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
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 […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Excerpt from my Socotra travel diary during the Yemen war
20.1.16 Hadibo 1800 Hrs I am back in Hadibo and my body has given up. I had never thought that […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
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
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 […]
Cairo Chronicles, Expat Life, Food Thoughts, Travel Extras
The power of food memories: the taste of childhood
The Corona lockdown has hit me hard. I am going absolutely berserk. Being in Egypt feels like an imposition now […]