Yemen

Published May 2, 2004 12:00AM


The Trip-Finder, January 1998 Yemen Touring the Frankincense Route The Route: A 17-day, 1,000-mile Land Cruiser tour that includes visits to the city of Sana’a, the palace at Wadi Dahr, and the ancient ruins of Shabwa, plus an 11-hour, 265-mile excursion across the Ramlat as-Sabatayn Desert. When to go: February, October Difficulty: Easy to moderate Travel advisory: Be willing to be conciliatory: Virtually every Yemeni male over the age of 12 carries a dagger and a Kalashnikov. High/low points: Visiting the cliffside fifteenth-century stone palace decorated with white gypsum and stained glass at Sana’a. Eating your 17th consecutive meal of fuul, a stew made of dried fava beans. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

The Trip-Finder, January 1998
Yemen Touring the Frankincense Route The Route: A 17-day, 1,000-mile Land Cruiser tour that includes visits to the city of Sana’a, the palace at Wadi Dahr, and the ancient ruins of Shabwa, plus an 11-hour, 265-mile excursion across the Ramlat as-Sabatayn Desert. When to go: February, October Difficulty: Easy to moderate Travel advisory: Be willing to be conciliatory: Virtually every Yemeni male over the age of 12 carries a dagger and a Kalashnikov. High/low points: Visiting the cliffside fifteenth-century stone palace decorated with white gypsum and stained glass at Sana’a. Eating your 17th consecutive meal of fuul, a stew made of dried fava beans. Copyright 1998, Outside magazine

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