In the long ago, but not far away, two siblings, a brother and a sister lived happily with their elderly father. One day their father died and they were left with his two pairs of glasses. One pair, ornate with diamond inserts; the other made out of pure gold. They began to fight each other over who should take which pair of glasses. Finally, they remembered their father’s words “when I die one day, if you find yourselves disagreeing over my belongings that you inherit, go to

"At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, was walking through a park one day in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her. The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to se

What does Lebanon, airport security, starry nights, Sufi music-playing movie actors and Yoga all have in common? Well, not much, actually. But they are all part of my first ever experience in Lebanon. Are you curious? Read on to find out! I had decided to go to the Chouf Yoga Festival, after learning that one of my favourite Yoga teachers—Layal Salhani—was going to host a workshop there along with her husband, Ma’an. I booked a flight to Beirut via a transit in Mersin. I wen