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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... [read more]
Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in ... [read more] Blog: Lebanon- country of contrasts
Date: April 8th 2011
Hey all, Our Lebanon trip started with a 6am start; Susannah, myself, JC, Kim and Paul were the only ones going. Susannah and I were on cook group that morning but the others - Joe and Jason, kindly got up and cooked breakfast for us! We had yet another conversion rate to try and work out! Lebanese money is worth so little I ended up buying 33,500 lebanese pounds for just over US$20. Coming ... read more
Date: April 8th 2011
Hey all, Our Lebanon trip started with a 6am start; Susannah, myself, JC, Kim and Paul were the only ones going. Susannah and I were on cook group that morning but the others - Joe and Jason, kindly got up and cooked breakfast for us! We had yet another conversion rate to try and work out! Lebanese money is worth so little I ended up buying 33,500 lebanese pounds for just over US$20. Coming ... read more
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