Launching a Tour to Lebanon for Fellow Female Travelers with Alex in Wanderland
In a series of right place, right time events, I’ve found myself living inBeirut for the last two years with my German boyfriend, who I happened to meeton a boat off the shores of Zanzibar nearly four years ago. Like I said, it’sbeen an interesting few years to say the least.
When I found myself with the opportunity to go to Lebanon, I didn’t havemore than past headlines of civil war, Lebanese dishes exported to the US andlocation to go on. So, I dove into research and Googling. Yet, I foundsearching around online didn’t yield tons of information on tourism. It wasbits and pieces in articles but hard to pin down on Google Maps the placesmentioned at times or how best to get around. In comes #LiveLoveLebanon, ahashtag that helped lead me to hundreds of travel inspiration posts onInstagram. I come to find that the Lebanese love the gram as much as we do…ormaybe more.
Lots of likes and accounts followed later, I laid out some plans to seeLebanon. I was determined to get familiar with my new home. And, that I did.Most Lebanese joke that I’ve been to more places than them.
After hosting nearly a dozen visitors, I have crisscrossed the country and managed to survive driving in Lebanon – which is a feat in itself! Each time, I get a thrill out of showing people the Lebanon that I know and sharing my love for the country to the broader world.
In comes my friend Alex, the force behind Alex in Wanderland. She came tovisit this past September, and it was a serendipitous trip. At the end, we bothhad an epiphany at the swim-up pool bar that we had to bring a Wander WomenRetreat here!
And so, we bring to you the very first Wander Women Retreat Lebanon August15-22, 2020. We only have 14 spots and those that follow Alex in Wanderland andour friends get first dibs.
The itinerary focuses on supporting local businesses, a cooking class with awomen's collective, a visit to the country's first microbrewery, an Arabiccalligraphy workshop, SUP in the Mediterranean, daily yoga, sip wine among thevines at boutique wineries, hike among the Cedars of God, stay on an agro-farmand make your own jam, swim-up bars and hookah, and much more.
Reserve your spot here!
