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Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable po... [read more]
Lebanon has made progress toward rebuilding its political institutions since 1991 and the end of the devastating 15-year civil war. Under the Ta'if Accord - the blueprint for national reconciliation - the Lebanese have established a more equitable po... [read more] Blog: Cruisin' along the Mediterranean... Beirut - Byblos - Tripoli
Date: August 4th 2007
Yousef, Omar, Aarti (an American girl we met in Damascus) and I managed to get a share taxi in Beirut for probably the best deal we could ever get --400 Syrian Lira per person, which is roughly about $8. It's still a considerable about, being that we are in the Middle East, the land of oil!!! A Lebanese man also joined our taxi, and he turned out to be one of those friendly grandfatherly types. He ... read more
Date: August 4th 2007
Yousef, Omar, Aarti (an American girl we met in Damascus) and I managed to get a share taxi in Beirut for probably the best deal we could ever get --400 Syrian Lira per person, which is roughly about $8. It's still a considerable about, being that we are in the Middle East, the land of oil!!! A Lebanese man also joined our taxi, and he turned out to be one of those friendly grandfatherly types. He ... read more
