AT#273 - Travel to Lebanon

The Amateur Traveler talks to Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll about their recent trip to Bangladesh. Bangladesh is the most densely populated country, but all those people are one of Bangladesh's strengths." 

The Amateur Traveler talks to well-known travel writer / editor Don George about his first visit to the Champagne region of France. Despite having lived in France after college, Don had never visited the area made so famous by the blind monk Dom Perignon and his sparkling wine. D ...  Show more

Lina tells us about one year when she went home to celebrate Christmas in Beirut. We travel to Beirut, the Lebanese capital where we join Lina and her friends on a cultural and culinary tour. What do you think of French en route? Let us know how we could improve! Follow this link ...  Show more

“War changes you. It doesn’t necessarily make you a tougher person or a better person or a worse person, but it is a training on the art of dying,” Joumana Haddad tells New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai. “I’ve always thought about that ever since I can remember. And it’s not easy to ...

In the last year, we’ve witnessed a disturbing trend among some on the fringe left, who cheer those they think are resisting Western imperialism. Even when those anti-imperialists are. . . designated terrorist groups. This misguided support was on full display on the anniversary ...  Show more

Lebanon's health minister says at least thirty-one people are now known to have been killed by Friday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut - a third of them women and children.Also in the programme: do France's rape laws and the way it prosecutes cases need to change? And on World Alzhe ...  Show more