Max Baghdassarian is a one-of-a-kind Lebanese travel blogger. His blog, Drifter’s Guide To The Planet, is an adventure travel blog that defies conventional beliefs. It focuses on sustainable travel and world discovery, with the developing of entrepreneurial thinking, and volunteering. Indeed, Max is a big supporter of the ‘citizenship of the world’ philosophy, and is a strong…
Month: January 2017
Photomed 2017: Belgian Photographer Nick Hannes’ Mediterranean Journey through his Lens
For the fourth edition of Photomed Lebanon, the Annual Mediterranean Festival dedicated to the subtle art of Photography, countries like France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Tunisia and Lebanon have invited artists to different galleries in Beirut until the 8th of February. This year, Switzerland and Belgium are also represented. Nick Hannes, came all the way from Belgium to…
Interview with H.E Hester Somsen former Netherlands Ambassador to Lebanon
The Netherlands is one of the twenty largest Economies in the World and is a leading global knowledge economy. Holland has a longstanding history of invention, moving around the oceans of the world, trading with other countries. In times of global, social and economic challenges, the Dutch are keen to find creative ways to keep…
La Communication de Crise à l’Epreuve du Monde de l’Info en Continu
Dans notre monde ultra-connecté, divers acteurs communiquent fréquemment et de manière stratégique. Ainsi, ils mettent en avant leur culture, produits et innovations occupant alors le devant de la scène médiatique, sociale et digitale avec les messages qu’ils disséminent. Or il arrive qu’un acteur (un gouvernement, une multinationale, des PME, startup, Stars ou Politiciens) se retrouve…
Redefining Sexy: The Bare Necessities
The word sexy, a derivative of sex, describes an individual, a behaviour or an item that is seductive and alluring to the eye. What is considered “sexy” is subjective, changing across regions, countries, and subcultures. A number of factors have influenced what is viewed as appealing including regional temperature, i.e. hot or cold climates, history,…
These 30 Shots will Take You to Beirut Now !
Beirut is the city of contrasts: beauty, grit, shadows & lights. Travellers have frequently listed the Lebanese Capital as one of the Top 10 Most Beautiful Cities in the World. To precisely define Beirut is nearly impossible: like a mid-summer day’s dream it remains elusive and free; which means it can sometimes also turn into a nightmare. Still, Historians and Poets throughout the Ages…
