Blog: LOFT965

Last year The New York Times named Beirut the #1 place to go to in 2009. This year , the list is out and there is not trace of Beirut. It was replaced by Sri Lanka at the top spot (which we fully agree with as we visited Weligama, Kandy, Colombo and Taprobane Island and absolutely adored it). But, interestingly enough, Damascus, also a place of untapped touristic gold, has sprung up at #7. The article explains: "The next Marrakesh ? Perhaps mindful of the way that renovations of historic riads have drawn upscale [...]