"Yemen - if you want a really rich ..." a Yemen Travel Page by Ekahau

Well I had the wonderful privilege of living in Yemen and this part of the world for 4 years and it is really out of this world. It is as different a place from the West as anywhere I have been. Sitting in a mufra chewing Gat and learning about Yemen culture priceless as they say. But really this place has deep history Sanaa is thought to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. And, Yemen was a going place 4,000 years ago a real center of civilization. If names like the kingdoms the Sabaean (Queen of Sheba) Minaean, and Himyarite mean anything to you this was the place this all happened.

When mankind first made it out of Africa some 100,000 years ago they came through Yemen. Next all the spice stuff the lucrative spice trade -- this was here, in Yemen that they grow Frankincense and the Commiphora myrrha tree. Back in the really old days they were rich rich rich. Coffee also comes from Yemen and the very name Mukha, (Mocha,/Mocca) is the port city in Yemen where the Coffee was picked up before Starbucks. Mocca was also where I had to go and get my care when it was shipped in but not before I got my license above.

For those who want an even more out of the way place try Socotra