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In latest shooting, a very different reaction
It's been over ten days since the mass shooting at US military offices in Tennessee and here in Texas, flags are still at half...
Skiing with the IDF
Yesterday we set out for a fun day on the slopes.
Thankfully, when we reached the peaks at Faraya, the lifts were running smoothly:
And the...
Old East Village photos revisited with Google
Yes, this blog is mainly about Beirut, but I've added a new travel section to share some of my trips and the experiences that...
Top 10 weirdest Lebanese Christmas displays
I don't usually do lists, but with all the awful news I have been covering lately about demolitions and people getting beaten up, I...
Band invades Beirut airport
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV6-susmdBw
It's not easy flying into Beirut these days. With fears of ISIS beheading soldiers and invading villages, refugees spilling out onto the streets, a...
The long road from Gaza to Beirut
It was great to finally meet Karem Shehada (left) and Mohammed El-Madhoun (right) tonight. Mohammed is the editor in chief of Watania Media Agency,...
Beautiful Bkassine
If you haven't visited the pine forests of Bkassine, you are long overdue.
The village is part of the Jezzine district in South Lebanon, about...
Iraqi bling
I spotted this Rolls-Royce on a recent afternoon in Beirut. Interestingly, the plates are from Iraq. According to Google, the suggested retail price is...
Tex Arabia
If I were in Beirut right now, I'd probably be hearing the sound of Israeli jets as they bank up the Mediterranean after dropping...
“Separation of Church and State”
It seems the Middle East is not the only place where God and guns go together. This alternating digital display was running constantly on...
