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Trying To Ride Through Yemen And Failing

Aden turned out to be an inter­est­ing place to spend a few days. What the city lacked in archi­tec­tural grace it made up for with its laid-back, low-key atmo­sphere and friendly people. In fact, it felt more like a col­lec­tion of quaint sea­side towns strung around a small vol­canic island than a former national capital. [...]
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One Man, One Bike, And Six Hundred Cows In A Boat

At seven o’clock one May morn­ing, as the sun was just begin­ning to make felt its long ascent into the heav­ens, a wooden Ara­bian cargo ves­sel set sail from the Port of Dji­bouti for the dis­tant shores of Yemen. On board were an eclectic and rowdy Arab crew, a hand­ful of Somali pas­sen­gers, six hun­dred [...]
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