tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post3001505273073168487..comments2024-03-25T20:06:01.587-04:00Comments on Novel Adventurers: Off The Beaten Track: Sexy BeirutSupriya Savkoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-57188757519910613592011-10-15T21:40:52.268-04:002011-10-15T21:40:52.268-04:00Your love for Beirut is inspiring, and the Ottoman...Your love for Beirut is inspiring, and the Ottoman architecture must be beautiful!!! I must admit that I too viewed Beirut as war torn and sad thank you for giving me a chance to change that thought!!!SangeetaNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999167538978486320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-13266848672632368592011-10-15T12:22:40.418-04:002011-10-15T12:22:40.418-04:00Heidi, you'll have to fight me for the first-i...Heidi, you'll have to fight me for the first-in-line position! All these other interesting locales in the book make for a great passport to the world's most interesting places. <br /><br />Alexander, Beirut sounds like an amazing place, and I'll admit, before you piece, I too associated war rubble and empty bunkers when I pictured it. Thanks for turning my perceptions around. I so hope you find a publisher soon, because this sounds like a book I have to read. Thanks for sharing this.Supriya Savkoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-48378360977385121652011-10-15T12:02:52.670-04:002011-10-15T12:02:52.670-04:00I love your description of Beirut, Alexander. It&#...I love your description of Beirut, Alexander. It's clear how well you know and love the city. I've never been there myself but have heard that it is a fascinating and vibrant city. It's very difficult, I find, to break through people's preconceived notions of what the Middle East is like. With persistence you will find the right publisher and I will be the first in line to buy a copy of your book. :)<br /><br />In your travels through the Middle East, did you ever go to Iran?Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-12605984177042788702011-10-15T10:38:32.821-04:002011-10-15T10:38:32.821-04:00I have to confess, Alli, the flight path into Beir...I have to confess, Alli, the flight path into Beirut International takes you along the coast and I nearly always remember watching, as a kid, the silvery flashes and vapour trails of F16s scything down the same coast on bombing runs.<br /><br />But Beirut today is so far beyond the war - it's only four hours from London and certainly well worth the visit! :)Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-50863571170966590122011-10-14T17:16:21.759-04:002011-10-14T17:16:21.759-04:00It's so interesting how we perceive a country ...It's so interesting how we perceive a country or person and find it so difficult to let go of that image. I love that you're trying to turn that around and it sounds like you have an excellent helping hand in Jad's 'looks like Beirut's' certificates. Thanks for such an interesting post!Alli Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363202163419352155noreply@blogger.com