Coast erasing in Batroun
A new project seems to be chewing away the coastline in Batroun. I was able to get a…
What the government is not telling you about the beaches
Batroun coast last weekend. These shores along with others in the North and South are still swimmable. As…
Brown spills of Khalde
In addition to the landfill crisis on Beirut’s streets–covered on this blog yesterday— there appears to be a heavy dose…
“Persons in clothes will be asked to leave”
Sporting Club, El Manara, Beirut UPDATE Nov 25: A debate about this post has emerged on my Facebook…
October
Despite the political ups and downs, lack of a government and occasional explosions, one thing we can still…
Best beach in Lebanon
There’s been a lot of bad press about Lebanese beaches lately–well mainly one article that made some incredibly…
Are all beaches unsafe in Lebanon? No.
After reading a piece about beach pollution in The Daily Star, I thought Beyonce was trying to tell…
Lost Beirut: Long Beach Plage
Beaches are a sort of institution in Lebanon. For many, they symbolize the country’s relatively liberal social norms…