My first impressions of Shiraz
Of all the Iranian cities, my favourite is Shiraz. I fell in love with it, even before I visited there. […]
Iran, Middle East, Outside India
Middle East, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Yemen
Socotra Travel Guide
The four islands group of Socotra are located around 217 nautical miles off the Yemeni coast and approximately 130 off […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Rock Palace of Wadi Dhahr
A visit to the Rock Palace of Wadi Dhahr happened all of a sudden. Post Bayt Bows day of unrest, […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Bayt bows and the Jews of Yemen
I stumbled upon Bayt Bows by chance. It was one of the my most intriguing journeys into the history of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Up above to Kawkaban, a mountain town of Yemen
Perched atop a rugged pinkish red plateau, Kawkaban literally means “two stars”. It is also called “the eagle nest” and […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Green water of Hababa and glimpses of Yemeni Jewish past
The most essential commodity in a semi arid region is water and that was what made Hababa so special. It […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
The unconquered fortified citadel of Thula
At the time of my Yemen visit, special permits were required to visit any place in and it the country […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
My Sanaa impressions of powercuts, caravanserais, and old souqs
At the time of my visits, power cuts were a part and parcel of Yemeni life. In fact one of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Sanaa travel: the quirks, the beauty, and the shocks
The post landing formalities at Sanaa airport were very smooth. The single immigration window for non Yemeni passport holders was […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Welcome to Sanaa
At the time of my visit in 2016, Yemen was in the news for all the wrong reasons. The situation […]