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Salmon Fishing in Yemen: The Perfect Movie
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 9 May 2012
Wednesday Matinee Destination: Yemen (Played by Morocco) Movie: Salmon Fishing in Yemen By Jane Boursaw I went into Salmon Fishing in the Yemen knowing very little about it, other than Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor were the leads, and that it’s based on a. That was enough to get me in the door. Once I [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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Revisiting a Book About Yemen
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 18 April 2011
A Book for the Arab World in Troubled Times I wrote this review of The Woman Who Fell From the Sky, one of my favorite books of the year, in June, 2010. Even though Yemen does not make my list of desirable travel destinations, Since Yemen was one of the first countries to experience rebellion during [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library. We'll leave a light on for you.
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Premature Evacuation
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 28 March 2011
I have had 100 lifetimes of "goodbyes". The trade-off of getting to explore new corners of the globe is you have to leave the old ones.
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Stormin' the Castle
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 24 March 2011
I had a plan. When i moved to Aden some 6 months ago, it seemed totally logical to spread out the "tourist attractions" over an extended period in order to avoid gauging out my gallbladder with a spork from what seemed like inevitable boredom. Let's face it, Aden is hardly party central.
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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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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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Sellin' Chaos
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 9 February 2011
Without question, my favourite kind of travel is time travel. The opportunity to use a bus or taxi to transport you to a place that has remained virtually untouched for 100s, if not 1,000s, of years.
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Humdrum Hodeidah
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 5 February 2011
The sad fact is not every place can be amazing. Not every city is going to blow your socks off. Some places are destined for simple mediocracy. The type of town where people take their kids to school, go to work from 9-5, go home, watch 3 hours of TV and go to bed.
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A Ho-hum al-Khokha
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 4 February 2011
I really should have learned my lesson by now. It seems where ever i live (and i've been around) the locals have a completely different perspective on tourism.
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Afternoon at the Museum
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 28 January 2011
Some might call Aden boring. However, using such a definitive, blanket statement is not only unfair, but untrue. I would prefer to say Aden is largely deficient is significant venues or activities traditionally perceived as entertaining.
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Gettin' Tanked in Aden
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 25 January 2011
There are some historical sites around the world that will inspire you. There are times you will be awed by the astounding magnitude or intricacy of ancient structures. There are places you visit that may even deliver you to such a state of shock that you will be moved to tears.
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Horrible Hadibo
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 8 December 2010
Capital cities are often the basis by which people judge an entire region. More often than not, tourists will visit nothing more than just the capital. But on the exotic island of Socotra, off the southern coast of Yemen, nothing could be further from the truth.
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The Heart of Socotra
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 6 December 2010
Socotra is kind of like a sandwich. While you need bread to hold it all together, it's the succulent centre that justifies it's existence. That pretty much describes the tiny island, off the southern coast of Yemen. Every where you look, the coasts are blessed with expansive beaches.
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Gettin' wet and dirty in east Socotra
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 5 December 2010
"The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind." A beach is a beach is a beach... or so it would seem. Socotra, a remote island off the coast of Yemen, is full of beaches. Darn near the entire circumference of the isolated landmass is one long beach. One would think they're all the same.
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Wicked Western Socotra
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 4 December 2010
"Go West young man!" In the early days of North American exploration, this phrase was common. It was like an encouragement for the youth of the day to head to the untamed western wilderness of fabled beauty. In North America, the fables proved true as the west is spectacular.
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The Socotran South
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 3 December 2010
For some, the Yemeni island of Socotra may seem like the very edge of the existence. There was a time that attempting to visit the southern coast was a bit of overkill. Kind of like arriving at the end of the world, and then jumping off. Roads were bad, if they could even be called roads.
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Socotra 101
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 1 December 2010
The internet is great. You can find information on anything,anyone and anywhere you so desire. So when i was researching my trip to the Yemeni island of Socotra, i assumed there would be a plethora of useful tid-bits plastered on a multitude of sites.
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Mussin' about Mukalla
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 30 November 2010
While it may come as a shock to some, travelling isn'talways the adventure a minute thrill ride chock-full of delightfully exotic experiences that utterly change your perception of the world and it's workings. Actually, even the most far-flung locations can be downright boring.
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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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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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Tiresome Tarim
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 25 November 2010
At times, travellers will find themselves partaking in an activity or visiting a town not so much for personal interest, but as a means to fill in some time. While in Eastern Yemen, i found myself doing just that.
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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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News from the Old City
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 23 November 2010
More often than not, capital cities are like a show piece for it's country. History, architecture, culture, nightlife or whatever standard of classification seem to shine brightest in the capitals. Who can think of France without Paris immediately popping to mind? Japan without Tokyo? I think not.
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Imam's Rockin' Palace
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 21 November 2010
There are a fair number of countries which can be identified (right or wrong) by a single iconic landmark. When one thinks of France, the image of the Eiffel Tower often comes to mind. For Russia, it's St. Basil's Cathedral. In China, the Great Wall is even used as a banking system.
