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If you’ve always wanted to learn more about Lebanese food and experience first hand what it really is like to enjoy an authentic, lavish Mediterranean spread then this seven-day culinary journey across Lebanon will leave you with a well-rounded taste of Lebanon and each of its region’s specialties. You will visit six different regions, savoring each region’s specialty and learning the process and technique that goes into making that certain dish that each region is renown for.

The culinary journey across Lebanon will visit Beirut, Byblos, Batroun, Tripoli, the North, Mount Lebanon, Baalbeck, and the Beqaa. The tour is led by Bethany Kehdy, a Lebanese national and seasoned food blogger. She has prepared a fascinating list of fabulous activities including many food demonstrations, harvest-your-own expeditions, visits to ancient towns and bustling markets, wine tasting at vineyards and even a fishing trip. And of course there will be lots of relaxing by the pool, lavish lunches, and exotic dinners.

The first edition of Taste Lebanon will run from 23 September to 1 October and spaces are limited to only 11 participants.

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A famous Australian poet, Dorothea McKellar, wrote in her poem "I love a sunburnt country":
I love a sunburnt country,
A land of sweeping plains,
of ragged mountain ranges,
of drought and flooding rains.
I love her far horizons,
I love her jewel sea,
her beauty and her terror -
The wide brown land for me.

The recent bushfires in SE Australia are a natural disaster that has cost many (hundreds at this stage) of lives in and around the outer suburbs of Melbourne.

Please do not let this put anyone off visiting/touring/backpacking this wide brown land.

I know this is an unusual tip for ' Been there' but there is still lots to see/lots to do in and around Melbourne... please see the other tips on this great place to visit.
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The scale models of the ships are cool and the building itself is quite interesting.

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