Country Info
- Sanaa
- Capital
- Yemeni Rial (YER)
- Currency
- 18,078,035
- Population
- YE
- Country Code
Yemen Slideshow
Yemen
Travel Blogs from Yemen
Delisha beach
takes only half an hour to get to Delisha beach from Hadiboh. Tourists usually come here directly from the airport to have a swim and to walk along a big sand-dune. This place looks like going to be built up with hotels in the near future. ...
Noget
Noget is the central part of the Socotra's south coast. You can get here by the asphalt road leading through Dixam Plateau. Local guides usually take tourists to the Aomak camping. But we would recommend you to visit Stero place to see gorgeous sand ...
Skant mountain
If you want to see a montane Socotrans’ way of living we would recommend you to visit Skant mountain area. You can get here by the same road leading to Dixam and Noget. After turning off to an earth-road and following it for about half an hour ...
Socotra: the most beautiful island on earth!
... , most Socotrans speak Arabic since it is the language used in schools. I knew that I would never forgive myself if I had left Yemen without taking a trip to Socotra. It didn't take much to recruit friends to come along, since they all had the same ...
Flight to Sana'a - Republic of Yemen
Great journey I stayed for about 3 months in yemen visted its major ...
Restaurants: Would you like Typhoid with that?
... has been eradicated in North America. Medical Needs in Yemen The medical institutions in Yemen recommended by the American Embassy of Sana`a Yemen are adequate for ones health needs. According to the website of the American Embassy, there is a list of ...
Old city with old buidlings
In the downdown of sana'a city, there is an area names "Bab-Yemen", means the gate of Yemen. This is a small and old town with more than 300year history. There are still people living in the old buldings, and the government pay these people in order to ...
Shuab Bay
You can get to Shuab Bay by boat from Qalansiyah village. In an hour and a half you will appear in a marvelous place of Socotra far from civilization. After sailing round a cape and by beautiful rocks we would recommend you to stay in a bay for ...
Wadi Dhuhr - Bayt Yahya
... of Aden. After his death, his son took over and continued his father's oppresive practices. The revolution, which gave Yemen it's "independence" in 1962, did not actually boot the Brits out until 1967. Yahya's house in Wadi ...
Pictures! More to come...
Here are some pictures. There are more to come, but these should give you an idea of ...
Ayaft Gorge
Ayaft Gorge is the greenest place of Socotra. Its unique moisture-retaining microclimate is created by numerous springs and streams. The gorge is protected from summer monsoons by Scant Mountains. That is why its vegetation remains lush the year round. ...
A trip to the beach
Yesterday was a day off because it's exam week and it was "study day" for the students. So my friends, T, Mandy, Jenny, Whitney, Luka, and I decided to go to the beach. We left later in the afternoon than we normally do because we got a late ...
Hadibo
Hadibo is the dirtiest place of Socotra. It is hardly understandable why people settled down here. There are often rainy and sunless days. A rivulet flowing through the city is a perfect setting for the nurturing of mosquitoes that bother people at ...
Museum
The establishment of a small museum was financed by a prosperous Socotran man permanently residing in the United Arab Emirates. It contains a collection of practically all household items used traditionally by the Socotrans. The museum is located near ...
Is it the Taxi or the Bus
... of Baghdad Street waving a stick in the air for the passing busses to pull over and pay their street tax. Yes, as expected, Yemen has its gangsters, and the Baghdad Gangster is notorious for his street tax. On two occasions, I was privileged to be riding ...
The Red Sea
... tomorrow we get to the point designated as the start of ‘pirate area’. Sunday 22nd January 2012 - Somalia to the right / Yemen to the left Sunny and warm – the wind is still from the north but we are outrunning it having increased our ...
Homhil Plateau
Homhil Plateau attracts tourists primarily by a combination of various kinds of trees growing at one place. To get here you have to overcome a steep serpentine road, which is one of the worst on the island. When reaching the plateau tourists usually ...
Day 28
Today we have altered to a North-westerly course in order to pass through the Bab of Mandeb. This is a small confined passage which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. We could see land at times from both sides of the ship. It is strange when you ...
On the ship, cruising, and have a full day agenda
We're in a tiny shop in Jordan using their internet. The ship's has not been working so we've delayed sending anything for several days. We've had 4 great days at sea. Yesterday we went from breakfast to bridge lesson. Directly from there to the pool ...
Archer
Archer is located on the north-east shore of Socotra. It takes 1,5 hours to get here by car from Hadiboh. This place is a popular camping site between two big dunes. Before coming here tourists are usually taken to Erissel beach for swimming. It is ...
yemen
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 ...