A Long Weekend in #Lebanon – By Mounia Akl

Travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler shared recently a video by filmmaker Mounia Akl who took them on a tour around Lebanon. The tour was one long weekend where they partied in Beirut, drove to the Bekaa valley, attended a wedding at the Hippodrome and went skiing in Kfardebian. I sometimes do miss those hectic long weekends where I'd go out party every night, watch a movie with friends, head out to the mountains on Sunday…

Movie Review: Kong Skull Island [2017]

If you've seen the Kong Skull Island trailer, you probably felt it was awesomely brutal and action-packed. Well, wait till you see the entire movie... I went to the special screening of Kong Skull Island at VOX yesterday, and the first thing that comes to mind is that it absolutely did not disappoint, from start to finish. I mean, even the post-credits scene was an epic one, and teased for the upcoming epic battle between…

An Exclusive Sneak Peek into ABC Verdun, Beirut’s Newest Mall

Last week, I was able to get into the new ABC in Verdun. I was lucky enough to get a sneak peek into what's in store in the 50,000 SQM complex. I was astonished to see it was basically complete, despite remembering seeing construction works when I passed by few months ago. What was immediately clear to me was how massive it was, definitely one of the biggest in Lebanon and right in the heart…

Is that $20 Million Saints Route Project a good Idea?

The Lebanese Cabinet approved few days ago a USD 20 million Saints Route project linking the villages in Batroun and Byblos governorates. The aim is "to link Batroun, Edde, Jran, Derya, Douk, Mayfouq, and Annaya, going through Saint Rafqa, Saint Hardini, Saint Estephan Nehme, and Saint Charbel convents" and was described by Foreign Affairs Minister Gebran Bassil as the most important religious tourism project in Lebanon. Any project that ends up boosting tourism in Lebanon…
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