Written by fallschirmhosen on January 14, 2008
- In general, the people in Sana'a, and Yemen, are extremely friendly, helpful, and are curious to learn more about you as you want to learn more about them. Like in any city, though, you...
Written by fallschirmhosen on January 14, 2008
- I feel very comfortable saying that, in general, kidnappings in Yemen are a thing of the past. There are still areas that are closed off to tourists, and some areas that are of higher...
Written by fallschirmhosen on January 14, 2008
- For the Yemeni people who can speak English, there is one term you will come to hate: "As you like." Yemenis use this all the time, and in most cases it does not really...
Written by fallschirmhosen on January 14, 2008
- If there was one theme that could summarize my stay on the island of Socotra, it would have to be getting sick. Despite having an amazing visit to Socotra, as anyone would, the three...
Written by HELEN001 on December 1, 2006
- Bit of a strange place Tarim. Like Sayun, 40km back down the wadi, there’s also a fair bit of money knocking round in Tarim. Not quite as many contemporary, no-more-than-two-storey, ’luxury’ style houses or gleaming...
Written by HELEN001 on October 9, 2006
- I’m not usually one for enthusing about retail outlets, but just occasionally I’ll go a bit wild. In old Sana’a, with its combination of gob-stoppingly amazing architecture and brilliant suq, it’s all to easy...
Written by HELEN001 on October 1, 2006
- I know this is going to sound a bit odd but, the first time I chewed qat I was quite overwhelmed by a feeling of nostalgia for my first infant school – the food in...
Written by HELEN001 on September 28, 2006
- And when I say smooth operator, I don’t mean in a creepy lounge-lizardy, wide-boy sort of way either. Far from it! No, what I mean is that from first email contact to final farewell at...
Written by HELEN001 on September 19, 2006
- So is it risky then?Well, although you’re not guaranteed to be kidnapped in Yemen, you could be. Kidnappings of foreigners had, until recently, dropped off over the last few years, partly because there were so...
Written by HELEN001 on November 9, 2006
- About 15 years ago I worked on a research project in a UK airport asking arriving and departing British passengers to point out on a map where they had come from or were heading to....
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