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blood dragon tree of diksam plateau
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 […]

May 3, 2020 By maverickbird
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’ […]

April 16, 2020
blood dragon tree of 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 […]

April 14, 2020
the diksam plateau of socotra island
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 […]

April 12, 2020
Diksam plateau in Socotra
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 […]

April 11, 2020

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