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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Written by
Carine
Saturday October 2, 2010
I am eating an apple from Lebanon and here is why apples from Lebanon are the best I’ve ever tasted.
Much better than Fuji apples, the produce of Lebanon is always big and sweet. I’ve tasted the red apples and ...
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Written by
Carine
Friday October 1, 2010
While I was offended by the Immigration Officer’s comment about it being “safer” for me to have stayed away from Beirut on my trip to Lebanon, I have to admit that Lebanon is a very misunderstood country, misunderstood even by ...
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Written by
Carine
Thursday September 30, 2010
I'm not such a big city girl after all. I loved every minute we spent up in the mountains, away from road noise, away from white noise and free from pollution. We were in bed before midnight every night and ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday September 6, 2010
It's our anniversary! Another successful year of life together. Another year of tackling challenges and coming out stronger and deeper in love with each other.
What did we do to commemorate this joyous occasion? We shared a kiss while hanging ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday May 24, 2010
Tofino. We hear bits and pieces about how beautiful this place is and so we checked into a fancy Tofino beachfront holiday apartment over the Victoria’s Day weekend.
I have been scouting Tofino for a month, trying to figure out how ...
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Written by
Carine
Monday May 24, 2010
Our trip to Tofino started very eventfully with us missing the turnoff to get to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal. We got to the terminal alright, but not the right one to actually load the car onto the ferry. We ...
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Written by
Carine
Wednesday December 30, 2009
Merry Christmas!
After all the family festivities on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day dinner, Eli and I escaped to Osoyoos for a quiet long weekend. We stayed at the Walnut Beach Resort, a relatively new Okanagan Lakeside View resort which ...
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