Our last morning in Lebanon lent itself to packing and teary goodbyes.  Our flight was around 1 PM, so we got to enjoy the morning with Chafica.    […]

We had a bit of a late start because we didn’t get in from Music Hall until 3 AM.   I wasn’t hungover, but I was definitely tired.   We […]

Samer and I took the morning off and Holly F. led the group the Jeita Grotto and Harissa. I’ve seen both.   The grotto is far more impressive than […]

I was really excited to visit Tripoli.   Like Tyre and Saida, I never visited this city before.  It has a reputation for being a very old city because […]

We added one to our group this day.  Samer’s 4-year-old nephew, Maroun decided to travel with us for the day.   He was a great sport about everything. We […]

Before you read this post, please know that climate change is killing the Cedars of Lebanon.   There is a very good possibility that these once timeless behemoths will […]

Today is the day when our group is complete.  Two more people arrived from an extended layover in England and got to Broumanna at 5 AM.   At 8:30 […]

Samer went to the airport to pick up Melissa. Spencer, Holly(s), and I took a taxi into Beirut.   We were all meeting for a tour with Alternative Tour […]