My Yemen experience on CNN
Recently I got interviewed by CNN on my experience of traveling as a solo woman in Yemen. The interview brought […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
A long drive from Qadama to Qalanciya
We left Omak in a cloud of dust, bumped over the edgy road, and rattled our bones towards Qadama till […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Getting buried in sand in Omak
By the time we reached Omak, a violet twilight sky deepened into luxuriant purple and gold. The sun set most […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
The shifting sand dunes of Zahak
Ever looked at soft undulating mounds, hills, and dunes and had the immense urge to roll down them? I love […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
The drive-in cave escapade at the massive cave in Socotra
Our next stop after the beautiful Wadi Dirhur canyon was the massive Dogub cave. It was a couple of hours’ […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Losing time in Wadi Dirhur: being all alone in a canyon
Wadi Dirhur was a strange-looking peaceful place. We reached there by driving along Socotra’s only road through the Diksam Plateau […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
The cave-dwelling Bollywood loving Bedouins of Diksam Plateau
Diksam Plateau was the reason why I visited the remote island of Socotra. It was home to the endemic blood […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Hadibo and the ugly side of urbanization of remote tropical paradise
“You will be staying at the Taj of Socotra”, beamed my affable guide to me. We were out of the […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
How I ended up on the Socotra island
I first came to know of the Socotra island when I was in school. A brilliant TV commercial featuring the […]
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen
Memories of Socotra, one of the remotest travel destinations in the world
“It is not down in any map, True places never are” – Herman Melville. This is completely applicable to Socotra […]