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Lebanon – One Epic Journey in The Middle East

ENG UPDATE: March 2023 (back to Lebanon) I arrived in Lebanon late at night at the beginning of July, 2021. Beirut, the city once known as the Paris of the Middle East, was shining shyly, far from the glamour of old days.  Most of it was already in the dark due to the lack of…

Beirut – Fascinating Glamour and Urban Decay

ENG Beirut, Lebanon’s capital has a long and turbulent history, an immeasurable cultural and religious wealth, and absolutely fantastic people. It is of such complexity that thinking of writing an article about it left me “on the verge of a nervous breakdown,” afraid I would not be able to do it justice and convey how…

Tripoli – What you hear is (NOT) what you get

ENG Tripoli is the perfect example that what you hear is not always what you get. When I went to Tripoli I had the preconceived idea, formed by the international press reports, that it would be a very poor city, where the inhabitants did not like to receive foreigners and that it would be a…