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1982, 990s: A man goes to Yemen for a year and comes back 15 years later
1982, 990s: A man goes to Yemen for a year and comes back 15 years later
Smith travelled the mountains, the desert and the sea and brings the country, the people and three millennia of history to life.
Yemen
A Tour around the most misunderstood country in the world
Aden – a major port and one-time seat of the Arab world’s only Communist regime
Suqutra, an island closer to Somalia than the rest of Yemen
“Somebody once said that every Arabic word means itself, its opposite or a camel.”
Destination: Yemen Author/guide: Tim Mackintosh-Smith Departure Time: 2000s
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