Coming face-to-face with Lebanese immigration
Lebanese immigration officials may not like passports stamped in Israel, but the rest of the population is welcoming THE Lebanese immigration officer’s hand was hovering over my wife’s passport. He was just about to stamp it when he stopped, looked up and said that we …
Desert delight in Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter
I AM standing at the top of a sand dune in Abu Dhabi’s Empty Quarter waiting for the sun to rise. The desert is quiet, and peaceful. I hold my breath and listen. Nothing. The sun shows itself in the distance and the mountains of …