Lebanon - Blogs & Blog Posts

Going Downtown in Beirut - in Lebanon by Heather on her travels on Nov 6, 2009The Downtown area of Beirut is the place to wander of an evening in central Beirut and stop for a drink or a meal. The area is a relatively small area of streets and squares which have been made into a showcase or smart shops and restaurants and a pl...

Lebanese army dismantles 4 rockets aimed at Israel by The Chronicles from the Empire on Oct 28, 2009Lebanese troops found and dismantled four rockets ready for launching near the border with Israel today, Ha’aretz reports. The discovery comes one day after a Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon exploded in the Upper Galilee, marking the first s...

The Cedars of Lebanon - Tannourine Cedars Reserve - Video by Heather on her travels on Oct 18, 2009If Lebanon is on your travel radar as a place to visit, you may not think of bringing your walking boots. Yet my video about the day I spent hiking in the Tannourine Cedar Forest Reserve will show you that this is one of the highlights of a visit...

Book review & Giveaway of Clean Breaks by Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith by Heather on her travels on Oct 6, 2009If you’ve ever travelled yet felt you didn’t quite get the best out of a place, then Clean Breaks, by Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith, will open your eyes to a different way to travel. This book’s for anyone who had a packaged ho...

Mezze memories in Lebanon by Heather on her travels on Sep 30, 2009I love the Mezze style of meal where you can try a little of what you fancy instead of wishing you had ordered your friend’s meal. I like the congeniality of sharing food, passing it around, letting the conversation flow, taking your time over...

The fading charms of the Palmyra hotel in Baalbek - Lebanon by Heather on her travels on Sep 23, 2009A review of the Palymyra Hotel in Baalbek, Lebanon, a charming relic of the past with Persian Carpets and antique furniture, now slightly fraying around the edges.

A seaside holiday 4: Beirut, Lebanon by A Postcard a Day on Sep 22, 2009This card has never been posted, but I would guess that it dates from the late 1970s. Greetings from Beirut. Beirut used to be a very popular holiday destination, but with the turmoil in the Middle East, this is no longer the case.  It had a re...