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Yemen (Bradt Travel Guide)

Yemen (Bradt Travel Guide)
By Daniel McLaughlin

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Yemen is shrugging off its image of being a country with a security issue, to reveal its stunning landscape and fascinating culture – justifiably worth visiting by professional archaeologists, historians, the business traveller, or those making the most of Yemen’s adventure sports, such as hiking and scuba-diving. All will gain thrills treading on ground which is the site of the Sabaean dynasty, the era of the fabled Queen of Sheba. Yemen is undoubtedly the choice of those interested in digging deeper into regional culture.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #508393 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-02-12
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 256 pages

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About the Author

Daniel McLaughlin has travelled extensively throughout Yemen. He is interested in human rights and folk literature and is based in Washington DC.

Customer Reviews

Entertaining and informative5
This guide is a perfect introduction to Yemen for those who've never been, but would work equally well as a guidebook for those who have already explored the country and are eager to travel there again. With a montage of descriptions, anecdotes and instructions, Mr. McLaughlin has crafted a succinct travel guide that will both charm and inform.

Overall a good guidebook5
Overall this is a good guidebook. I used it on my trip to Yemen.
Especially good is the introduction where the history is covered in depth.

Next to useless2
Maps fail to include key landmarks.

Wadi Do'an is scarcely even mentioned.

Many of the better budget hotels in Sana'a are not mentioned at all.

The author's writing is inelegant and rote and his grammar and spelling poor. The editors have failed to correct these problems.

The difficulty for the prospective traveller to Yemen is that there is, as far as I know, no other (up-to-date) guidebook devoted solely to that country.

This fact may compel you to consider buying Bradt's guidebook. My advice would be not to waste your money.