I travel like Tony Wheeler !
You are someone who others will come to rely on for their best travel advice and information. With any luck at all, you'll eventually get bought out by the BBC, so you can retire, and then keep traveling anyway.
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PHILOSOPHY
"Don't miss the donut by looking through the hole"

Pourquoi je suis sur Couchsurfing

Here to meet some of the most interesting people from around the world,
You'll find me around Beirut, Hosting, organizing and attending CS meetings and events (I'm back after a few years inactivity :)
I'll do my best to help you out, send me a pm and tell me what interests u most

Lebanon has a lot to offer: History & archaeological sites - museums - city site seeing - Sunny beaches - Nature reserves - Outdoor & Extreme sports - Water sports - Skiing & winter sports - Horse racing - Lebanese and different international cuisine - Casinos - nightlife... etc.

Weekend suggestions outside Beirut:
1 > Bekaa valley
Leave Beirut early in the afternoon, get a guided tour of the ksara wine cellars http://www.ksara.com.lb/guided-visits.php - Spend the night in zahle and the following day in the bekaa valley: in the morning go to "Baalbeck" next "Anjar" the ancient Islamic trading hub connecting Damascus to the Mediterranean Sea (8th century Umayyad dynasty) check the unique architecture and city planning + have a late lunch in Anjar - Head back to Beirut to catch the party

2 > the Phoenician city of Sour (Tyre) South Lebanon
Leave Beirut in the early morning, head for Saida (Sidon) check out the archeological site and the souks - lunch in Saida or eat fish at Sour by the fishermen port - afternoon: check out the city of Sour, sleep at Hotel el-fanar http://www.lebanontourism.com/hotel/al-fanar/ - the morning after: Sour roman ruins - don't miss the great sandy public beach for the rest of the day

3 > Chouf (1 full day or a weekend) Deir el qamar, Beiteddine, Niha, Cedar reserve, Barouk restaurants... etc.
4 > Tripoli and the Cedars
5 > Jeita, Jounieh & Byblos
6 > Byblos and Batroun (1 full day for each)..... just ask for more specific details ....

Centres d'intérêt

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• cooking
• wine
• coffee
• nightlife
• partying
• politics
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• kayaking
• kite surfing
• skydiving
• horse racing
• extreme sports
• history
• beaches
• sustainability
• railways
• adventure sports
• biodiversity
• environmental psychology

Une aventure extraordinaire que j'ai vécue

Skydiving to the deepest dropzone on Earth, and other outdoor adventures, ask me about it

Pays que j'ai visités

Belgium, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Pays dans lesquels j'ai vécu

Germany, Lebanon, Norway, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

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