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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 […]

October 26, 2025 By maverickbird
detwa lagoon
Middle East, Outside India, Yemen

Abdullah, the amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon

The amber hunter of Detwa Lagoon! My Qalanciya days can be broadly divided into two parts: the unbelievable beauty of […]

October 26, 2025
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
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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