Introduction
The site on Yemen was made with the help of these people:
- Sabien Calliau who went there in september 1997.
- Lut Wijmeersch and Frans Rottiers who went there in may 1998.
- Vera Van Peer and Herman De Beuckeleer who went there in february 1998.
Yemen is unique in the world, and has not been discovered yet by many people, with only 100.000 visitors a year. It is a great destination for anyone having some experience with travelling, although the independent traveller might be frustrated a bit by the obligation to travel to some destinations in a tourist convoy, and this implies the rent of an expensive jeep. Still, this should not deter you.
This site is subdivided into different chapters. Easiest way to browse through the site is to start with general info 1 and at the end of each page click on link to the next page:
- General info 1 & 2
- Sana'a
- Around Sana'a
- To Al Hodeida
- Sa'da
- Taizz
- Wadi Hadramaut
Travel guides
Not so many options here for the backpacker. The LP reads easily and offers good info. A new edition will be released in 1999.
Order the Lonely Planet Yemen now for only 13.56 US$ I
f you plan to visit more countries in the Middle East, the
LP on the Middle East is propbably a more economical (and less heavy) option. It has info on Turkey, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE and Yemen. It has 912 pages, edition 1/2000.
Order the Lonely Planet Middle East now for only 19.96 US$ Other books
If you can't make up your mind, click on the Amazon.com logo and search for more books
Wegwijzer
For those of you speaking dutch, it is definitely worth considering becoming member of "Wegwijzer". This is a non-commercial organisation based in Bruges, Belgium. They have an incredible amount of info coming from guidebooks, leaflets but also reports from members. Since 2001 you can now get a lot of these reports online!! Membership is only 25 Euro a year, and this includes a good magazine they publish every 2 months. Have a look at
www.wegwijzer.be. I myself am a member since almost 20 years now.
