She gave him 3 silver coins

“No Garlic No Onions” behind the scenes in Australia

“Look, look!” The loudness from the dozens of people on the boat was suddenly interrupted. They look up to see a man waving the Lebanese flag across a bridge on the river in Melbourne. As they cruise closer, he shouts, “We love you, Anthony. Say hello to Lebanon. I miss Myeh w Myeh. سلّملْي عَالبَلَد الحِلو (My regards to the beautiful country).

No one knew who he was. The universe worked that he actually misses the boat. The stars aligned so he can bring goosebumps and tears of joy to an already excited Australian-Lebanese crowd. That was his role.

Anthony has his.

Crossing the oceans for a blind date

Anthony knew only his name — Claude, as he’s the one who invited him to Australia. The NoGarlicNoOnions man would wonder about his host who can’t be found anywhere on social media: “How old is he? Married? Kids?”

A real blind date. Even Tinder would have given more information!

At the airport, an older man raised his hand and yelled out: “Hi Anthony. We’re waiting for you.” After about 24 hours from leaving Beirut, our rather tired traveler presumed that it’s Claude.