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10 December 2008
Kim picked up our new cat on Wed 10 Dec 2008 from the SPCA. We called her “Nyoman”, the Balinese birth order name for one’s third child. Kim picked up our new cat on Wed 10 Dec 2008 from the SPCA. We called her “Nyoman”, the Balinese birth order name for one’s third child. Photos […]
21 November 2008
My Air New Zealand flight arrived in Auckland at 1100. I was pleased to be home after another great adventure, and looking forward to the Kiwi summer.
20 November 2008
After a long transit in Dubai, I boarded my Emirates flight to Hong Kong. I was ready for sleep with the scheduled departure of 0315. Upon landing in Hong Kong at 1710, it was a quick self-connection to my Air New Zealand to Auckland at 1915. I had to collect my bag and make my […]
19 November 2008
Once again I leave Sana’a, a very special city, to go my home in Auckland. Leaving at 1015, I took the Emirates flight to Dubai where I had 13h30 hours in transit, from 1345 to 0315. Because it would largely be day-time, it wasn’t worthwhile getting a hotel room. Fortunately I have a choice of […]
17 November 2008
I was pleased to see the back of Aden and its humidity … give me the cool dry highland … I love Sana’a at 7000 ft. On the road from Aden back to Sana’a it was interesting to see how men should pee in Yemen. Well, I had known this before but had somehow forgotten. The […]
16 November 2008
On paper (or in a guidebook) Aden may seem to have quite a few attractions but there’s not much to see apart from the Aden Tanks. Of course, there’s beer (which isn’t quite me) and the beach. Text continues after this gallery. For some reason we chose the difficult way to go swimming […]
15 November 2008
Above: We bought three seats at the back (3rd row) for the both of us. So there were only nine people including the driver in the Peugeot estate. We took a shared taxi down to Aden in the afternoon … the port city was part of the British empire and has a very different feel […]
14 November 2008
We were worn out from our travels and spent a bit of time resting in bed in Taizz. We wandered around the market for the rest of time. Most noticeably were the fluoro-pink drinks that were being sold. I think they are strawberry shakes made from strawberries grown in Chernobyl!
13 November 2008
In the 14th Century, Taizz was described by the famous Arab traveller Ibn Battuta as the largest and most beautiful city. Today, it is the third largest in Yemen. We came over from Zabid in the afternoon for a 2 night stay.
13 November 2008
Having had such a great day yesterday on the bikes, we wanted more. We had heard that it was market day at the next town and that would make a nice little outing. But while waiting to go I wandered around Zabid a little first. Text continues after this gallery. Once at the […]