The Elevator

My Roundabout Trip To Get to Lebanon For Christmas

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December 19th 2010
So New York at Christmas...wait a minute I'm supposed to be spending the holidays in Europe. I flew from Sault Ste Marie to Detroit then was to go to London. Just as we were over Halifax I noticed the altitude on the monitor changed from 31000 to 30000 ft. What!?! That means we were flying a westbound heading, I did NOT want to go west! Captain announced that we had to head for New York City as Lo ... read more

Middle East » Lebanon

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Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable po... ... read more