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A to Z Challenge: D is for Dhow

Participating in Blogging from A-Z challenge (April 2016) with a sea-shore theme…

Dhows (generic name) are the traditional trading and fishing vessels of Arabia. Continue reading →

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By Vicky • Posted in atozchallenge • Tagged atozchallenge, Dhows, oman, uae

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Mother of two, employed, relocated to Dubai in 2012 for work, now finished, traveller, shell collector, loves exploring, off-roading, getting on a bit really, but making the most of life ...

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All of the photographs on this blog were taken by Vicky Zavros, the Author, and all rights are reserved and protected under copyright laws.

Places I’ve been…

Vicky has been to: United Arab Emirates, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bahrain, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, India, Italy, Jersey, Kenya, Cambodia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Malta, Mauritius, Malaysia, Netherlands, Oman, Philippines, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, San Marino, Syria, Thailand, United States, Vietnam, South Africa.
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Shells

Haustellum haustellum… Sri Lanka.

Cypraea tigris, a Borneo gift… one of the gardeners gave me this as a present…

Vasum turbinellum…L-R Sri Lanka, Borneo, Oman, Lombok.

Sri Lanka beach finds August 2015…Lambis, Tonna, Melo, Conch, Turbinellum Pyrum…

Babylonia areolata , Phu Quoc, Vietnam.

Lambis chiragra, Sri Lanka…

Sea Biscuit, Vietnam…

Selection of sand dollars, small shells and Malleus alba … Con Dao, Vietnam…

Cypraea teulerie and Cypraea caurica, Bar Al Hikman, Oman…

Cellana eucosmia… Con Dao, Vietnam.

Top right-Turbinellum pyrum, Centre-Hemifusus cochlilidium,Bottom- Pleuroploca Trapezium…Sri Lanka…

Conus flavidus, UAE.. alive …

Umbonium vestiarium, Al Khaluf, Oman…

Cypraea teulerei, Masirah island, Oman…

Fossil shells, Southern Oman

Conus Textile, alive….

Small sand dollars, Con Dao, Vietnam…

Umbonium vestiarium, Con Dao, Vietnam…

Bufonaria crumena, Oman…

Another view of the Cypraea tigris present…

Lambis lambis, Lambis chiragra and Lambis scorpius…Sri Lanka.

Sea Biscuits…Con Dao,Vietnam.

Umbonium vestiarium, Borneo…

Pleuroploca Trapezium. and Cypraea Tigris used as the tap handle…

Pteria tortirostis, Strombus vittatus, Malleus alba, Strombus canarium, Atys cyclindrica and Chlamys sp….Con Dao, Vietnam

Tonna Dolium, Sri Lanka…

Lambis chiragra finds…Sri Lanka.

Chlamys sp.,Sri Lanka…

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