Are you guys all nuts? Last year my sister-in-law and her 2 boys were evacuated on one of our aircraft carriers out of Lebanon. I have been there about 5 times, have seen everything, have visited every historical place, got sick every time because ground water is polluted. I have swum at their "beaches" (rocks) with diapers floating next to me and getting a rash. Every time the whole family had to be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B and Typhoid fever. You can't go shopping because evrything is outrageously expensive and that includes mediocre restaurants. My husband is from Lebanon and now he can go there by himself!!