19 JANUARY 1985, page 12

Camping In Nairobi

Denis Hills Ngong/Karen A camper's life in East Africa is cheap (no rent). He is warmed by a mighty and reliable sun. He can potter about in shorts. He is not tempted to overeat......

Ungovernable Lebanon

Gerda Cohen Xjahariya beach: hot beige grit and mi- ca, licked by the boring Mediterra- nean. Lebanon is a livid haze up the road. One can drive there in ten minutes, hear the......