The Mud Skyscrapers Of Shibam: The Manhattan Of The Desert Updated December 2024, The Mud Skyscrapers Of Shibam: The Manhattan Of The Desert was originally published in May 2020 I had thought that watching the sunset from a nearby lookout as the Maghrib call to prayer ring out over Wadi Hadhramaut would be the ultimate […]
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Socotra Travel Guide Updated December 2024, The Socotra Travel Guide was originally written in May 2019 After several years of being nearly cut off from the outside world, Socotra is finally opening back up to tourism again. In this Socotra Travel Guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know to visit the mysterious island coined
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Crossing The Yemen-Oman Border Updated December 2024, Crossing the Yemen-Oman Border was originally written in April 2020 It’s possible to travel in South Yemen (confusing as geographically speaking, it appears to be the eastern half of the country on a map… but that’s a discussion for a different post), with the help of a local
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Exploring The Sufi Crossroads In Tarim, Yemen Updated November 2024, Exploring The Sufi Crossroads In Tarim, Yemen was originally published in April 2020 After spending a few days traveling across the Al Mahrah Governorate and camping under the stars with camels and Mahri Bedouins in the Yemeni Empty Quarter, we continued our journey east to Wadi Hadhramaut. After waking
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Everything You Need To Know About Yemen Travel Updated November 2024, Everything You Need To Know About Yemen Travel was originally written in December 2019 I’m just going to preface this with Yemen isn’t a safe destination to visit. This guide isn’t intended for travelers that want to waltz on in on their own and don’t
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10 Days in Socotra: The Most Alien Looking Place on Earth Updated November 2024, 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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Visiting Sana’a Yemen, A Travel Diary Updated November 2024, Visiting Sana’a, Yemen, A Travel Diary was originally written in September 2015 It was early in the morning, January 31st, 2014. I sat at my gate at the Dubai Airport in my long black dress and hijab, with my hands slightly shaking, clammy, and clutching my boarding
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How to get to Socotra Updated October 2024, 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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Ancient Rock Art in Dahaisi Cave, Socotra Updated April 2025, Ancient Rock Art in Dahaisi Cave, Socotra was originally published in October 2023. I’ve had the privilege to spend a lot of time in Socotra, far more than the average foreigner who comes out to explore the unique island. On my most recent trip, I
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Visiting the Teetering Husn Fort in Qarn Majid, Yemen Updated April 2025, 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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