More builders’ bums than Burkas in Beirut

Beirut is not at all what you might think of a city in the Middle East. For a start you notice that it’s not very Middle Eastern – its very green, with parks and trees, beautiful architecture and the cleanest streets I have ever seen anywhere. It has more a feeling of Marbella with new apartments going up, marinas full of yachts and beaches where girls wear bikinis.
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Charles Eugster: the world’s fittest 91-year-old on spreading the Viagra-effect of exercise

When we meet, Dr Charles Eugster, a former dentist, is wearing a stylish grey cashmere suit, with a white cotton shirt, complimented by a pink silk tie and matching pocket handkerchief. The suit doesn’t hang as it would on most men his age but fits perfectly on his trim and moderately defined muscular physique. He may be 91-years-old but unlike the majority of his contemporaries he has no superflous hair peeking from his nostrils or ears and has a decent haircut.
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