Beirut on my mind

Traveling is on everyone’s mind. Try listening to some of the very popular horoscope shows and you will inadvertently hear: “Fi safar?” Any travel plans? As opportunities for educated, professional people diminish in Lebanon, all eyes start to turn abroad. Most of the people looking to travel tend to be young men in search of better opportunities in other countries. But what if you are a young family? How much would it cost you to relocate? Many couples with young kids now think of moving as a means of offering their children a future filled with security and opportunity rather than political and financial uncertainty.But if, like me, you are a snob, and would only agree to move to Europe (I am not one for grass grown with desalinated water, fake snow or culture that is imported rather than produced) then the question that begets itself is: can we afford