The series Yemen Journey is a narrative of my life in Yemen – over eight years of ups and downs, lots of happiness but many frustrations as well. For better or worse, Yemen changed me for good. Each post somewhat stands alone, but it’s best to read the posts in sequence.
1. Of Yemeni rest stops and a Lebanese woman
3. Najeeb, the lovelorn romantic
5. Baroque pearl (1): The adventures of being a woman in Yemen
6. Baroque pearl (2): The adventures of being a woman in Yemen
8. Seduction and forgetting in a Yemeni wedding
10. Death threats, pride and prejudice in Yemen
11. Bread and salt
13. Looking for a husband in Yemen
15. Between Beirut and Sanaa: a love affair
16. Where every man has three guns
18. How do you pack your life into a suitcase?
Chilling out in the afternoon in the Old City, Sana’a, Yemen
A flower and vegetable market in Bangkok, Thailand.
The young girl pictured belongs to the Karen tribe, an ethnic minority in Thailand and Burma (Myanmar). I love their colorful clothes; they remind me of similar traditional clothes I’ve seen in Yemen.
A woman makes flower garlands on a sidewalk in Bangkok, Thailand. Garlands (Thai: Phuang Malai) are bought for different purposes, such as for good luck, safety, or for offerings at Buddhist shrines and temples.
A salesman looks at his phone in a special display booth for a brand of men’s denims in a Bangkok mall, Thailand. Bangkok malls and Bangkok “sois” (alleys) are very different experiences, showing the many facets of this city.
