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The detail : a camellia at Dar Al Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
When we arrived in Jamil's home in Beirut that night, he insisted on offering me a camellia flower from the balcony. That's the smell of the orient, he said. From the old window we could see the moon...
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The object : the feather feather duster, Beirut, Lebanon
On our first day in Beirut I kept asking myself: what's with the dusters everywhere? Well...there's nothing like a newcomer's naïveté! After a few hours of strolling the streets, we looked at each...
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Paradise search : Difla at l’Hôte Libanais, Beirut, Lebanon
Remember when I wrote about l’Hôte Libanais a year ago? From the moment I started browsing their b&b collection I knew a trip there was bound to happen, and almost a year later it finally did. I...
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The cosmopolitan kitchen : Pomegranate tabbouleh
Ihave been wanting to create this section for a while now. I have a passion for food that is very much fueled by all my travel. With the years passing and the destinations list growing I realize how...
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Feels Special : Roman Ruins, Tyre, Lebanon
Tyre is a small town in the south of Lebanon, right on the Mediterranean Sea. It has what you could call an untapped potential. Had it been on the other side of the sea it would probably had become be...
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The path : above Hasroun, Qadisha Valley, Lebanon
How happy we were to finally arrive in the Qadisha. After the chaos of Beirut, its cramped traffic and glass towers popping in every corner, this pretty much felt like paradise lost. We’re maybe two...
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Feels special : Beiteddine palace, Lebanon
It’s not so easy to get a taste of Lebanon’s historic heritage these days, it often seems shuffled away by the cars, the high rises and the dust. That’s why visiting Beiteddine palace feels like going...
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Paradise search : Dar Qadisha at L’Hôte Libanais, Hasroun, Lebanon
Dar Qadisha is a bit of an outsider in the selection of accommodations I have on The Voyageur. I probably wouldn’t have booked it if it wasn’t part of l’Hôte Libanais‘ collection. Looking at it on the...
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The place : Baalbek ruins, Lebanon
When I knew I was finally gonna go to Lebanon, one of the first things I thought was: “I will finally get to see Baalbek”. A quick Google Maps request showed that it didn’t seem too far from Beirut,...
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In situ : Beirut, Lebanon
I sort of feel half guilty posting this picture. I would really love to tell you that this is what Beirut looks like, but the truth is that this scene is more of an anomaly. It was taken not far from...
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The mood : Hasroun, Qadisha valley, Lebanon
It was quite blissful to explore the small streets of the village of Hasroun, in the middle of the Qadisha valley, after the hustle of Beirut. Like at Jacqueline’s, I found there a pretty unique mix...
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The mood : Saida old souk, Lebanon
If you go to Lebanon, chances are you will hear about the old souk of Saida (also called Sidon). We spent a morning there when we were in Tyre since the cities aren’t too far apart, and I can say that...
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Itinerary : 12 days in Lebanon
Do you remember when I wrote that wanderlust article about Lebanon? Well, a year after or so, we acted up on our longtime fantasy and spent a dozen days there. The truth is, none of it would have...
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The cosmopolitan kitchen : Mouhalabieh with sour cherries
It seems like summer has finally arrived in Paris, that’s the perfect excuse for this refreshing dessert. Mouhalabieh is a well-known dessert from Lebanon, a simple cream perfumed with precious orange...
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The mood : Tyre in May, Lebanon
Going from Beirut to Tyre is fast enough. Once you manage to extirpate yourself from the traffic congestion of the capital, you’re in for a ride on the coastal road that makes going from one side to...
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The mood : Beirut in May, Lebanon
Our trip to Lebanon was in 2015 and I have hardly published any pictures of Beirut since then. It wasn’t because of a lack of interesting things to share, quite the contrary actually. Taking pictures...
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Paradise search : Dar al Achrafieh, Beirut, Lebanon
Dar al Achrafieh was our first stop in Beirut and in Lebanon. This trip had been on our mind for years, which put even more anticipation in these first days where you’re really confronting your...
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