Though there are literally thousands of temples in Asia, Melo Villareal is going to share with you 12 most popular ones.
Source: 12 Beautiful Temples in Asia to Add on Your Bucket List – Out of Town Blog
These destinations in the Middle East should be next on your bucket list.
Like millions of people currently under lockdown across the world, you are probably wondering when the pandemic will end so that life can become normal again. There are so many things to do as well as many places to explore. For this bucket list, we would explore the Arab world. The Arab world mainly consists of the Arabic-speaking countries and populations in North Africa and Western Asia.
These 10 destinations are just a snapshot of the incredible experiences ready for you to explore in The Middle East.
As a witness to one of the primary examples of urban organization in the Mediterranean world & the Phoenician civilization, the charming city of Byblos “Jbeil” is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the oldest cities in the world. The ancient city is directly and tangibly associated with the diffusion of the Phoenician alphabet, on which humanity is still largely dependent today. The…
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Today’s travel article journeys to five of the world’s most ancient cities: Athens, Aleppo, Varanasi, Jericho and Byblos.
Source: Athens to Byblos: Visiting the world’s five most ancient cities
As rising temperatures threaten to sweep away the remaining cedar forests, a tiny green grub is making matters worse.
Source: Can Lebanon’s cedars outlive climate change and a pesky insect?
Check out these ancient engineering marvels from the eastern parts of the world that demonstrate human’s creativity at its best.
The oldest cities of the world are also the most interesting ones.
Source: Most Interesting and the Oldest Cities around the World | .TR
The UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Qadisha valley and Mount Lebanon are covered by snow after storms hit Lebanon and neighbouring Syria. In recent days the area has been hit by a prolonged patch of severe weather.
Yes, it’s possible–here are the seven top resorts in the Middle East and North Africa to hit this year.
Italian Team Makes Painstaking Efforts to Clean Pillars of Baalbeck’s Jupiter Temple…
Source: Italian Team Makes Painstaking Efforts to Clean Pillars of Baalbeck’s Jupiter Temple
Let’s be honest, Lebanon is definitely not yet a well-known backpacking destination, but I reckon it soon will be, because this place is pumping! Yes now enjoying my third trip to this gorgeous country, Lebanon is a destination I expected nothing from, but one which instantly grabbed me – a total surprise I can tell you! Because sometimes that’s the beauty isn’t it – those countries we know little about or have few expectations of, often turn out to be the real gems! That’s not to say knowing nothing about them isn’t a little daunting though. I knew hardly anything…
Lebanon has more than 5,000 years of history.
Lovely, lively, lush, large-hearted Lebanon. Honestly, if I could think of more superlative adjectives beginning with L, I’d be likely to go on and on about this Middle Eastern gem of a country situated along the Mediterranean Coast. The treasures that lie in store in this small nation are honestly astounding and a real testimony to the human spirit and its desire to heal, recover and regrow after years of war.
Source: 10 Epic Things to Do In Lebanon
Lebanon – Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab)
This Colombian monk set up residence in a mountain sanctuary 17 years ago in the Middle East.
On the sun-dappled terrace of a centuries-old chapel chiseled into a cliffside overlooking Lebanon’s Qadisha Valley, the hermit was lecturing one of his daily visitors on his choice of body art.
Father Dario Escobar, an 83-year-old Maronite monk from Colombia, has become something of a niche tourist attraction since he set up residence in the mountainside enclave 17 years ago. On this hot mid-September day, three hikers from Beirut arrived late in the afternoon hoping to catch a glimpse of him. Initially, it seemed that they would be disappointed, as Escobar was hidden away in his chambers.
But some 20 minutes later, the hermit emerged to close the heavy wooden gate leading into his compound for the night. He paused to chat with his visitors in a mix of English, Arabic, and French.
