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  1. Tunin'-up Thulla

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 11 March 2011

    I'm always torn between authenticity and modernization. When i travel to traditional, ancient locations (which i unequivocally prefer to glitzy and modern places) i hope to see life the way it was. I want donkeys, not motorcycles. I hope for community wells, not indoor plumbing.

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  2. Highs and Lows

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 8 March 2011

    Life is full of highs and lows. These can manifest themselves in a multitude of ways from the life-altering to the seemingly mundane. Perhaps momentous events ranging from the birth of a child to the death of a spouse. Or as simple as having a really good kebab one night to getting food poisoning the next.

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  3. Da'wan and Only

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 29 November 2010

    Carving up the Yemeni landscape like a blind, drunken butcher are countless ancient, dried up riverbeds called 'Wadis'. Similar to places like the Grand Canyon in the US (although not as dramatic), these wadis are one of the primary geological features in Yemen.

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  4. Shi-BLAM

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 27 November 2010

    I'm always looking for something different, somethingwhere you think "Oh, i've never seen that before". While visiting temples in Asia is nice, it gets rather repetitive. Same goes for churches in Europe or mausoleums in Central Asia.

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  5. Seiyun... Say me.

    Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 24 November 2010

    For the audacious traveller still willing to brave Yemen's wild wild East,one particular staging post is pretty much unavoidable.

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