Baabdat, Lebanon

... friend, Chris (Sweden), and Mathias Piana (german doctor) and I took the service taxi from Tartus, Syria into Beirut, Lebanon yesterday; the ride was about 3 1/2 hrs, including the border crossing and heavy traffic around Beirut and Tripoli, Lebanon.  ...

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 ...

Day 2 of site-seeing.  Yesterday we went to church in the mountains where St Charbel's tomb is.  It was perfect because it was his feast day so the place was packed.  A lot of people went to visit and offer their prayers.& ...