Good morning guys and welcome back to another video here in Turkey but I'm actually going
to be leaving Turkey in just a couple minutes here as you can see I'm in a car specifically
I'm in a taxi I'm gonna get those sunglasses on it's about 7:30 a.m. and I am flying to
Lebanon, so it's going to be a great time I'm really really excited to be going because I'm
actually going to be seeing Fouad, I'm going to see Mabelle and we are going to have some fun.
Yeah guys got a 45 minute or so ride to the airport here there's two airports in Istanbul
I'm going to the main Istanbul airport IST and I'll be taking Middle Eastern airlines over to
Lebanon. So I break the flight a couple days ago is about maybe $220 I want to say, so a
pretty decent price for like a two hour flight but yeah when you book it nearly last minute,
I probably got it for like a hundred but I wanted-wanted a good flight time arrived
right in the middle of the day and so yeah guys let's go ahead and do this.
And guys we have made it to the airport one thing I want to mention is both on my way to and from
the airport I tried to pay with my American credit and debit card. I tried them both and they didn't
work and I haven't, I've had a couple times where my American card hasn't worked here in Turkey
definitely more than in other places but the taxi guy on the way here if you remember my first video
when I got to Istanbul he had said American cards don't work and so this taxi driver just
validated it he tried it twice and then um he tried my debit card and there's no issues
with them because I double checked that there wasn't like a fraud protection thing popping up
nothing popped up so I think it's just must be like the taxi companies those readers don't
accept like certain foreign cards so just keep that in mind luckily I had some US dollars and
a little bit of Turkish lira to pay and I paid roughly like 100 Turkish lira and 20 US dollars,
which was maybe slightly more than the than the price but like you know it was still
it was still fine so yeah we've got the international departures that we're going to be
going into gotta find Middle Eastern airlines and then we're good to go my friends. All right guys
we're gonna take a quick stop from today's video on our way to Lebanon and share with you guys
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so that'll save you quite a bit on this suitcase. Then it is time to fly. All right we are to
the first level of security time to find the check-in information for Middle Eastern airlines.
All right I've made it through oh passport control my guess is here in the airport you
no longer need to wear masks because most people don't have them on the first airport I've been at
that's like this is such a nice feeling and take a look down here Middle Eastern airlines I freaking
love you this is all able to be a carry-on so we got the overhead compartment by the foot and then
some snacks there so probably push it a little bit but maybe the plane's not full that's why they
were nice or maybe they just didn't notice I think they just didn't notice but yeah now we're gonna
go over to the lounge here and get some work done for the next two hours before the flight leaves.
All right guys I can never actually locate where the lounge was but yeah there's a lot of space in
this airport I can tell you that it's massive so I'm trying to get my next video up which is
a bit concerning because it's at 31% and the boarding pass starts in like 20 minutes
59% left it's going to be a close one guys we shall see otherwise it's gonna be a late upload
but anyways guys more importantly we are about to head to Beirut and I haven't been back in like
five months so I'm so so excited to see friends, to see my girlfriend and it's gonna be a great time
I'm super excited for it so let's head on over to the gate in just a minute. All right guys and it is
time we're heading back to Beirut, Lebanon. Got about a two hour flight and then we'll be there.
And we have made it to Lebanon it's been a while. All right guys I've made it off the plane
and I can tell you I can feel it's pretty hot here you can feel that humidity coming through the
walls but it's great to be back here in Lebanon. All right guys I have made it through customs
or actually immigration and then now it's time to go to the customs and then we're in. All right we
are about to walk out and I think my belt will both be outside I haven't seen them in a while
so it's that nervous excitedness. All right let's see ah there they are we've got them right there
oh it feels great to be back here in Lebanon. A lot of people here
All right guys the excitement is at its peak right now we got my balance watch
let's go so bajo keep khan Lebanon oh it's good to be back
to bajo and it was a good reminder when I got back to Lebanon it was so hot in the customs line I
got questioned for a little bit wondering what I'm doing in Lebanon for like my fifth time oh
it's great to be back how are you feeling bro I'm feeling really good yeah lots of stuff yeah
perfect yeah you already know we're gonna be back on that Lebanese food I'm so ready for it
oh and to get that off my back the famous coffee the famous quotes "You can't leave Lebanon
but Lebanon can leave you". Exactly that's true that's true and everyone that I've met that's
been on especially one of my friends that I met Mahad the other day he said the same
thing as me he's like the only place that I've ever gotten actually very sad when he
left was Lebanon and I was like bro that's the same for me so it's great to be back.
All right guys I think after about yeah let's say 45 minutes together
I think I finally realized I'm here in Lebanon and this is the first time I've ever said it
right I'm always saying Lebanon when I was walking when I you guys probably saw
this like a few minutes ago in the video when I walked in the airport I was like
Lebanon it's been a while a couple people looked at me like bro it's not Leb none, it's Lebanon
but is that is that the French way or is that the Arab way
yeah [__]. All right I'm getting it down there. Lebon,
there we go there we go yeah let's put it this way if you guys watch my Paris, France videos
yeah speaking French is not necessarily what I'd consider a specialty of mine but
we're back in Arabic town so yeah, how did it feel bro? Everything's good man everything's good oh
yeah we're gonna have some good lunch yeah what's gonna be on the menu [__] fine leaves yeah
stuffed with rice and small pieces of meat uh-huh delicious and [__] the chicken yeah
some homemade hummus oh bro talk to me like that oh no the mini sweets my grandma made some Lebanese
sweets you're gonna love it oh you're gonna love it. That's what we call an official welcoming back.
You ready for this? I'm ready for this. You probably haven't had Lebanese food in quite a while right
I miss it so much exactly what we're saying[__]
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All right guys we got about a total of like 50 minutes I guess 45 minutes from the airport to
Jounieh where we're going to be going to Fouad's grandmas and having a delicious meal
and seeing some of their family and me and some aussies that are apparently
here for how long like a month yeah something like that oh something like a month all right so
we're gonna have some fun we're just with a lot of aussies in the last couple months hanging out with
Mr Luke Demand so keep the fun going it's gonna be a good time we'll see you guys once we get
there good night white good day mike good night. All right Jounieh it is great to be back all right
All right-all right we are entering into what's grandma's place
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I'm back oh yeah I gotta gotta get you in here how are you me yeah yeah yeah
so guys we're entering into my Lebanese family's house yeah exactly I'm an adopted son right
how are you? Good to see you.
[__] Thank you
The man I met, the legend Fouad.
You know I will say that I'm getting some serious nostalgia from from actually way back when
all the way back in July around I want to say July 30th I had just met Fouad and
it was right outside of here and Fouad's like um do you want to come over for some Lebanese food
and he invited me up into the mountains and here we are again almost a year later so um
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let's yeah let's see look at this delicious food here oh baby baby now you guys are probably
figuring out why I'm obsessed with Lebanon oh yeah that's going to be delicious as you
can see we are feasting here the food is [__] yeah it's so good so we're trying this
and it's a big moment here Mabelle's gonna be tasting what is this this is [__]
this is a big moment for the first time eating meat cheers baby cheers baby
he's looking at me like [__] I know I'm gonna eat it
and then he's like here this is for you
[__]
I'm feeling guilty but for the first few time [__]
[__] exactly pretty soon
My first Lebanese meal back was absolutely delicious let me tell you that
as you can probably imagine I had probably four or five full plates in the food
and you want to know what happens after you have four or five full plates of food
you make your way to the next step which is a massive table of desserts
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you ready yeah yeah you're in this yeah
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Yeah I gotta work on that accent clearly. No it's good it's good. Yeah let's see what the yeah
the vlogger
Oh that's looks familiar
[__] that must been good that [__]
I like it. I usually try it. You want me to hold it?
I give it a shot here. Let try this thing out.
I think it like jelly like texture
jelly texture with a bit of coconut-coconut shreds up on top and you get a nice crunch that mixes in
for a really good dessert I will tell you there's so many desserts to try here
that is fantastic who made this one did you make this one Rima?
can you tell your grandma's [__]
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I thought for a second, I thought you're putting soap on your cake
are you okay healthy is everything good over there she's putting soap on their shampoo
let's try a little shampoo mixed with the
yeah I will tell you I never expected I would be like shampoo on the um
on the desserts but whoa that it goes down nice and smooth mm-hmm um [__]
oh yeah that was an incredible time Fouad's family took such good care of us and let
me tell you this I am super full so now we are heading out how'd you like that baby?
Yeah yeah oh I'm so full I don't know if I could eat another bite of anything.
Wow! guys a complete scenery change now I just teleported into an office well I just wanted to
add one more video clip in here guys because it was a shorter video but I wanted to say a huge
thank you to Fouad and his family for having me and Mabelle over for the best welcoming
back into Lebanon like honestly that is one of the things why I love Lebanon so much is the
family bonds the time together and it was just so sweet of them to set up the massive Lebanese meal
right upon my arrival and accommodate that and it was just so special it made me feel back at home
and it's crazy yeah this is my fifth time in Lebanon guys so it's just
each time gets better and better and you know obviously I'm building stronger and stronger
relationships and friendships with all the people that I come back and see and um you guys just saw
exactly why I didn't share that much at the lunch because you know I was catching up with people so
I shared with you guys some of the bits and pieces of it but let me just tell you today was filled
with so so much excitement to be back to see everyone and yeah I'm feeling so good inside and
let me tell you we have a lot coming up over the next massive series we're going to be making here
in Lebanon. I'm here all summer guys so that means we're going to be making I don't want to promise
exactly how many videos yet but it'll be a summer full of exploring Lebanon it is Lebanon 2.0 guys
because I actually filmed here just about one year ago when I first came to Lebanon so really hope
you guys have enjoyed this video and we have so many coming up so if you're not already subscribed
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explore more of libnan alright guys thank you so much for watching as always yala see you tomorrow