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
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
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 […]
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 […]