Socotra Yemen: travel dreams go from awesome to horrible.
My last few days in Socotra Yemen were spent holed up in my Taj Socotra Hotel room. I alternated between […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
A completely empty Moumi Plateau: the desert rose forest,
I left Qalanciya with a heavy heart. Our destination was the Moumi Plateau. Qalanciya was such a perfect place. We […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Abdullah, the amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon
The amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon! My Qalanciya days can be broadly divided into two parts: the unbelievable beauty of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Living a bit of local life in Qalanciya
Abdullah’s cave in Qalanciya was something out of Arabian Nights and I marveled at his incredible local life. Remnants of […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
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
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 […]