Monthly Archive: June 2012

French Conversation

The resort beach at the far end of town has some rather fine windsurfing on offer, and I figured that, with the water relatively warm...

Grief in the Digital Age

The other day I shared a blog post that moved me deeply. Moved me to tears, in fact. And other people cried and shared it...

Friday Photo Essay: Lebanon Flowers

In spring and summer Lebanon flowers. The countryside bursts into bloom. There are flowers in the ruins, flowers on the razorwire, flowers in the souks…...

House-Hunting in Dahab

This is my third time looking for a house to rent in a foreign country, and I’m beginning to feel quite fluent in it. Plus,...