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  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called visa in the Middle East Branch

    I paid $200 and entered via Sana'a airport. Communicate with your tour company so you know what is expected of you once you arrive. Some...
    14 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Language Schools in Sana'a/ General Situation in the Middle East Branch

    All language schools are officially "open" even during the worst fighting, whether they had any students or not is another story. CALES is...
    14 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called visa in the Middle East Branch

    I got my visa through a Yemeni tour company. When I first contacted them, it was before the election and they told me to wait. A month or...
    20 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called visa in the Middle East Branch

    If you can get a Yemeni visa from your country's embassy it should be your best and cheapest option. I just came back from a trip to Yemen...
    21 days ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Current Tourist Situation in the Middle East Branch

    Assume that the situation doesn't get worse between now and the summer, you can get a tourist visa two ways: one is to go through a tour...
    2 months ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Current Tourist Situation in the Middle East Branch

    I came to Yemen on a tourist visa at the beginning of March. Sana'a is mostly calm, but the frequent and prolonged power outages have...
    2 months ago
  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Seeking Backpacking / Trekking Buddies June -August for Central Americ in the Travel Companions Branch

    I'm currently in Guatemala, planning to visit Tikal, Antigua, Atitlan, Xela and hike a few volcanoes in the coming days, then I'll travel...
    about 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Sanaa Nights Tourist Hotel in the Middle East Branch

    All hotels in the Old City are pretty close to each other. Arabia Felix is conveniently located at the edge of the Old City, has the most...
    about 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Driving in Dubai with a US license in the Middle East Branch

    It's a good idea to get an international license from your nearest AAA office before you leave for Dubai. Bring your current driver's...
    over 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called Yemen: Safety and Visas in the Middle East Branch

    Good advice given by others. I just want to add that wearing Yemeni clothes is not offensive, but sitting in a wrong way and having your...
    over 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called yemen questions in the Middle East Branch

    As for your list of closed provinces, it's completely wrong. Besides, you forgot Abyan. ...My information is based on up-to-date travels...
    over 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called yemen questions in the Middle East Branch

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    over 1 year ago
  • replied to a Thorn Tree thread called yemen questions in the Middle East Branch

    Yemeni tourism is up an estimated 6.9% in the first quarter of the year and around 500,000 annual tourists have no problems what-so-ever....
    over 1 year ago
  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Roadtrip San Francisco Bay Area to Colorado Sept 3 - 8 in the Americas - United States of America Branch

    I am going to drive from San Francisco Bay Area to Fort Collins, going through Yosemite, Tuolumne, and Mono Lake. My departure date is...
    over 1 year ago
  • posted a new Thorn Tree thread called Roadtrip San Francisco Bay Area to Colorado Sept 3 - 8 in the Travel Companions Branch

    I am going to drive from San Francisco Bay Area to Fort Collins, going through Yosemite and Tuolumne. My departure date is flexible, but I...
    over 1 year ago

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