My 5 Favourite Food Destinations.

Beirut, Lebanon When I was first offered the opportunity to go and work in Beirut back in 2009, it is safe to say that it was the Lebanese cuisine – not to mention the wine – that lured me there without so much as a second thought. 

48 Hours in Beirut.

My lovely friend D is currently running a competition over on her blog  in collaboration with The Entertainer App and she asked me to write a post on how to spend 48 Hours in Beirut. This is my entry.

Beirut I Love You, Beirut Bhebek, Beyrouth J’e t’aime, بيروت أح

Ouffff. Sadly it seems sort of fitting that this post should follow on from one on a war museum. Another car bomb has gone off in Beirut, my home for 2 glorious years and somewhere I will forever keep in my heart. The people of Lebanon are so kind and warm, open and friendly and…

Ashrafieh Bombing, Beirut, October 2012

A car bomb went off in Ashrafieh today. I wasn’t there, I haven’t been since May, but the bomb ripped through my heart with more power than I expected.