A Taste Of Lebanon: Beirut Food Adventure
A Taste Of Lebanon: Beirut Food Adventure – From the balmy Mediterranean Sea to the snow-capped mountains of Lebanon, the magnificent Roman ruins at Baalbek to the spectacular stone city of Petra, and the scorching heat of the Jordanian desert to that of the political climate in Jerusalem – figuratively speaking – the natural And the cultural landscape in the Levant is as intriguing as it is diverse. What is now Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine, the Levant is probably among the most contested pieces of land anywhere on the planet, thanks to its convoluted history – a result of the mixing of religious conservatism, tribalism, colonialism, right-wing nationalism and today’s political agendas. However, as contentious as the relations between the nations can be, when you peel away the outer layers of communal identity that often come to the forefront of any political issues, arguments and strife in this … Read the rest