Wild Discovery: Making the Schengen Visas Nightmare Easy

As Lebanese passport holders, we are at a massive disadvantage when we want to travel. Virtually most countries you’d wanna visit, need a pre-approved visa if you’re a Lebanese passport holder. If you have been bitten by the travel bug, chances are you know how horrifying the Schengen visa process for Lebanese, with tons of paperwork, long wait times and a lot of money spent on things like sworn translations and going back to your…

First Ever Lebanese Team in Rally Dakar Launch #BeTheDrive in Support of Anta Akhi

Rally Dakar is the most challenging rally held since 1978. Since 2009, the race has been moved to Latin America, after threats in Mauritania were too great to continue the original route from Paris in France, to Dakar in Senegal. The rally is a massive endurance test, and the tough, mostly off-road tracks are notoriously dangerous, with many drivers losing their lives or injuring themselves while attempting to finish the gruelling rally. For the first…

Angels of Joy(Anges de la Joie):#Christmas decoration for a Cause

We're all looking for unique pieces to decorate our homes for Christmas but this is also the season for giving and helping less fortunate families. A friend brought to my attention recently an initiative called "Angels of Joy" that kicked off in 2007 when a group of friends had the idea of creating and selling “Guardian Angels” to help less fortunate families regardless of religion. That way you can buy a beautifully crafted piece AND…

Cedar Lounge’s Christmas Tree: Good Idea, Bad Execution

Using recyclable materials to come up with Christmas trees is definitely not a new idea and a great one, and it's good to hear that some people are setting up environmently-friendly trees in Lebanon but the one set up at the Cedar Lounge at the Rafic Hariri airport was badly executed to say the least. I have no idea who's the artist behind it , as he may have an explanation as to why it…
Fun

Baddak Tleff Amsterdam?

8 years ago
There’s a local travel agency promoting its offers in a funny/witty and sometimes inappropriate way. It was brought to my attention by a blog reader (Thanks Rita) and two of the offers caught my attention. ...
Beirut

Awesome Beirut 360-degree Shot

8 years ago
Check out this beautiful 360-degree shot of Beirut. You can closely check out DownTown Beirut as well as its surroundings. It was captured by Maher Iskandar who has been shooting some awesome drone shots and ...
Food

Koullouna: A Box of Lebanon Delivered Every Month Around the World

8 years ago
One thing many Lebanese expats find hard while living overseas, is the little things, like the coffee we drink at every visit to a relative or friend, the “may zahr” some of us like to ...
Baladi

Lebanese-American Journalist Raghida Dergham Among The 2017 Arab Woman Award Winners

8 years ago
The third edition of the Arab Woman Award was held in London last week and Lebanese-American journalist, Raghida Dargham, was one of the winners. The event is a prestigious new global celebration of achievement and ...
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