Lebanon
September 28-29. I spent a couple of days in Lebanon and got to visit the temple at Baalbek, which is a day trip from Beirut. I also visited the ruins at Anjar and a winery. I stayed at a Ramada but would not recommend it because very large tour groups stay there. So many people were at breakfast at one time that I could not get a seat.
By a chance meeting with a vacationing tour guide, I learned that US citizens can get visas for Syria and that Lupine Travel has tours.