Not many people know this, but the name “Lebanon” originated in the latter part of the Phoenician era and means, “Dry Falafel”. The Syrians have brainwashed me! I need to be deprogrammed! Made a day trip to Baalbek which is … Continue reading
The Dromomaniac
There’s a very pretty 20 year old Japanese girl on her own in the hostel and it seems like every guy here is trying to make a move. In a place like Beirut where everyone has been traveling for a … Continue reading
First time in Lebanon! This could be my 100th country. It’s been a long time since I have been in a new country (Bolivia 2 years ago?) I had probably been to about 70 countries by the time I was … Continue reading
I hadn’t been hearing great things about Lebanon. It was said to be expensive, modern (nobody wants modern until they are sick), accommodation is problematic, and most damning of all, the falafels were too dry. The dry falafels was a … Continue reading
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No introduction, let’s get down to it. Food. I thought the Hungarians thought of everything to do with cherries, but by itself the kebab karaz (cherry kebab, $4.00) in Aleppo might be worth making the trip to Syria. Fantastic rich … Continue reading
Sometimes I think I need to take a step back from this blog since some people might be thinking, “Wait, you are in the Middle East? Isn’t it dangerous? Isn’t Syria the enemy or something? The axis, fulcrum and epicenter … Continue reading
Stayed at an awful place my first night in Aleppo. The sheets were merely 900 thread count! The horror! No, for reasons too boring to mention, I had to change hotels and here at the new place I somehow fixed … Continue reading
Every day in Syria I get into it with the scale men, guys who take their bathroom scales and plop them down on the street, charging passersby to weigh themselves. (I am thinking of starting the same business in America; … Continue reading
