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Why do I find airlines cabin entertainment of “Just for Laughs” so unbelievably annoying? Is it the canned laughter, the overacting by the third rate actors on the show, the unfunny and not very credible situations they create, or is it…
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I love Lebanon in general and I am particularly crazy bout Beirut, even in times of trouble. It is beautiful, dangerous, creative, vibrant, optimistic, lethal, addictive but above all, it is full of surprises, mostly pleasant ones, with the occasional…
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Walking towards the escalator leading to the business lounge at Beirut Airport an attractive young woman in jeans, low heel black shoes and a white silk blouse with shoulder length light brown hair is accompanied by a middle aged man…
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Young couple pushing an airport trolley laden with luggage ask a security officer at Beirut Airport for information: Man: where is the check in desk for flights to Cyprus? Officer: are you on honeymoon? Man and Woman: yes, we are…
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The airline industry, God bless them and all those who sail with them! They like extremes, don’t they? The hot towels are scolding hot; the cold ones, if brought anywhere near your face, will give you a frost bite; the…
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You have heard of those heroes who snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, when they somehow come up with a last minute tactic that turns their fortunes round and right before your eyes, they emerge as winners. On few…
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Sometimes, trouble comes and finds you but other times, you go out looking for it. A family couple came to visit me for a few days and we arranged to have a Sunday lunch with friends at a famous restaurant…
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Airlines give First & Business Class passengers various advantages to justify the exorbitant prices they charge them for basically getting to the same place at the same time as everyone else at the back of the bus. Privileges include private…
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You can keep your Yellow Pages and media advertising. Tradesmen in Yemen have an original and brilliant advertising method, which I really like. Every day, those who are free to take on jobs congregate at strategic landmarks in the city…
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It was our last day in Istanbul and our flight was due in the afternoon. Having done all the sightseeing and eating we wanted to over the previous six days, we were left with the Hamam experience to tick off…
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