Vintage Volkswagen 181, aka the Thing

I spotted this old Volkswagen parked in the Jounieh souks while heading to work this morning. If my search is correct, this is a newer version of the old Volkswagen Kübelwagen. the Kübelwagen was for the Germans what the jeep was for the Allies and was heavily used in WWII. This vintage VW model was called Volkswagen 181, or "the Thing" by the Americans, and was produced between 1969 and 1980. It looks in great…
Automotive

Road Safety (Nahr el Mot Bridge)

13 years ago
I advise the concerned ministry and minister to double-check their own road signs before bashing marketing agencies for hazardous billboards. Until it’s fixed, I think it’s better for everyone to avoid passing by that part ...
Critiques

Upgrading my internet connection

13 years ago
The first time I called WISE to check if they are going to upgrade their internet packages was in October. Back then, they made me wait until December only to inform me that Wise machines ...
Humor

Pizza hut delivery man stabbed & robbed

13 years ago
Alaa Safwan, 23, had just delivered a pizza from Pizza Hut when he was intercepted by a silver Nissan Tida, a statement from Pizza Hut said. Three men got out of the car and stabbed ...
Food

Trout Farm

13 years ago
Sietske has a post about a trout farm she ran into by chance in Hermel. Like her I also had no idea we could find fresh trout in Lebanon. [Link] ...
Lebanon

LBCI basketball coverage getting better

13 years ago
We finally have a time display at all time and they don’t cut off the games anymore because the news are on. At least, that’s what happened today. The reason why the game was delayed ...
Lebanon

Obama saved by a Lebanese

13 years ago
Classified documents detailing Pres. Obama’s visit to France for the G20 Summit were left in a Cannes restaurant. A forgetful FBI agent apparently left the dossier at the cash register of a Lebanese owned restaurant. ...
Critiques

Valet Parking at Warde Faraya

13 years ago
This whole Valet parking issue is seriously getting out of hand in Lebanon. I went up to Faraya some 10 days ago and was stopped at the entrance of Warde ski slope by a Valet ...
Information

Reasons behind Beirut River turning red

13 years ago
As Safir daily said that the ministry’s team of experts headed by Bassam Sabbagh made an initial finding that the pollutant has no odor and that the red color could come from blood, a chemical, ...
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