Zoukotel Jounieh
Zouk, Kaslik area Jounieh, 155, Lebanon
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(5) Back to Beirut
... potatoes, basil leaves. I also imagine the size of the problems this country has, its political complexity. And that has no doubt a lot to do with the size of individual egos, also very big!. If the Lebanese could just treat each other like they treat the foreign visitor, this place would also have the biggest potential one can imagine!
With thanks to all the people who have been so incredibly hospitable during our trip.
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Lebanon
... places before I went to LA. My ex-wife is Russian. I lived in Moscow before LA." He thought for a moment. "God that woman was crazy. I loved her though. She just drank too much. She'd get blind and start throwing ****. She threw plates and glasses at me. Those big, heavy glasses. If she hit me with one of those it could have put me in the hospital. Once she even threw my computer and all my stuff out the window. ...
Sunburnt and Sore: Skiing Faraya Mzaar
... what we would do for the remainder of the weekend. Abruptly we decided we would go back to the apartment, pack an over-night bag, and leave for Faraya Mzaar by 2:30. After lunch we walked back to hotel Albergo, near our apartment, and they assisted us in booking the chalet we had found online. We also called High Taxi to arrange a driver to take us the hour trip. By 4:00 we were in Faraya checking into our ski chalet and ...
The Syrian adventure
... 8216;5* hotel’, more like the cheapest budget option hotel that the ministry of Tourism could find, but still a bit better then the hostels I usually reside in.
The next day we made an early move to some ancient site (forgot the name) for some more ancient scenes and after that to Hama. To give you an idea about the road-trip: 2 minibus vans with crew and actors, a Landrover discovery for the director and whoever wanted to drive with him and 2 trucks ...
Lebanon Mountains and Bekka Valley
... Bsharre/Bsharri is a stronghold for Maronite
Christians (Eastern Catholic Church) and a touristic destination for
hikers and skiers.
The
sleepy town sits at the edge of Qadisha ...



