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Back Country Skiing in Lebanon

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Monday, February 8. 2010

Maxime Chaya spent the whole of Sunday plotting the route for the upcoming Patrouille des Cedres

below are some photos captured along the path - notice the baby Lebanese Cedars, planted in 1977!

tags: lebanon, lebanese, cedars, snow, skiing, back country, mzaar, faraya, kfardebian, maxime chaya, patrouille des cedres

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Snow at 750m

Posted by finkployd in Photo
Thursday, February 4. 2010

the next few days are going to be even colder...

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Lebanon & MENA Weekly Economic Reports - Week 5

Posted by finkployd in Info
Wednesday, February 3. 2010

MWM-Week-5.pdf

LWM-Week-5.pdf

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Skiing into a Lebanese on the French Alps

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Tuesday, February 2. 2010

It's not uncommon to stumble into a Lebanese whilst skiing on the French Alps...

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A Beautiful Ski Day in Faraya

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Thursday, January 28. 2010

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Lebanon & MENA Weekly Economic Reports 1-4

Posted by finkployd in Info
Thursday, January 28. 2010

MWM-Week-1.pdf

MWM-Week-2.pdf

MWM-Week-3.pdf

MWM201004.pdf

LWM-Week-1.pdf

LWM-Week-2.pdf

LWM-Week-3.pdf

LWM-Week-4.pdf

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Blogging Beirut Comments

dara about Back Country Skiing in Lebanon

Mon, 08.02.2010 18:00

just 3 pictures :(

z about Snow at 750m

Mon, 08.02.2010 17:38

All white!!

edelweiss about Snow at 750m

Fri, 05.02.2010 23:40

Fink, this shot is a classic one - almost unreal in modern-day Lebanon You see this country with the eyes of a poet!

anon about We Are The Resistance - full report

Fri, 05.02.2010 20:39

wow u people work really hard

jj about Wild Boar at Copas: a slap in the face

Fri, 05.02.2010 18:45

well well , people can say whatever they want but what they miss is No one is perfect and i mean it , just one is perfect "GOD" so about wine , yes you can have your wine the way you like it and [...]

rushawi about Full Text of Doha Agreement

Fri, 05.02.2010 09:43

very informative articles. it is diffigult to find this agreement else where. Good job.

ma khasak about Hemp on Roundabouts in Lebanon

Thu, 04.02.2010 21:10

thats in beit mery police took them out hahaha didnt believe untill i saw it

SALWA KARAM about Lebanon & MENA Weekly Economic Reports - Week 5

Wed, 03.02.2010 22:22

I READ YOUR BLOGGING DAILY..MISS U MUCH CICI

fink about Major Minor Earthquake Felt in South Lebanon & Beirut

Sun, 31.01.2010 22:28

not really - why do u ask?

rana about Major Minor Earthquake Felt in South Lebanon & Beirut

Sun, 31.01.2010 21:55

can we know if any earthquake might hit lebanon anytime soon?

Ms. M about A Beautiful Ski Day in Faraya

Fri, 29.01.2010 03:19

Looks gorgeous! I am SO jealous!

fink about A Beautiful Ski Day in Faraya

Thu, 28.01.2010 23:10

loucy certified

Z about A Beautiful Ski Day in Faraya

Thu, 28.01.2010 22:56

Those look like Loucy sandwiches.

anon about Deir Hamatoura - Amyoun El-Koura, North Lebanon

Wed, 27.01.2010 20:15

salut

ahmad ibrahim about your Daily Dose of Art

Tue, 26.01.2010 16:48

not bad :) i like this :)

Matt about Rock Climbing in Lebanon

Tue, 26.01.2010 11:27

oh, five years ago already..

Matt about Rock Climbing in Lebanon

Tue, 26.01.2010 11:25

Sweet!! About time this happens..

AT about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Mon, 25.01.2010 22:06

i received a responce from the ministry of tourism and they seem interested in following that up. they asked if it was on the main road to Harissa i said yes. also this piece is too big to h [...]

AT about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Fri, 22.01.2010 22:07

this is not only distateful and gross, but also shows how individuals destroy nature carelessly. from wherever those were obtained. when we were hiking in bcharre couple years ago we saw a g [...]

Armigatus about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Fri, 22.01.2010 03:07

Wow How old are these things?

fink about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 10:19

As requested, all reference to Jeita has been removed. Thank you for reassuring us all that these could not have possibly come from Jeita. And thank you for your support on this!

fink about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 10:17

As requested, all reference to Jeita has been removed. Thank you for reassuring us all that these could not have possibly come from Jeita. And thank you for your support on this!

Dr.-Eng. Nabil Haddad about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 10:10

We kindly ask the writer of the title of the above photos to immediately remove the name of Jeita Grotto as these pieces of column stones are definitely not a part of Jeita Cave rock formations [...]

dr.haddad, nabil about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 08:31

we don't know the origin of columns, we are going to contact the ministry of tourism

M about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 07:22

because it seems like there is a house being built in the background, I'd assume they found those digging to put in the foundations of the houseand sawed them off, as to what they intend to do w [...]

A. about Bulldozing Ancient Ruins in Downtown Beirut (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 05:32

There building a new bell tower for the church located next to Mohamad El Amine Mosque because they dont want the church do be dwarfed so the new bell tower being constructed will be the same he [...]

han about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 05:28

they're beautiful. I hope someone follows up on this and finds out how they were obtained. Are the Stalagmites that are sawed off in maintenance operations available for public purchase? I be [...]

sam about Amateur Footage of Lebanese Civil War 1975-1990 : Part 1

Wed, 20.01.2010 05:18

la2 foad those are images of the leftists invation against the lebanese army and kataeb/ahrar in siyyadeh hazmieh

babagannouj about from Harissa with Love (UPDATED)

Wed, 20.01.2010 01:31

u shud def bring the issue up to someone's attention. ministries maybe?

Rakan about Faraya January 2010 - Global Warming?

Tue, 19.01.2010 20:12

This is just the tip of the iceberg.