Beruit waterfront

Owards to Beruit (or there and back again, and there and back again)

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December 30th 2006
Saddled up in the morning like a pair of caffenated olympic cyclists. Rode and rode and rode. The riding was quite good going. The Med spread past my head and onto the horizon. It was a deep blue colour, gentle soft waves lapping aginst the rocky shoreline. I was definately savouring the feeling of my legs pumping along like two little Thomas the Tank Engines. Choo choo choo. After a ... read more

Middle East » Lebanon » Beirut

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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