How to get to Socotra Updated March 2023, How to get to Socotra was originally written in May 2019 Likely, the most asked question I receive from readers or people on social media is, “how do I get to Socotra?“. Since 2019, I have been taking groups to explore Socotra alongside a local operator. I first …
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10 Days in Socotra: The Most Alien Looking Place on Earth Updated March 2023, 10 Days In Socotra was originally written in June 2017 The island you have to see to believe, an island like nowhere else. This is Socotra Socotra is an out-of-this-world island sitting within the four-island Socotra Archipelago in the Arabian Sea. The island …
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Socotra Expedition April 4-11 and April 11-18, 2023 Hit the Highlights: One Week Socotra Expedition I will be offering Socotra itineraries April 4-11 and April 11-18, 2023 with my new travel company Expedition Socotrana. This one-week Socotra Island expedition may hit all the highlights but it’s no ordinary trip. Taking in the best and most …
Visiting the Teetering Husn Fort in Qarn Majid, Yemen Updated February 2023, Visiting The Teetering Husn Fort In Qarn Majid, Yemen was originally published in August 2020 As soon as the towering Husn Fort came into view as we drove up on Qarn Majid I knew we had to make a stop as we began …
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Camping Under The Stars In The Yemeni Empty Quarter Updated January 2023, Camping Under The Stars In The Yemeni Empty Quarter was originally written in April 2020 On my return to Yemen, we made the decision to do something a little different, as if traveling in Yemen wasn’t obtuse enough. Rather than take the coastal road …
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Visiting the Outer Islands of the Socotra Archipelago Updated January 2023, Visiting the Outer Islands of the Socotra Archipelago was originally published in July 2022 After all these years of going back to Socotra, I finally made it to the outer islands of the Socotra Archipelago this past March. Reaching the Socotra outer islands is …
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A Journey Through Yemen’s Al Mahrah Region Updated January 2023, A Journey Through Yemen’s Al Mahrah Region was originally published in June 2020 Al Mahrah is Yemen’s easternmost governorate, butting up to Oman and Saudi Arabia, and encompassing a large swath of Yemen’s Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter. The Al Mahrah region is still very …
A Guide To Traveling In South Yemen Updated December 2022, A Guide To Traveling In South Yemen was originally published in June 2020 As you likely already know, Yemen has been embroiled in a bloody civil war, often cited as the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, since 2015. Tourist numbers had been long dwindling in …
Where The Wild Things Grow: Socotra’s Firhmin Forest Updated December 2022, Where The Wild Things Grow: Socotra’s Firhmin Forest was originally published in August 2020 Socotra Island’s Firhmin Forest is the home to the highest concentration of the endemic Dragon Blood Trees on the island, and therefore, the world. Sat across Wadi Dihur from the …
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Wadi Hadhramaut Travel Guide, Yemen Updated December 2022, Wadi Hadhramaut Travel Guide, Yemen was originally published in June 2020 Hadhramaut is Yemen’s largest governorate, home to the massive Wadi Hadhramaut that is home to countless wadis extending off of it, the world’s finest honey, the first mud skyscrapers in Shibam, a historic Sufi center of learning… …