Camping Under The Stars In The Yemeni Empty Quarter Updated March 2024, 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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A Journey Through Yemen’s Al Mahrah Region Updated February 2024, 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
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Where The Wild Things Grow: Socotra’s Firhmin Forest Updated January 2024, 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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Socotra Packing List & Prep Guide Updated January 2024, The Socotra Packing List & Prep Guide was originally written in July 2019 So you’re thinking about visiting Socotra? Socotra will undoubtedly be one of your most memorable travels with ecological diversity and unusual plant life, friendly Socotris inviting you into their homes, epic trekking, some of
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Wadi Hadhramaut Travel Guide, Yemen Updated January 2024, 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…
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A Guide To Traveling In South Yemen Updated January 2024, 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
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A Journey Through Wadi Daw’an, Yemen Updated January 2024, A Journey Through Wadi Daw’an, Yemen was originally published in May 2020 Traveling through Central Yemen’s Wadi Daw’an was a definite highlight of our adventure that took us through the Governorates of Al Mahrah and Hadhramaut. The trip started by crossing the Oman-Yemen border near Surfeet, continuing
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Visiting the Outer Islands of the Socotra Archipelago Updated January 2024, 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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Can You Still Go To Socotra? Updated December 2023, Can You Still Go To Socotra was originally written in July 2017 In short? Yes, but it’s not that easy… Let me just start off by saying- I was privileged to visit a small bit of mainland Yemen and the otherworldly island of Socotra back in 2014
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Socotra in Photos Updated May 2024, Socotra in Photos was originally written in October 2018 Rightly nicknamed ‘The Most Alien-Looking Place On Earth”, Yemen’s Socotra Island has bewildered and beguiled travelers and traders for over two millennia. Continue on to see Socotra in photos. Need Travel Insurance and Evacuation Services for Socotra? Start shopping for travel