Socotra Travel Guide
The four islands group of Socotra are located around 217 nautical miles off the Yemeni coast and approximately 130 off […]
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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, […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
Up above to Kawkaban, a mountain town of Yemen
Perched atop a rugged pinkish red plateau, Kawkaban literally means “two stars”. It is also called “the eagle nest” and […]
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 […]
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen
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
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
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
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 […]
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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 […]