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• Eye balm at Barouk

  Blog: ginger beirut - 9 September 2011

  The oldest cedars in Lebanon are Arz el Rab, in the north near Bcharre and Wadi Qadisha, but Barouk has bigger forests, at about an hour from Beirut. It’s the perfect place to escape the summer heat of the capital and soothe the eyes after an overdose of concrete and construction. Cedars are particular in [...]

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• Family bonds are a long-term placement

  Blog: ginger beirut - 1 November 2010

  There are a few constants to eating out in Lebanon. Fantastic flavours, getting full beyond belief, and – at the end – the big fight over who gets to pay the bill. Treating others is considered an honour and an obligation. It becomes part of the ritual. After the mezze, the meat, the fruit and [...]

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• Open house

  Blog: ginger beirut - 25 October 2010

  Have you noticed how when you call a plumber, an electrician or some other repair service, the chap always tells you he’ll come by, takes directions, and then hangs up? There’s me with my pencil poised and diary open, scanning my limited availabilities, and he just says he’ll come by and that’s it. As if [...]

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