Places in the countryside in Middle East

As Kuwait is a desert country, it would be natural to take a trip into it. If you're not venturing further out than where there is a road, you will be met with power lines, Bedouin camps, and trash. For a real desert trip, you need a 4WD and someone who knows how to navigates the rolling sand dunes. In winter the desert is a favoured place to go camping, even for city folks, where tent camps can be as cramped as Kuwait City.

It's hard to imagine, but with a few hours driving you can go from splashing around in the Mediterranean Sea to be standing in snow in the Mt. Lebanon Range and breathing cool air. They even have a ski resort here if you fancy some skiing on the slopes of Lebanon's highest mountain, Qornet as-Sawda (3090m). It's a breath taken drive from the coast, that takes you along winding roads with magnificent view over deep valleys where clouds come rolling in (including gorgeous Qadisha valley). It also here the last remaining groves of their beloved Cedar trees grow, but you might wonder why souvenirs are still made out of them.
Note that the mountain range can not be crossed a good part of the year due to snow.