12 Most Unsafe Countries For Tourism

The association “Safety without boundaries” (SSF) at the beginning of every month publishes a list of 12 countries with the highest level of danger for tourists for the previous month.

This rating is composed on the base of the alerts received from these countries from tourists and immigrants living there.

The SSF has already published the list of 12 major countries (excluding such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan and Somali) from which the biggest amount of recourses was received.

The force-majeur situations such as epidemiological threats and natural disasters were not included. The danger mostly was determined by the acts of terrorism, widespread social disorders, anti-Semitic conflicts and repressions.

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Plastic Surgery in Lebanon and Lebanon Beauty Tourism

Beauty tourism, travelling abroad for cosmetic and plastic surgery related reasons, has increased drastically in the world these last few years, mainly because most people find it unaffordable to do such surgeries in their home countries. In Lebanon for example, it is much less expensive to get any kind of plastic and cosmetic surgery, at the same, if not better, quality.

Plastic surgery and beauty tourism has become quite the lucrative business. In most Western countries, the costs for these types of operations are huge. For example, in the United States, a nose job (rhinoplasty) can cost as much as $16 000, forcing people to take out loans and risking bankruptcy. Travelling abroad for such services is therefore, quite an attractive option, greatly reducing the costs.

More and more countries all over the world are becoming renowned places of beauty tourism such as India, Brazil, the Philippines, and now Lebanon!

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5 Free Places to Visit During Your Lebanon Vacations

If you ever come to Lebanon, be sure to look for the most appropriate Lebanon Packages for your taste and budget. Traditionally, there is not one single place where you can gather all the necessary information for your Lebanon vacations. Whether you go extensively through Lonely Planet Guides, or whether you look for that information on the internet. That’s why being in Lebanon myself, and being passionate about the country and about tourism in general, I thought about gathering all the necessary information for the first time visitor in one place. In this article, I would be giving you some advice about the 5 best free places to visit in Beirut, the Lebanese capital.

- Beirut City Center: Walking through Beirut old (but renovated) city is a delight in itself. You can sit for a while on the pavement around the Star Square, watch people come and go, and observe the time passing while being surrounded by beautiful old buildings.

- The Rock: This is a nice place to go, in the afternoon particularly. Along the beach, you can get to the Rock place where there are two impressive rocks standing in the sea. Some adventurous people can go for a swim, or can even climb the rocks and plunge into the sea.

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