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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Written by
Carine
Saturday December 18, 2010
“Get ready my mermaid. We are going on a small road trip. No heels.” My Prince Charming texted.
With snow in the forecast and dipping mercury, I had no idea where we could be off to! We have explored most of ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday October 11, 2010
Despite all the 15-course meals accompanied by a lot of pita bread and washed down with four to five bottles of 355ml Pepsi, late night snacking, and too much sugary Lebanese desserts, I did not put on any weight! In ...
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Written by
Carine
Sunday October 3, 2010
Maybe I’m still high from the mountain air, or maybe there is something about spring water that is making me feel the way I do. I am so frustrated that I am living in Canada. No one is forcing me ...
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