Cave Al Siwan

Whenever I am in Lebanon I like going up towards Faraya and having lunch at Al Arzal. The past few times I've been there though the food wasn't as good and the fact that they don't have tabbouleh which I've suddenly fallen in love with after 30 years of hating it meant I needed to find a new place. I wanted to try Al Balad in Faqra but they close during the winter so we…

Estonian tourists found?

There appears to be some good news regarding the kidnapped Estonian tourists in the Beqaa. Special Army & ISF Units are closing in on their location and apparently have found out where they are being held. According to news agency AFP, Lebanese security forces have identified their location and are being guided there by non-Lebanese individuals. Let us hope that the tourists and our security forces get out of this mess safely.
Critiques

Our tarboush is not our tarboush

15 years ago
The blog Beirut/NTSC posted some very sad news yesterday, it turns out the Gandour “Tarboush” (AKA Rass al 3abed) is actually not a Gandour or Lebanese creation, but it’s actually copied from a Swiss company! ...
Lebanon

Beautiful Sunset in Lebanon

15 years ago
If it wasn’t for M3amal el Kahraba bil Zou2 … ...
Critiques

An example of bad customer service

15 years ago
I got the following email from a reader: i was walking with a girlfriend of mine in the streets of Monot less than a month ago around 5 pm when i saw Frida (a restaurant ...
Information

Jounieh highway memorial revealed

15 years ago
I had posted some 3 months ago about the Jounieh memorial I spotted on the highway [Link]. Today I confirmed it was indeed a Pieta in memory of someone who died on this highway. I ...
Food

My favorite Lebanese blog – Deedee McFly

15 years ago
There are a ton of interesting Lebanese blogs I check daily but my favorite has to be Deedee McFly. I can never figure out where to eat when I go down to Lebanon so I ...
Lebanon

Fast Internet in Lebanon?

15 years ago
Technical Support: Bonsoir, keef fiyye se3dak? Me: Bonsoir, badde 2es2alak iza fi chi machkal 3al internet? Technical Support: No everything looks normal. What is your account? (So I gave him my account) Technical Support: Everything ...
Automotive

Speeding on the Jeita-Ballouneh highway

15 years ago
This is one of Lebanon’s craziest roads with practically no lanes, no lighting, no speed bumps, rare roundabouts, and no radars (only Radar signs) or cops. I was coming back from Jeita yesterday when I ...
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