Baalbek Travel Blogs

People i met here who contributed to, and improved my trip: Julia (Russia)I must confess that Lebanon is probably one of the most disappointing countries that i have encountered. Now don't get me wrong, its a nice place and with the exception of the minivan and taxi drivers, the people are very kin…

Early in the morning we took a public bus across the Mt Lebanon range, passing snowy mountain tops, into the Bekaa valley. Everywhere we looked we saw soldiers and tanks stationed along the road, at all major routes and intersections. Even though the war with Israel has pretty much come to an …

We started out with a 6:45 pick-up this morning.  As we drove out of Beirut the guide told us about the history of Lebanon and the different districts.  When we were traveling out we repeated the same basic route as the previous day to reach the Beka valley.  The beak valley lies bet…

it is the most beautiful coutry in the world i have ever seen

My blog for the vacation I had in the Middle East. For this year I planned to do something totally different (not being a western country). I ended up "picking" Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for this. In this blog I'll tell my experiences, but also try to give some tips for future travelers.

A trip through ancient history

I fly to Beirut and then drive into Syrian desert towards Palmyra