Shibam, Yemen Travel Blogs

Hiking in Yemen's Haraz Mountains
Dec 20, 2008 (12 photos)

... awoke at 11 pm right when the performance finished and lay awake for the next 2 hours, imagining myself getting kidnapped in Yemen and then staging a daring escape after being held captive for 26 days.  Then I made the talk-show circuit recounting my ...

First Day in Yemen, "Arabia Felix"
Dec 17, 2008 (5 photos)

... where I ordered some rice, a potato stew, and a bottle of water, all for a grand total of one dollar.  I love Yemen's prices!   I went to the Tourist Police station to get a permit to travel outside of Sana'a, and the areas on my plan were ...

Into the Haraz Mountains of Yemen
Dec 19, 2008 (9 photos)

... , with hand-shaking, back-slapping, and lots of smiles.  It reminded of the importance of friendships.   From Shibam I caught a couple of shared taxis to Wadi Dhahr, a surprisingly busy place but understandable once you consider that a Friday ...

Desert Crossing
Jan 3, 2007 (10 photos)

... enjoy copious amounts of mango juice.  It also has cheap accommodation and is a good staging point for exploring the towns of Shibam and Tarim.  We negotiated for a taxi to take us to Shibam which is known as the "Manhattan of the Desert".& ...

Wadi Hadramawt
Aug 30, 2007

From Tom by email: I'm safely in Wadi Hadramawt in the town of Sayhun. Really beautiful place - though extremely hot! I'm sending you a group email as the internet here is so slow I don't know if I will get any other messages through!  

Hiking trip - Shibam and Kawkaban
Oct 3, 2006 (9 photos)

1000 feet up, trailed by three "mountain children" (similar to mountain goats...follow at your tail, eat strange berries and grasses along the path and speak in gargled sounds), a Slovak by my side and about 2500 feet to go. To get to Kawkaban there are ...

Au pays des bédouins
Sep 6, 2006 (5 photos)

... par une bagnole bourrée de flic. Dés qu'on s'arrêtait pour aller voir des ruines, un flic me suivait. Je vous dis, VIP au Yémen. A un certain endroit les flics nous laissent et c'est un bédouin qui est maintenant responsable de ma sécurité. C'est lui qui va nous ...

Das Manhattan der Wüste
Dec 16, 1996

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Eid vacation in Hadramaut
Jan 4, 2007 (20 photos)

... it was completely falling apart. It was still quite beautiful and had some interesting things. After Tarim, we headed off to Shibam, which is a famous and touristy city. It was featured in the travel section of the New York Times reporting that Yemen ...

dream
Aug 13, 2008

God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends

yemen
Sep 2, 2008

despite the many fears that resulted from civil disputes, yemen is definitely worth a visit. i see the backward way of life as refreshing and a good change from the fast paced way of life in other countries. and yes, a lot of its people are real ...