets and artists actively seek feedback, including constructive criticism but Boryana expressed on the opening night how important it is for her to receive this. She explained her desire:

“Look around the walls. I have experimented in different styles and in different medium. In many ways I am at the crossroads of my artistic career. I could go in different directions but I am not sure in which direction I should head.”

Perhaps a comment about a painting or a note about which painting had the most impact on you might be one of the signs that this Fujairah artist will value in the years to come as contributing to a vital turning point in Boryana’s career.

Location

Fujairah Tennis and Country Club—Check location on this Google Map.

Link

Boryana Korcheva Art—Facebook Page.

Geoff Pound

This article is also posted in the Fujairah in Focus—Facebook Page.

Image: See how the style of this Wadi Helo oil painting is quite different from the fish painting that is part of the Whoosh! Publicity?