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Re: Beirut situation now ?

by felixholt 24 May 2012

Take it with a grain of salt-- I'm a hardy American solo traveler who's not fazed by much-- but although the security situation may be…
RE: day tour dead sea(jordan) to jerusalem

by sandyfoot 16 May 2012

My recommendation to you would be to look at neighbouring crossings, and come back with your observations or criticism. I suggest looking…
RE: Situation in Tripoli?

by Sinderella 15 May 2012

My Lebanese friends are quite concerned about what is going on in Tripoli right now. The rest of the country seems quite safe, even Batroun…
Re: Situation in Tripoli?

by gaby85 14 May 2012

If you are a wine aficionado you can combine a visit to Baalbeck Temple with a visit to the wineries in the Ksara-kefraya wine tour track.…
Re: Lebanon in May

by felixholt 10 May 2012

Hello -- I'll be in Lebanon May 16-24. I'll be in Beirut May 16-19th. I'm planning on heading north from there and wandering around a…
Lebanon trip report

by MTL 27 April 2012

I recently posted some questions about an upcoming trip to Lebanon (see http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2185191…
9 days in Lebanon

by ash1q 26 April 2012

Hello people! I was in Lebanon with my colleague for 9 days over the Easter holidays. Here is my brief trip report. Day 1: Touched down…
Fellow travelers in Lebanon

by Carlos28 23 April 2012

Hi there, Single traveler looking for other travelers currently in Lebanon. Wouldn't mind doing some day trips (Baalbek, Baka, etc) with…
RE: Wine tours

by englishgirlabroad 23 April 2012

Contact the website for hayete b&b and ask them to put you in touch with mike, he is their tour guide and I can highly recommend him.…
RE: Wine tours

by SPDL 22 April 2012

There's plenty of travel agencies in Hamra that organise tours for the day - just wander around and it shouldn't take too long to find…
Re: Baalbek and current situation

by cg54321 14 April 2012

Hi, I'm just back from a fantastic trip to Lebanon and just wanted to update my post here. I did decide to join an organized tour to Baalbe…
Re: Beirut - long weekend

by ebisbocci 10 April 2012

I did Lebanon over a long weekend last Spring and actually was able to do a lot in that amount of time I had. In fact, I think the itinerary…
RE: 15 days tour of Lebanon

by gaby85 08 April 2012

Hello, Moussailha castle is around one hour drive from Beirut on the Beirut - Tripoli highway. Akoura around two hours drive from Beirut,…
15 days tour of Lebanon

by unturist 08 April 2012

Hello, I would like to ask if the following itinerary is doable, time wise. I am interested in historical, cultural, religious places,…
RE: Lebanon plans

by SPDL 07 April 2012

+Seems like renting a car makes sense, particularly for the trip into the Chouf? Any watch-outs?+ Do a search for 'driving in Lebanon'…
Re: Lebanon plans

by gaby85 07 April 2012

Palmyra, Jupiter and Jammal are hotels in the center of Baalbeck (Khalil Moutran Square). It is advisable to visit the temple and not…
Lebanon plans

by MTL 06 April 2012

Hi all, I am firming up a trip to Lebanon, leaving in a week, and thought I'd throw my plans out here from some advice and critique.…
Baalbek and current situation

by cg54321 25 March 2012

I have looked at earlier messages on the forum, but would like to hear from people who have visited Lebanon very recently, as I understand…
Re: situation in Lebanon

by GerryS 20 March 2012

Don't panic, I know there are many scary stories about it, but I'm sure in the end you will find it safer than many european cities. The…
RE: Sunburnt, bull-butting, malarial mosquitos between Hasik and Shuwaymirah

by aspence111 15 March 2012

thanks mercedes10 for your helpful advice. I drove up to Hasik and the road was indeed closed and the local word was that the cyclone…
Re: Travel advisory for Lebanon

by cockerhoop 14 March 2012

I have just spent a week there. No problems at all. There was a Hezbollah demo in martyrs square while we were there so we simply avoided…
RE: Travel advisory for Lebanon

by wanitto 13 March 2012

Lebanon is safe to travel to. September is the best time to go (just after the tourist rush of the summer, things start to calm down).…
Updates to 3rd Edition

by craigjenkins 20 February 2012

Again, apologies, I'm sure there is a thread for this but I cant find it - should probably be a sticky - feel free to move this. Based…
Re: One day trip: Byblos or Baalbek?

by gaby85 20 February 2012

Hi, The Baalbeck Temple is covered today with snow and the road to the temple is closed at an 800 meter elevation (Dahr el Baidar). Plows…
RE: One day trip: Byblos or Baalbek?

by marcopoloo 20 February 2012

Another vote for Baalbeck