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New Year’s Traditions That Aren’t Resolutions
Now that the merry days of Christmas are over, the holiday blues have slowly kicked in. Well, not in it’s entirety since we still are feeling festive for the New Year! Yes, put aside your gift lists and make way for the resolutions list. Let’s face it, every year we go through the same thing […]
The Local Tree Making Global Headlines
We are two days away from what seems like the happiest day of the year. No, we’re not talking about international Nut Day, (we mean, who isn’t happy on that day?) but we are talking about Christmas! The only holiday that keeps you in a good mood the entire month is finally here and we
5 Places Where Christmas Lives
The official countdown to Christmas has officially started and we are so decked out in holiday spirit, we just might explode. Baking non-stop in the kitchen, watching what seems to be a never-ending list of holiday movies, and crossing off everyone on our holiday list. Sometimes the holidays come and go so quickly that we
8 things you thought you knew about Christmas
A little over 2 weeks until Christmas and we can’t stop singing Christmas carols, staring at the blinking lights on our trees and wearing what seems like the ugliest Christmas sweaters in the world – all with the biggest smile. Something about the ambiance of the month of December makes the most stressful of times
4 SWEET WAYS TO MAKE IT TO THE HOLIDAYS
We can speak for almost everyone when we say that December 25th isn’t the only day Christmas is celebrated. As soon as you cross off November 30th from your calendar the trees come out, stockings get hung, and the feeling of Christmas starts all month long. The month of December is considered one of the
Uncovering the treasures of Milan
What do you get when you have a travel enthusiast, an obsessed writer, and an extreme lover of pizza? Well, the obvious – you have yourself a trip to Milan, Italy. A trip to (eat)aly?! We’re surprised we hadn’t thought of this earlier. With a city filled with gorgeous architecture, culture, and even more delicious
The Everlasting Legend of the Cedar
As we slowly approach the 22 of November, also known as our beloved nation’s birthday, our inner Lebanese glow seems to be shining a little brighter. But in light of the recent unfortunate events, it seems to be also shining a little bolder too. With that in mind, we thought it would be extremely fitting
The Perfect Laham Bi Ajeen: Ichkhanian Bakery
Almost anywhere you go in Beirut you can easily spot (or smell) a small bakery, or forn, cooking up the most delicious aromas – whether it’s cheese mana’eesh or meat pies (Laham bi Ajeen), you can’t help but get drawn in by the delicious smell and walk in. With that being said it’s obvious that
Saving The Palace of Beirut
Lebanon is a history book in itself. The country is so full of culture that buildings and monuments can tell an extensive tale better than any textbook can. Which is why we adore our beloved country. In a country where lavish buildings are being built by which seems like the minute – it’s always an
Five Disturbingly Delicious Halloween Recipes
Nothing truly marks the season of fall quite like Halloween does. With the scariest time of year only a few days away we’ve been in a frenzy looking for the best costume, the coolest party to go to, and of course the most devilishly delicious recipes to try. Without a doubt the best part of
Dare to Ride: Beirut Café Racers
What do an HR manager, a typographer, and motorcycles have in common? Usually nothing, but in this case it has one pretty big common ground: Beirut Café Racers. The first thing that comes to mind when someone hears “Beirut Café Racers” is an actual café – but it’s far from it. We found a small
Long Live the Cassette
Everyone loves to listen to music. Whether you use it to jump around and dance or as an escape mechanism to teleport you another place in time – it’s a pleasure no matter the reason. Nowadays you can instantly go online and download from an unlimited supply of music, but it wasn’t always as easy