A Trip to Yemen
Dec 7, 2013, 12:10 am
#47
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Thank you, glennaa11
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Just to add what hauteboy & FlyIgglesFly have said, the main source of grief amongst the locals against the US is the drone attacks, and the consequent inadvertent civilian casualties.
Yes, if you go to the effort and travel all that way, a decent camera is a definite must.
Just one last pic, a little kid helping himself to our lunch leftovers on day 3
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.Yes, if you go to the effort and travel all that way, a decent camera is a definite must
.Just one last pic, a little kid helping himself to our lunch leftovers on day 3
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Dec 7, 2013, 1:32 pm
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Stunning trip report DanielW! I loved your pictures and how you focused on the true essence of a country: the people. Thanks to your report I discovered how beautiful a country I didn't know very much but for bad news is. Thanks for sharing.
Dec 7, 2013, 4:00 pm
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Super pix! You really have some wonderful portraits in there. I do enjoy seeing everyday life - the shops and workshops, kids, shoppers, meals in what are clearly not tourist restaurants. Very well done and much appreciated!
Dec 9, 2013, 1:03 pm
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Originally Posted by FlyIgglesFly
Yah, I didn't get that sense at all. In fact, I got the sense from those I encountered that they recognized that those tourists who do still come to Yemen are in no way representative of, ah, shall we say the questionable actions of some governments in that country. That we are those open minded persons who go experience the place without prejudice.
That being said...I absolutely used my Irish and not my US passport.
And I was there during the first week of October and, other than being dusty and dry, temperature was perfect, both in Sanaa and in the mountains.
That being said...I absolutely used my Irish and not my US passport.
And I was there during the first week of October and, other than being dusty and dry, temperature was perfect, both in Sanaa and in the mountains.
Dec 9, 2013, 3:52 pm
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Dec 9, 2013, 11:32 pm
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? Mine caused abit of grief when my bag was x-rayed at the airport (prior to check-in), and had to have my bag pulled apart.I think I met the same bookseller (and the same sales pitch
) at the Arabia Felix too:
Dec 10, 2013, 6:20 am
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what a wonderful report. good to read stories and see pictures of tourists going into countries which are kind off the beaten track. makes me really want to to there as well. ^^^