Archive for July, 2009

Yemen – how dangerous in reality?

The seven o´clock muezzin just took tone and the prayers from the holy Koran spreads across the darkness which dominates the old [...]

The Swedish idiot and the conman

I feel more amazed than upset. This nasty incident happens in every country in the world, but, the reasons it happened in [...]

Salta, the Yemeni Sunday roast

“Hal andarah salta?” I asked the owner, Ahmed, and he nodded and said something like: “Mumtaz salta!” So I just walked into [...]

A taxi ride to Brid and Richard

“What I think about the Saudis…” , Kasim said whilst chewing an enormous load of kat , “Hmmm…well, you have to excuse [...]

Pollution and A Thousand and A Night in one

“Most students learn the Arabic alphabet in three days!” our teacher told us sharply this morning, “You have to do your home [...]

The second night in Sanaa coming up….

First of all, I had no idea that a place like this still did exist. It is kind of my old Arabian [...]

The importance of friends and contacts

What a mess of photos at the bottom you readers probably think….well, life is at times a mess, which it always definitely [...]