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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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!  

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.

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 […]

After several false starts, Marie and I finally left Sana’a today bound for Zabid via Hudayda in a pigou (Peugeot) shared taxi. Zabid is reputedly the hottest place on earth.  I have awful memories of my last visit in mid-summer … it was so hot and the power was off … no air-con then.  And […]