What to see in Tripoli || Lebanon Travel Vlog

Tripoli is Lebanon’s second ;largest city and sits far to the north, near the border with Syria. Though it looks far on a map, its distance is only 50 miles, or just over an hour away from the main city of Beirut, but it feels a world different. Gone are the glassy skyscrapers and glamorous shopping of Beirut, but instead it feel like stepping back into an older era. Winding old alleys are flanked by hectic shopping streets, pierced with historic minarets and over shadowed by an 11th century castle dominating the hillside. Not too far is the town of Mina, a quaint fishing village on the Mediterranean Sea where I ecountered local fishermen and found remnants of the Orient Express, an old railway that once linked the small middle eastern nation. Tripoli was a wondrous journey through time periods and cultures and here’s how it went….
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[@عمرو-ز3ع]

My wonderful city, Tripoli, Lebanon. I was born there. I love its roads, its air, its mosques, and its kind people.

[@thetravelingzam]

Amazing. What a beautiful city

[@نور-ه7ه3ص]

Welcome to Tripoli, there other sides of Tripoli but I think you're interested in historical things and these old streets like me😊 Wish you more amazing trips!

[@dr.kashifulhaq6372]

Whatba lovely series on Lebanon, It's needless to say how good your vlogs are. You found lovely people and the Cat on the car was so beautiful. I and my mom are cat lovers. The food was simple that you had. And your zest to take videos and photos on top of a wall is very brave. Once again thank you.❤

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for watching! I have quite a few Lebanon videos to keep editing as well

[@dr.kashifulhaq6372]

@@thetravelingzam ok, iam waiting then.

[@langeweile8368]

In Lebanon it's never be boring. It begins when you see your neighbors in the morning. Here in Europe you don't know your neighbors.

[@thetravelingzam]

Yeah it’s nice when neighbors know each other

[@abdullahhayba]

My home city ❤ welcome to Tripoli

[@asifscikh256]

Im visit tripoli

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks! 😃 Nice town

[@szakhem]

All it takes is a smile and an open attitude to explore, get to know people and have a good time… without the prejudiced filters of the media and/or biased opinions that so often paint the Middle East in a poor light! Amazed at all the dodgy places you explored to include the old train; hope you got to see the Mamluk fortress next to it in Mina too.

[@thetravelingzam]

I agree. Thats why I love to travel is to challenge those biases

[@newyorkmoe1909]

Tripoli - lebanon my home country the best ever

[@thetravelingzam]

Oh amazing you are from there! I really enjoyed visiting :)

[@pammienakh]

❤❤❤❤Tripoli and its people.

[@thetravelingzam]

Really nice city!

[@Hanna-im6ny]

That falafel at 10:45 looks really good. Can hardly find falafel where I live, and when I do, it's $14 for a mediocre and dry one :') Nice immersive vlog!

[@thetravelingzam]

Yeah I do miss food in Lebanon so much. So much more authentic and more affordable. And that sandwich was massive! Subscribe for more immersive vlogs :)

[@IsiakaWabi]

I like the country very very nice

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks!!

[@bashararraj6582]

Great Cinematography Subscribed!

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for the sub!

[@tozzwang67]

Beautiful video, beautiful shots and beautiful commentary. It isn’t often you come by a travel youtuber that hold such an open mind and desire to visit such a country. Subscribed. And thank you for showing my country in such a beautiful light. 🙏

[@thetravelingzam]

Thank you so much 🙂 My goal is to show the good in every place! Beautiful country :)

[@benmcguire4014]

Great footage, you really showed us the city. I would love to go there, any tips?

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks! Definitely head up to Bsharri if you get the chance to see the cedars of lebanon

[@auroregharib1444]

I love Tripoli

[@thetravelingzam]

Me too!!

[@KasAlbums]

Amazing camera work can't wait to go summer They need to make the train station for tourists. They can make so much money from it

[@thetravelingzam]

Enjoy the train station while it’s not overrun with tourists. A real urban grunge playground

[@XSirApocalypseX]

Tripoli/Trablus is a sunni muslim dominated city. There have been problems for several years, that spill over from Syria into especially that city but it seem that they fixed the religious-ethnical problems. Although there are much fever tourists there than in Byblos, Batroun or Beirut, it is a nice city to visit. There is also a christian quarter in that city. There are not so many tourists there, but the city is safe since a (few) years. - I loved the crussader castle Mons Peregrinus (Citadel) at the top of the hill - I liked the Caravanserai in the souq. - The mosques were nice, there are 2 in syrian like achritecture and one which looks like has been a church in former times. If you travel alone (without a tour or a guide), the people will start to ask you things and are interested in conversations, because there have not been tourism for several years. If Lebanon faces better and less tensed times it is a nice place to visit it. I was in September 2023 there and I enjoyed that place.

[@naruto654_]

I think Beirut is also Sunni mejority.

[@hayfakassab5750]

My home town 😊 Tripoli🎉

[@thetravelingzam]

So cool! Beautiful town

[@alialajem4680]

I live in a different Tripoli. It is the capital of Libya 😉. I haven’t been to Lebanon before, but I still remember a funny story happened because of Tripoli. Back in 2008, I got stuck in Abu Dhabi airport because they mistakenly chose my nationality as Lebanese instead of Libyan knowing that I was born in Tripoli, it should be Libya not the one in Lebanon. Such mistake cost me to get stuck in Abu Dhabi airport about 24 hours till they got the issue resolved 😅

[@thetravelingzam]

Hahah that’s funny!! I really want to visit Libya soon. Please email me if you have tips on how I can visit Libya: [e-mail]

[@moudacouldashoulda195]

Just a hint, the stress in on first syllable tri not on the second one po.

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for the help

[@dr.kashifulhaq6372]

What about Senegal or Mauritania, even Morocco? I hope you can have a lot there, even I feel Algeria is your cup of tea.❤

[@thetravelingzam]

I’ve been to Morocco but before I had KZbin. I hope to return and then visit more of west africa soon

[@chaturanuwankumara9513]

❤❤

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for watching!

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

Falafel sandwish is 20$ outside of Boston and its half the size. Im a fool for not going to Tripoli back in 2018 definitely on my next Lebanon travel

[@thetravelingzam]

That price is craaaazy.

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

Greater Boston prices are through the roof from housing to restaurants need 100k to live comfortably. Homeless are 10s fo 1000s in the city@@thetravelingzam

[@XSirApocalypseX]

If you pay the sandwich with foreign bank card at the official rate you can pay for a falafel sandwich also for 80 USD in Lebanon.

[@LoverOFhopeANDcompassion]

@XSirApocalypseX Yes but at least I have the option to pay in l.l. Here in greater Boston you cat get a nutritious meal at a restaurant for less than 60$us.

[@sanjeewanalaka7975]

Was there any restriction to take video in tripoli

[@thetravelingzam]

Just couldn’t photograph any military. Besides that it was fine

[@XSirApocalypseX]

If you went up to the citadel at the hill in the city, there are plenty military vehicles there. They tell people not to film them or their cars, so they say that you take only pictures of the outside of the castle not in direction of the military. Inside the castle you can photograph everything. I have not seen any other restrictions in that city, exept of filming the military - but that was in the whole country the case.

[@riekjedispas3885]

Rip mouamard gadaffi

[@thetravelingzam]

rip

[@szakhem]

I think you are thinking of Tripoli Libya; this is Tripoli Lebanon. Libya is a North African country so you are off by ~2,000 km.

[@XSirApocalypseX]

Hahahahaha, there are even 3 Tripolis: One in Lybia (the capital), on in Lebanon (this is mentioned in that video) and one in Greece.

[@riekjedispas3885]

@@XSirApocalypseX xdddddd sorry 😅😅😅

[@DisobedientGoy]

Few minutes in, how was electricity and Wi-Fi connection? Where's the best way to exchange money?

[@thetravelingzam]

WiFi and electricity were alright. I know some places will have shortages but most hotels are fine. Money is difficult there. Make sure you bring lots of USD and exchange on black markets. Don’t use the credit card or atms because the official bank exchange rate is horrendous

[@XSirApocalypseX]

Don`t exchange money on banks by card or something. There is a blackmarket rate that is several times higher than the official rate - it is litterary like throwing money out of the window. Take enough USD (nice and not dirty or damaged banknotes) with you for all the days you want to stay in Lebanon. In the country where are quite many exchangers there, you can also exchange money at gas stations, everywhere to the black market rates. Banks in general are in Lebanon like Mafias, thieves that stole money from their own customers and do not give it back. So avoid banks in Lebanon. I changed the money always in the exchanger shops for the black market rate, never used bank cards or banks.

[@XSirApocalypseX]

Electricity is a mess in Lebanon, but most hotels have good generators, so electricity and Wifi is maintained in the hotels mostly. Residents in Lebanon pay two electricity bills, one for the public electricity company and one for the generator mafia. From the public electricity company people get only 2-3h electricity per day, than there is a blackout and 30 seconds later generators (in hotels, shops,...) go on. No generators in a place mean no electricity, so these places are dark in the night. There are mafious structures that provide hotels, houses and shops generators for high rental prices - so the locals call them the generator mafia. They hate them, but they rely also on them. You as a tourist will not be harassed with these problems. All what you will experience is, that there will be a electricity cut in evening and night and 20 seconds later the electricity will come back (because the generator of the house will go on).

[@joeshmooo5327]

What year was this filmed?

[@thetravelingzam]

I visited in late 2022

[@joeshmooo5327]

Very sad what they are going through now. @@thetravelingzam

[@XSirApocalypseX]

@@joeshmooo5327 Yes, it seems that the best times have been until 2019 - most lebanese told me this there.

[@Golla_Street]

TRIPOLI Libya next

[@thetravelingzam]

I hope so!!

[@NanoMh-gk9hv]

❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for watching!!

[@messenger8928]

Tripoli disorganised and messy but very cheap and you will find the best Lebanese food in the world.

[@thetravelingzam]

incredible food!

[@IsiakaWabi]

my name is oluwatobi isiaka lamidi

[@thetravelingzam]

Nice to meet you! Thanks for watching

[@albiol963]

but the real TRIPOLI is in LIBYA🇱🇾

[@syedamarmusa6512]

Both are real, non of them are fake lol.

[@alaahalabi5966]

فيديو ومونتاج غير جيد لطرابلس....... طرابلس اجمل بكثير مما تم تصويره يوجد فيها الكثير من المناطق والشوارع الجميلة لم يتم تصويره وكذلك موسيقى الفيديو غير موفقة نعم انها موسيقى عربية ولكنها غير مناسبة.... يوجد اجمل منها بكثير.

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks for the feedback. Sorry I didn’t capture it the way you would have. I thought the places I went were very beautiful and historically significant and enjoyed my time there :) beautiful city

[@TahaAlhasan-o1k]

❤❤❤

[@thetravelingzam]

Thanks!!