{"id":47973,"date":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon"},"modified":"2023-08-11T06:17:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T06:17:33","slug":"17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<big>The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up. Every country in the world has problems of racism, infrastructure, and politics &#8211; we\u2019re not suggesting that you ignore all these problems, but it\u2019s good to put them aside once in a while, and enjoy the little things. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>1. Meet some entrepreneurs<\/b><\/big><\/big> <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-13-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>These are the people who are still investing their time and energy in Lebanon. Here are some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/47887\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese App developers<\/a> working against the odds.<\/big> <br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>2. Drive up to the mountains<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-6-250x188.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Smell the pine trees and remember that there is some good in the world. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>3. Take a walk on the corniche<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5-250x188.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Go early, stare at the sea.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>4. Go to Sour<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-4-250x169.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>The perfect mix of a coastal city and an old village. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>5. Go to the silk museum in Bsous<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>6. Take a walk around Saida<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-2-250x188.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Check out the old souks, the cathedrals, mosques, soap factory, tiny alleys, and friendly people.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>7. Take in the history in Deir el Qamar<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-1-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>8. Visit one of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/l\/47927\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\">unbelievably beautiful places<\/a><\/b><\/big><\/big> <br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-250x167.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>9. Drink coffee in a small cafe in Beirut<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>People watch and fall in love. <\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>10. Go to Arz, to the Cedar reserve.<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-250x219.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>11. Go to the Msaylha Castle in Chekka<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11-250x188.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>12. Visit a local winery<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>   <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-250x174.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>13. Have yourself a seafood lunch in Jbeil<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9-250x182.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>Drink some arak too.<\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>14. Go surfing in Batroun<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>15. Check out the olive harvest in the South of Lebanon<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8-250x160.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>16. Go for a walk in Taanayel<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7-250x157.png\" width=\"100%\"><br \/>  <br \/>  <br \/>  <big><big><b>17. Chill in Mar Mikhael<\/b><\/big><\/big><br \/>  <br \/>  <big>This tiny patch has managed to become a hub for bars, restaurants, and cafes against all odds.<\/big><br \/>      <figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"412675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"412677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-1-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-1-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-1.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"412679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-2-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-2-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-2-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-2.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"412681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-3.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"169\" data-id=\"412683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-4-250x169.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-4-250x169.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-4-600x405.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-4.png 740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"412685\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-5.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"412687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-6-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-6-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-6-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-6.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"157\" data-id=\"412689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7-250x157.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7-250x157.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7-600x377.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-7.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"160\" data-id=\"412691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8-250x160.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8-250x160.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8-600x383.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-8.png 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"182\" data-id=\"412693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9-250x182.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9-250x182.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9-600x437.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-9.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"174\" data-id=\"412695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-250x174.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-250x174.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-600x418.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-1024x713.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-1536x1070.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-10-2048x1427.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"188\" data-id=\"412697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11-250x188.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11-250x188.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-11.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"219\" data-id=\"412699\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-250x219.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-250x219.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-600x525.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-1024x896.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-768x672.png 768w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-1536x1343.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-12-2048x1791.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" data-id=\"412701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-13-250x167.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-412701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-13-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-13-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-13.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure><\/figure>    ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><big>The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":412703,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ai_generated_summary":"","_preview_accessed":0,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"media-embed-type":[],"class_list":["post-47973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stuffwelove"],"authorship":[102],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Beirut.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"424\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@beirutcityguide\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"\",\"@id\":\"\"},\"headline\":\"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/47973-14.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Stuff We Love\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/\",\"name\":\"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/47973-14.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00\",\"description\":\"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/47973-14.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/47973-14.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":424},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/en\\\/47973\\\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com\",\"description\":\"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beirut.com, SA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/04\\\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1044,\"caption\":\"Beirut.com, SA\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.beirut.com\\\/ar\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/beirutcityguide\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/beirutcityguide\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon","description":"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon","og_description":"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/","og_site_name":"Beirut.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","article_published_time":"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":424,"url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_site":"@beirutcityguide","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/"},"author":{"name":"","@id":""},"headline":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon","datePublished":"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/"},"wordCount":265,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png","articleSection":["Stuff We Love"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/","name":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png","datePublished":"2017-05-11T00:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-11T06:17:33+00:00","description":"The country has been in crisis for years now, and we all feel like giving up.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/47973-14.png","width":600,"height":424},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/47973\/17-things-to-do-when-you-feel-like-giving-up-on-lebanon\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"17 Things To Do When You Feel Like Giving Up On Lebanon"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","name":"Beirut.com","description":"Beirut.com is your insider guide to Lebanon, with the best in food, culture, neighborhoods, and everything new. Discover where to go and fall in love with our country.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#organization","name":"Beirut.com, SA","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Beirut.com-Logo-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1044,"caption":"Beirut.com, SA"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/ar\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/beirutcityguide","https:\/\/x.com\/beirutcityguide"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":676705,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47973\/revisions\/676705"}],"wp:authorship":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/412703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47973"},{"taxonomy":"media-embed-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media-embed-type?post=47973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}