Some even run guesthouses and hospitals that treat wounded Taliban soldiers.
Many never left and now run guesthouses and restaurants, like the Calypso, which explains the surfer-friendly policies.
All around the country, tuck into great-value local cuisine including grilled seafood, spicy kottu (roti chopped and mixed with vegetables) and multi-course mini banquets of different curries at family run guesthouses.
The six-day, five-night package costs $849 a person and includes two nights at the Fauzi Azar Inn in Nazareth, Israel, and one night each in comfortable private rooms at locally run guesthouses and hotels at the three stops along the way (Cana, Kibbutz Lavi and Arbel).
Tourism is mostly small-scale with family run guesthouses rather than international resorts.
This state-run guesthouse in the former French Concession is modest but comfortable and well situated.
AS This small, family-run guesthouse is a gem of a place noted for its attention to detail.
Holgate Bridge 01904 635971, from £25 B&B) is a family-run guesthouse with cycle storage available.
This time last year, Ms. Liu was in detention in a state-run "guesthouse" and she was concerned she'd be stuck away again any day.
The next day he and fellow leaders retreated to an army-run guesthouse for a secretive three-day meeting to decide how to run China's economy in 2012.
