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rock palace of wadi dhahr
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, […]

May 2, 2020 By maverickbird
Old buildings of Hababa
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 […]

April 29, 2020
khaat shop as seen during sanaa travel
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 […]

April 26, 2020
youth at the face of the yemen crisis
Middle East, Outside India, Photo Essays, Travel Extras, Trip Photos, Yemen

Yemen crisis and memories of Old Sanaa

The attention span of humans is very short and the memory is even shorter. It has the wonderful capability of […]

April 10, 2020

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