Written by
Carine
Monday May 14, 2012
One of the earlier adventures I had in Lebanon was having to shower in complete darkness. It happened at my in-law's summer house in the mountains, 45 minutes from the coast where the government supplies electricity half the time and ...
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Written by
Carine
Sunday May 13, 2012
When most people think of a summer home, we think of a beach front property where the endless stretch of coast promises a golden tan and plenty of hot bods.
Here in the Mediterranean however, a summer home for those who ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday April 26, 2012
As gowns get picked up and wedding bills get paid, we're learning and hearing more and more of:
"You're having your wedding at Edde Sands, surely you can afford to pay..."
Or, as soon as they know we have family overseas, they ...
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Written by
Carine
Sunday August 14, 2011
I'm on my nth-hour of flight time and I absolutely hate flying. Flying solo in particular. I remember being so fond of flying in what doesn't seem like too long ago. I remember being thrilled by "delicious" airplane food. But ...
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Written by
Carine
Tuesday August 2, 2011
"He is such a sweetheart," said the KLM steward.
"Such a gentleman," said another.
My beloved Eli had just offered me his Business Class seat in exchange for slum class. Air France's codeshare partner, KLM had put us on the waiting list ...
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Written by
Carine
Sunday July 31, 2011
Too often we lump the Mediterranean with the Middle East. And it wasn't until recently that I realized the difference.
The Mediterranean refers to the countries physically surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, while the Middle East is on the other side of ...
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Written by
Carine
Saturday July 30, 2011
I've travelled on three different airlines serving the Mediterranean - Middle Eastern Airline, Qatar Airways and Emirates - and my verdict is: Middle Eastern Airlines is the top airline.
I felt like royalty on the flight. Even its slump class (commercially ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday May 9, 2011
They have a transport system here quite unlike what I am used to. In Singapore and Vancouver, our public transit is ran and owned by multimillion dollar corporations with high overheads, and an overall organizational goal of monopolizing the transportation ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday February 14, 2011
Each year our Valentine's Day is spent in a different city and we always have our junk food. Today we're in Sydney and shopping for our wedding.
I know we are very late in shopping for our wedding bands, but who ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday January 14, 2011
Las Vegas was fun! It seemed fairly regular but as I retold the things we did to my sister, I was like, WOAH, I really had a good time!
We flew Westjet and stayed at The Golden Nugget hotel. “Beautiful hotel,” ...
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