The BikeAbout team is traveling in smaller groups for a little while.
Cumulative totals are for all groups combined.
The U.S. dollar and the Lebanese Pound. Practically any transaction in Beirut can be paid for in U.S. dollars or Lebanese pounds. Restaurant bills are calculated in both, and you can often see people paying in dollars and receiving change in pounds, or vice versa. During the Civil War and the slow process of rebuilding, the Lebanese have preferred to rely on the safer and more stable dollar than on their own currency. And though the Lebanese currency is now fairly reliable, people still conduct much of their business in dollars.