Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Middle East > Lebanon > Beirut
When to go to Beirut ( Lebanon ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 24 | 190 | 15 |  |
| february | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 32 | 157 | 12 |  |
| march | 6 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 35 | 93 | 9 |  |
| april | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 55 | 5 |  |
| may | 10 | 19 | 27 | 10 | 41 | 17 | 2 | |
| june | 12 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 0 | |
| july | 12 | 24 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| august | 11 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| september | 9 | 24 | 31 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 1 | |
| october | 8 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 50 | 4 | |
| november | 7 | 17 | 24 | 5 | 32 | 131 | 8 | |
| december | 5 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 30 | 184 | 12 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 5 hours of average sunlight in Beirut and the overall temperature will vary between -1 and 30 (Celcius) in this area of Lebanon. Usually you shouldn't see more than 15 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Middle East.
What to do in Beirut : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of Lebanon, Beirut has almost two million inhabitants. Important trading port, but also major cultural and financial center, it occupies a strategic position in global trade.
Its Mediterranean climate makes it a pleasant destination in all seasons, but after the civil war ended in 1990, it remains a vast construction site still under construction.
You can still visit the center in a renovated remarkable architecture, and full of restaurants, shops and cafes, and luxury shops. The nightlife is also very intense in Beirut, and for lovers of art, Saifi Village offers numerous galleries.
There are also many different cultural events, and that in different fields: film, music, contemporary art, theater. The museums are not far behind, led by the Beirut Art Center, the National Museum and the Museum Sursock.
You will not be able to find local restaurants, and you will enjoy strolling in the heart of the old old Beirut.
It will not escape you that this wounded city is all the energy in the world to rebuild, and it manifests despite its recent past and an extraordinary heavy sense of fun, you will certainly share it.
