Beirut

i lived in Beirut for 20 years.Their are 2 parts to Beirut, the part for tourists and the part the Lebanese go to get away from them. Beirut used to be called the Paris of the middle east mostly because it was such a open city, you can do what you want in Beirut, their are strip clubs,night clubs and casino's. its not the typical Middle Eastern city. their are churches and mosques right next to each other theirs even a synagog(sorry for the spelling), in the war beirut was cut in 2, the east was christian and the west was muslim, although they were right next to each other it might as well have been another country. the line that cuts the city in half was called the ...  Read the complete review

"Hi Mum, I'm off to Beirut tomorrow,"...there was a long pause on the other end of the telephone, followed by a quietly concerned "oh!". Not a bad reaction, I thought, considering the negative press Beirut has had in the last few decades due to the long-running civil war. I'd been studying in Damascus for the past 6 months, and unexpectedly my school announced a week-long holiday. This coincided with my Syrian residence visa finally coming through allowing me to leave the country, so I felt it was time to relax by the sea for a few days. Beirut is an easy hop over the mountains from Damascus, just $8 and 3 hours in a ...  Read the complete review

While I was travelling in Syria and Lebanon I was given the opportunity of taking a 2 day tour into Lebanon, and staying overnight in Beirut - not every travellers 'ideal' destination you might think - but you'd be wrong! The city is still extremely beautiful and well desrving of its past nickname of 'Paris of the Middle East' There are many ruined and bullet-holed buildings - which remind you of the tragedies that hapened there, but yet are still strangely beautiful The people are incredibly welcoming and it's the most 'cosmopolitan' city I visited in the Middle East. I'd advise anyone to take a ...  Read the complete review

I didn't know what to expect when I visited Beiruit, but I wasn't disapointed. The people are so friendly it was amazing. And they are so good looking - it is incredible!!!! Everyone in Lebanon accepts US currency - even the smallest shop has two drawers in its till; one for Lebanese currency and one for US dollars. You may get your change in local currency but you don't have to worry about getting local currency as soon as you get off the plane. There are plenty of cash machines too. These of course give you Lebanese pounds. It's really amazing to stop outside a bank at some little village up in the hills use your card in the machine ...  Read the complete review