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...behalf of those who weren't so lucky. Some of them had seen firsthand how Beirut had recovered from the destruction left by Israel's last invasion in 1982 and the country's own civil war, only to be leveled once again. The city was readying for a tourist influx, says Lina Shehayeb, a Lebanese-American who was in Beirut for a family vacation. When Shehayeb heard the news that two Israeli soldiers had been kidnapped by Hizballah, she didn't think twice about it. "I thought they might attack a Hizballah corner somewhere in the South, we didn...
...tours are to France or brewery visits are to Germany, so whisky trails are to Scotland, connecting around 90 distilleries from the internationally famous to the delightfully obscure, and giving visitors a glimpse at centuries of whiskymaking history. Their growing popularity has prompted some Scottish distilleries to open slick tourist centers, complete with interactive exhibits and branded merchandise for sale - but it can be just as much[an error occurred while processing this directive] fun to turn up at a distillery where no concessions are made to visitors beyond an impromptu tour of the production facilities and a quick dram...
...athletics’ “Operation: Summer Fitness” preliminary test.Little did the Hemenway staffers know, after three years of running late to class (including two all the way from distant Mather House) I had become a professional speed-walker and de facto captain of the Olympic tourist-dodging team. Although some Fabio from Harvard Law School had put my push-up total to shame, my first-place-winning laps around the Yard were fast-paced, yet all-too familiar. Walking away, albeit slowly, from the University Hall finish line, I realized I set a very challenging time...
...after the earthquake on Monday came without warning. More than 20,000 families were displaced, thousands injured and more than 500 killed. Estimates of the physical damage are still being calculated, but dozens of hotels and restaurants were lost in what was once one of the country's top tourist destinations...
...streets going about their business. The owner of a hardware store told me that people were stocking up on batteries. He thought the war had nothing to do with Hizballah or Israel's security. According to him, this was a war for the hearts and minds of tourists. Once Israel destroyed Lebanon's entire infrastructure, that would be the end of its tourist industry, he says. All the people coming to Lebanon would instead flock to Israel. I try to keep from showing too much skepticism...