Another day, another adventure. On this particular occasion, I had to get up extremely early to catch a tour to Baalbek, which lies just on the border with Syria. The tour had 4 stops, the first one... Read More
Beiteddine Palace The second half of the day gets underway and we move to the city of Beitadine. Specifically to the Palace where an annual festival is due to begin in a few days. This was by... Read More
It’s my second day in Lebanon and my hosts suggested the Chouf valley. Bassam drove us through the mountains so that we can get a feel of how the mountain towns and villages look. It’s a very... Read More
It’s not every day you get the chance to visit a city that was allegedly founded by one of the Titans of legend (the Phoenician version El, not the ‘Zeus is my son’ greek version…long story). This... Read More
I have to be honest…I never expected to get here. Not because Croatia or Split were some far off dream, or because it was a location I had never considered. No, the reason I was surprised to... Read More