Beirut: A Change for the Better

Beirut is a city that is always in transition. Even though I hadn’t been gone for a full year, on my latest trip, I already noticed a number of differences. Some of my regular hangouts had shuttered their windows and closed up shop. In fact the whole nightlife part of town had shifted about a mile… Read more

Beirut in Photos: 2013

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Jet lag is a funny thing. I wasn’t really in Beirut long enough to get on a totally different time schedule and I flew through enough time zones that my body has no idea where or when it is.  I arrived back home in Los Angeles late Monday morning and felt surprisingly good even though I… Read more

Next Stop: Beirut

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Shiny new passport (check), properly broken in carry-on luggage (check), a few new tunes added to my Flight Plan playlist on my iPod (check)…its time to roll! I haven’t left the country since (gasp!) February and according to my 2013 travel plan I am well overdue for a journey.  So off I go tomorrow for a… Read more

Beirut: A Personal Account

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Late Thursday night I put a post on my Facebook wall which simply said “Missing Beirut a little bit right now…”.  I left Beirut about 4 months ago and even though not every day was easy there, I have so many things that I do miss about that city.  So I casually threw up that post… Read more

Not Your Average Trip to the Museum

Posted in Beirut| Lebanon

When you travel long enough, many of the museums around the world begin to look alike. There’s the glitzy fine arts museums, the ultra chic modern art museums, moody and hip photo exhibits and the underfunded but well loved community museums.  It’s not to say they are not important in their own right, but if you… Read more

Great Places for Doing Nothing in Beirut

Posted in Beirut| Cafe| Lebanon

Beirut in the summer is hot…and humid. The kind of weather that makes you want to stay put and not move around too much.  Having nearly two months in Beirut gave me time to take it easy and avoid a lot of unnecessary rushing around. Here are a few of my favorite places to let the… Read more

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