Memories from the Arab World: a beautiful picture that may not be entirely real

posted on Sunday, February 3, 2008 - link to this photo
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13 Comments

Sun, February 3, 2008 - 6:24 PM
Is that real? I so want it to be real. I really really want that island to be real.
Sun, February 3, 2008 - 6:51 PM
I am not sure Jai, it is truly magical, isn't it. I found it last week and did not going to post it but then I felt compelled by its beauty and magic
I will privately send you the coordinates of where I found it and you can ask yourself.
Mon, February 4, 2008 - 11:05 AM
I understand that the oil barons & filthyrich around the Persian Gulf are building private islands over there from scratch and selling them to other filthyrich as private playspots and retirement castles (talk about mcmansions!), so this pic could actually be real and not photoshopped.
Mon, February 4, 2008 - 1:44 PM
Interesting!
The kicker is that it was posted under a religious banner, as if the two did not go hand-in-hand.
Fri, February 8, 2008 - 12:05 PM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but it's molokini island, off of maui, photoshopped. It is however, a beautiful, beautiful place to snorkel.

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Fri, February 8, 2008 - 1:04 PM
Oh, I see. Thanks for the info.
Lucky that you happened to be passing by.

You did not burst any bubble. That star was suspicous to start with.
It must be wonderful to snorkel in with all the warm, clear water. The Arab world is a harsher beauty with its desert and clear starry slies. Maui has its own softer magic.

Great that we have such a huge world at our disposal.
Fri, February 8, 2008 - 1:25 PM
Cool :-)
Mon, February 18, 2008 - 11:05 AM
I scuba-dived at Molokini when I was 16... was a truly magical experience
Mon, February 25, 2008 - 2:32 PM
Great pic wherever it is :)
Fri, November 28, 2008 - 6:52 AM
Turkiey !!! Forever
Wed, December 31, 2008 - 8:08 AM
I'm designing islands that are really going to float, and that will work... and be cheap enough to make for many folks... which is key, so that your not reliant on outside money to live there....
Wed, December 31, 2008 - 8:08 AM
I'm designing islands that are really going to float, and that will work... and be cheap enough to make for many folks... which is key, so that your not reliant on outside money to live there....
Wed, January 21, 2009 - 8:55 AM
looks like the tunisian flag.. as for the man made island.. theyre just off the coast of dubai in the united arab emiritts... as well as the airport in kansai japan.. largest man made island in the world.. its sinking tho.. ah oh...

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