Country Info
- Beirut
- Capital
- Lebanese Pound (LBP)
- Currency
- 3,627,774
- Population
- LB
- Country Code
Beirut Slideshow
Beirut
Travel Blogs from Beirut, Lebanon
Hospitality
... can see the Mediterranean from the highest ski slope. Lastly, I have had several people ask me about the political situation in Lebanon. Currently, it is stable and it seems it will remain so. I have taken precautions and am registered with the US ...
birthday cake, beach and start of the football
Less than three weeks. That is all the time we have left in Lebanon and it is vanishing fast. The last week has absolutely flown by, with barely even the time to pause over cake on Mark's birthday (cupcakes courtesy of our surface-top oven, still going ...
Coffees and Hamlin
I am so full. One thing the Lebanese know how to do is EAT. And of course you can't turn any of it down and it's all so good. Breakfast - It was not communicated well that we'd have time to stop for breakfast, so I ate a handfull of trail mix and a ...
Finally Lebanon!!!
(Danie) We are here! We are here! Finally after almost 20 years, I am back in Beirut, Lebanon. This is the happiest day of my life... well may be second happiest, or third....but who's counting. The first time I step into the house, it's just too much ...
patience is a virtue
Early this afternoon I received word that my contract extension has come through so we will not be needing to wrap things up and pack things up in a mad dash to get out of the country by Saturday. Thank goodness for that. Would it have been nice to have ...
Leaving Beyrouth
The plane to Istanbul left "Rafic Hariri International airport' in Beyrouth at 5:30 AM ...
Adventures in Beirut
... ?" I asked Hadi, the first time we went out to lunch, surrounded by a cloud of black haze. "That would be East Beirut." I had initially assumed that religion was what separated the two sectors of the city, but talking to Hadi, I began to understand ...
First Night
Got in Late and the phone was not working! So i couldnt ring my original hotel to ask them to keep my room. So lost that room , but ended up in a different hotel sleeping on the roof. Really warm night so it was worth it. Met a french couple and had a ...
blondes
... is only the 6th blonde person (including a couple of international colleagues here at the office) I have seen since arriving in Beirut a month ago. Needless to say, us blondes attract quite a bit of attention on the street - nothing nasty or ...
one of those days
Yesterday really was "one of those days". I hadn't felt great the evening before and when I woke up yesterday morning I was still feeling pretty rubbish. I dragged myself out of bed to take a shower and stood in a daze under the warm water, washing ...
Meeting Beirut
... Everywhere is full of soldiers, some roads are closed. But they let us pass, they let us take photos, no problem. Beirut is very much different than other middle eastern cities i have seen: Nice characteristic buildings, so many brand stores and ...
delegating
This week has been another very enjoyable week. That is two in a row, which is pretty much a record since we arrived in Beirut. Work is going well. There is absolutely no sign of any more rain whatsoever. The chance to escape into the cool and peaceful ...
Temple to end all Roman Temples & some other stuff
... to construct churches or castle fortifications. What a waste of effort! But thanks to the Romans' perseverence (insanity?), those who visit Lebanon can come and see the remains of what is the largest Roman temple complex in the world. On this sunny ...
Crossing into Lebanon
... soon descended down to the narrow but fertile Bekaa Valley, and then climbed up again over the hump of the Lebanon range before shooting straight downhill toward Beirut, the shining metropolis by the sea once known as the Paris of the East. I got ...
Beirut
... the vast array of lights. They also have a mosque and church right next to one another to show unity between both religions here in Lebanon. After walking around a bit Ahmed had to make a call to his Dad so I went ahead of the guys to the bars. ...
Living the high life
... one of the more mental cities we've cycled into. A motorcyclist slowed down next to me and warned "be careful; this is Lebanon!". I found it quite a strange city. It was obviously wealthy (or at least well invested in), and on the surface had recovered ...
a sea view
... my office with some very friendly ladies - all local staff and all ready to help if I have questions about life in Lebanon. There is an enormous supermarket just behind the office building (complete with Starbucks and McDonalds, if you can believe that), ...
Lebanon
Busy first day in Lebanon! Arrived late Fri night, flew with Middle Eastern Airlines, full meal service (including menu!), individual touch screens in seats, lovely staff, and all this on a 4 1/2 hr flight...BA could learn a trick or two! Haven't seen ...
Christmas
... bit of exploring Beirut on foot. We discovered that you can get a visitors pass to enter the campus of AUB (American University Beirut), which covers several blocks of the hill above the sea, near our place. The campus is tree-filled and there are ...
Welcom to Beirut!
Good morning! I've slept 5 hours and feel fully rested. The flight to Lebanon was nearly 24 hours from Vancouver. So far, I'm not feeling any jet lag, maybe later in the afternoon. It's about 11:00 am here right now. Fadi's ...
helping Palestinian refugees
... lives in one of those refugee camps. He gives me his number. Then I walk on, taking a few photos of this part or Beirut. Another random person speaks enough English to tell me there is a refugee camp down the road. Of course, I walk there. At the ...
heading up a hill
... saint of the European Union than anything else. Never mind, so long as you enjoyed the view and focussed on the fun of the cable-car, this was not a bad little excursion and it did get us away from the hustle and bustle of Beirut for a couple of ...
City under seige
To day we traveled to the war ravaged Beirut. To see the buildings peppered with gunshot blasts. Also every second person seemed to be wearing army fatigues and carrying guns. The whole population seemed to be just going threw the motions living one day ...
work meetings - all nerves and satisfaction
... and what sorts of initiatives already exist to tackle the issue. Just navigating the city is complicated enough in fact: Lebanon doesn't really do addresses in the traditional sense (street names and building numbers), but bases directions more on a ...
Heading North to the Cedars and Minyara
... still see the caves. Sheer cliffs and huge mounatins and villages clinging to the sides. Waterfalls spouting off the edge - a little reminiscent of New Zealand! Snowcapped mountain ranges and everything. Lebanon is beautiful. To Be Continued . . ...
the universal language of basketball
I still don't speak a word of Arabic (terribly I know, I do plan to work on it at some point), but yesterday evening I spent a few hours in all-Arabic surroundings: at a basketball training of a local team. One of my colleagues here at the office plays ...