Beirut - Post Report Question and Answers

What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?

Paragliding in Jounieh, meeting some lifelong friends, spending time at the beach clubs. Wineries and more wineries. - Aug 2024


There has never been a more liberating experience in my life than when I went on my first R&R from Beirut. - Oct 2020


The movement restrictions make it hard to enjoy most of the great things Lebanon has to offer. - May 2019


Jeitta Grotto is neat. - Jul 2016


The unique constraints of living on a compound provide the occasion for friendships with people in sections and at grades with whom one would otherwise never interact. The local employees are smart, capable, generous, and friendly. - Nov 2014


The beautiful scenery and the people. - Apr 2014


Skiing on a sunny day with no jacket, boating on the Mediterranean, exploring the vineyards, visiting the ruins at Baalbeck, living in Hamra, so much! - Jan 2014


Good quality of life - restaurants, bars, schools, etc. - Apr 2012


The people. Beirut is like a little New York. There's something going on every night, from underground theater to music (Western, Arab and Club), to sports and politics (not always so easy to tell apart). - Sep 2010


Amazing restaurants, great hiking, yacht outings in the summer, meeting really friendly and hospitable Lebanese, visiting vineyards. - Jul 2010


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