Baalbeck, Lebanon Travel Blogs

Beside Lebanon - 3
Oct 28, 2008

Lundi matin, dernier matin. A Beyrouth je suis retourné au même petit hôtel pas cher et volontiers adopté par les globe trotters d'ici et d'ailleurs : au premier soir à Beyrouth, l'australien qui m'avait abordé sur la Corniche y crechait aussi ; chaque soirée ...

Hitching on a hangover
Jul 27, 2008 (15 photos)

We hitched a series of lifts in the direction of Baalbek and on entering the city a terrifying sound of machine-gun fire reverberated from nearby. The driver spun his head round and with a slightly panic-stricken look in his eye, pumped hard on the ...

The most amazing site!
Mar 8, 2009 (21 photos)

...  We were checked out, stored our luggage, and ate a good breakfast as it was going to be a long day. Where were we going?  Baalbeck in the Bekaa Valley and seat of Hezbollah.  When we got to Baalback, we found out that we were closer to Damascus than we were ...

Of Soldiers and Murderers
Jul 29, 2008 (6 photos)

Nick, Joe and I are in Baalbeck , Lebanon.  It's well known for it's temple to Baacus and Jupiter, for some columns (the tallest in the world) and some cut stone (the heaviest/largest in the world - 1000 tones, 2 million lbs.)  It's also well ...

Hassan the Friendly Police Officer
Jul 1, 2009 (16 photos)

Story coming.

Baalbek
Jun 21, 2009 (9 photos)

That afternoon we got one of the local taxi drivers to take us the 1.5 hours over the mountains into the Bekaa Valley, heading for the town of Baalbek. Although the taxi (a 1960's Merc) looked like it's next trip should have been to the wreckers, like ...

Baalbek
Jul 14, 2008 (1 photos)

The three of us headed north into what New York Nick calls Hezbollah HQ.  The scene in northern L ebanon couldn't be more different from Beirut.  The streets were pretty much barren, souvenir shops that would have normally been bustliing were ...

Baalbek and not that freindly Lebanesse
Apr 15, 2009 (41 photos)

... feel as if you were in France when you are here.  If I am honest I am very much looking forward to getting out of Lebanon there is something about it I just don't like for some reason, maybe I am tired and prefer Jordan and Syria and the people I ...

Stop the Backpacking Bus – we want to get of
Jun 25, 2009 (5 photos)

Our border crossing was so easy into Lebanon, we even had an Immigration officer joke “stay a long time and spend lots of money, enjoy your stay” – a little different than coming into Syria! Arriving in Beirut with our 1 bag (half full) ...

All aboard - 8 is definitely enough!
Jan 10, 2008

I wasn't sure if I was going to make it to BaalBek but I was convinced by some other travellers that I met in Hama that it was worth the detour - and actually I discovered that it wasn't that much of a detour to make. So I woke up early the next day, ...