On The Road to Al-Mahwit Through Thula/Thilla and Kawkaban, Yemen
Packed up and ready to hit the road…View image…wondering if we’d ever be in another nice hotel like the Taj Sheba during this trip…it was into the caravan of 4WD’s, heading to ancient Thula (also...
View ArticleContinuing On To Kawkaban, Al-Mahwit and A Henna Party in Yemen
Kawkaban and Shibam (not the Shibam in the Hadramawt valley) are considered twin towns. Kawkaban had more perfectly preserved stone tower houses perched on the edge of a 1,000′ cliff top. An important...
View ArticleDay Hiking Around Al-Mahwit and Qat/Khat in Yemen
The group spent the day hiking down and through the mountain terraces. There were peaks and cliffs dotted with small villages along the entire route. Unfortunately, the hike also took us through piles...
View ArticleAl-Mahwit Through Wadi Surdud to Al-Hodeidah, Yemen
Al-Hodeidah is Yemen’s second most important port. The city itself was nothing but on a clear day you could look straight across the Red Sea to Eritrea and Ethiopia, less than 40 miles away. This area...
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