Country: Lebanon
A team of cyclists circled the Mediterranean, visiting cultural sites and schools, meeting local people, and writing reports of their visits.
BikeAbout the Mediterranean: LebanonBikeAbout-the Mediterranean was a nine-month, 11,000-kilometer circumnavigation of the Mediterranean Sea... by bicycle. Three members of the BikeAbout team (Anthony, Ethan and Padraic) visited Lebanon from January 28, 1998 to February 5, 1998. To read about what happened, see any of the following trip dispatches:January 25-28, 1998, Irbid, Jordan (01/25); Beirut, Lebanon (01/28)Topics: Amman (Jordan), visas, Irbid (Jordan), the Palestinian Question, King Hussein, HISTORY, Beirut first impressionsJanuary 29-30, 1998, Beirut, LebanonTopics: Leila Mouammar (Person of the Day), Beirut (reconstruction, Hamra), Civil War, war, HISTORY, Eid el-Futr partyJanuary 31, 1997 - February 1, 1998, Beirut, LebanonTopics: mana-eesh (food), social life, Lebanese civil war, Palestinian refugees, history, recreationFebruary 2-3, 1998, Beirut, LebanonTopics: coffee (food), Internet access, border crossing, terrain, Libyan weddings, reconstruction, civil war, social lifeFebruary 4, 1998, Byblos, LebanonTopics: Phoenicians, papyrus, Alexander the Great, Byzantines, Crusaders, alphabets, bike safetyFebruary 5-6, 1998, Tripoli (Trablous), LebanonTopics: Znoud el sett (food), Citadel of St. Giles, Ottomans, cedars, CrusadersFebruary 7, 1998, Beirut, LebanonTopics: border crossing, nutrition, Hafez al-Assad, Middle East wars, historyFebruary 8-10, 1998, Beirut, LebanonTopics: agriculture, daily lifeIn addition to reading these dispatches, we encourage you to visit these resources:BikeAbout Lebanon ScrapbookPhotos and sounds gathered by the BikeAbout team; maps of Lebanese coast.About LebanonBasic facts about Lebanons government, economy, and people; links to other sources of information on the Net. Compiled by BikeAbout.Itinerary/JournalDiscussionsResourceLibraryeDscapeProjectsScrapbookInternet access while in Lebanon was provided by Nethopper.Copyright 1998-2004 BikeAbout. All rights reserved.
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