I’m trying to help a reporter friend (tamer el-ghobashy, new york daily news) get to lebanon, and told him i thought people were flying to amman and driving the rest of the way. I told him this without knowing whether its true or not.

any of the latest tips from the lebanese crowd I might pass along to him would be very much appreciated - roads that are open, what people are charging to drive them, where to stay? cheers. —Kareem