Plaza Beirut

... and the gang were staying. So I calculated... A bit over $20 for a half hour cab ride in a developed capital like Beirut... Said ok. I simply didn't have the strength to carry my backpack to another vehicle and negotiate a new price. As expected, the ...

... the next few days since the volleyball team is still here. Came to al-Kahwa right across from the American University of Beirut (AUB). I don't understand why LP thinks so highly of this place. The food is nothing special and there is nothing authentic ...

Last day at Crowne Plaza, because the team is leaving tonight. Better enjoy my last free breakfast. Checked into a modest hotel called Marble Tower. I had heard that there was a 10% discount for AUB guests. So, I told them that I was a guest. Of ...

... pace that Einstein would claim ripped a hole in the space-time fabric. Now, you need to understand that staying in Lebanon (especially Beirut) requires a non-gay manly embrace of the Dolce Vita. The goal is not to get anywhere (especially on time) nor to ...

... of a dish in the window.  We point and she says in very broken English, "Noodle Beef?"   This was akin the Beirut Accords, a breakthrough that was only dreamt of for years.  I nod, "yes" up and down and give a thumbs up....however, ...

... entire buildings had been badly damaged and collapsed decades ago, filled with weeds and rubble awaiting redevelopment.  Ras Beirut was subjected to a thunderstorm of Israeli bombardment because the PLO was headquartered here during the war. It was ...

... Veneto and the Via Argentina have come to my attention as well as the area around the Marriott Hotel, which has the beautiful Beirut Restaurant just across from it. These three are all in close proximity to each other. The problem is getting to the area ...

... found CNN so have tuned into that – more violence in Lebanon – car bomb just exploded in a Sunni area of Beirut. Anti-Syrian forces in Lebanon accuse them of being supported by al-Quaeda. They’re saying it’s the worst fighting ...

... headed to tripoli (no, not the capital of libya!), the second largest city in the country. it has quite a different atmosphere to beirut, and i liked it immediately its a much poorer city, and also suffered a lot of damage during the war. i didnt actually ...

... We ahd only really planned to do Arica overnight, but after we arrived in the sunny days hostel which by moonlight looked alittle like Beruit it became apparent we would be here at last two. Our host was a kiwi and basicly told us to avoud Bolivia and ...

... occupied by Greg Hull as STC in Amman, but he was now heading to a posting in Johannesburg and so Kym and a woman from Beirut were to share it as they took turns to keep the trade wheels in Jordan and Iraq in motion. I loved the size ...

... 10.10 Forty Thieves Orkestar Sunday 24th June 2007 23.00 Corinne Bailey Rae 21.30 Fat Freddys Drop 20.00 Amp Fiddler 18.40 Beirut 17.10 Tinariwen 15.40 Seth Lakeman 14.30 Koop 13.10 Mahala Rai Banda - Electric Gypsyland 11.40 Babyhead 10.25 ...

... .  Poor guy.  I woke him up, like the not told me to, and we visited for a bit.  He had had a great time in Beirut and ran into one of my absolute heros, Robert Fisk, in a liquor store.  Fisk had invited him and his friends back to his ...

... of cuteness that was entirely overwhelming you could choke! In these ways, I feel like BA is to South America what Beirut is to the Middle East. On Sunday they close off one of the streets, Defesa, all the way to Plaza ...

First, parents; don't panic.  The Beirut-like scene in the photo above was uploaded from the safety of another city entirely (a small mountain range now separates us from the protest heartland of Sucre).   Second, you may recall that I made a ...

... .  Doritos in Peru taste like ass)  Um, Juliaca creeped me out. It reminded me of pictures I've seen of Beruit.  I think (if I followed the guide correctly) that people in Juliaca don't pay taxes.  If you've ever wondered what ...

... ; Transport to Cartagena hotel via taxi - initially we went through a rough-looking area that reminded you of Mexico or Beirut after a bombing - but things improved on the way into the city, and the beach-front area where the hotel was located was ...