My Travels

Marhaba, my friends.  My day trip to Baalbek was amazing.  It’s the closest I’ll come to the Syrian border on this trip, and the only...

Layovers can either be beneficial or a pain, depending on several factors including the length of the layover, the location of the airport, and...

I took several day tours from Beirut to outlying locations in Lebanon.  All of the tours were through Viator/their local operator: Nakhal.   Why go? They...

So, about 150 years ago a German doctor, Heinrich Hoffmann, wrote a children’s book with several moral tales to keep children in line.  The...

The Gefinor Rotana Beirut is a nice hotel in an acceptable location 3-4 blocks from Hamra Street.  I booked through Hotels.com for a regular...