by Calvin Sun | Nov 26, 2019 | November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
All things must come to an end. On our last official day in Socotra and from our campsites at Detwah, we woke up to take a 2 long rocky boat trip to Shuaab. The waves were rough, as we almost capsized more times I would have wanted to...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 20, 2019 | Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, November 2019: Socotra Island, Socotra Island, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Yemen
So after a 6 week hiatus from nearly a year of monthly travels, it’s time to hit the road again. With 85,000 miles I booked the Lufthansa LH 401 flights on business class from JFK to FRA to CAI all for $60 USD. The experience began with the quick...
by Calvin Sun | Nov 19, 2019 | Camping, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Mythbusters, November 2019: Socotra Island, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Socotra Island, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Yemen
Special thanks goes to our Young Pioneer Tours guide Pier-André Doyon for the blogpost title. 240km east of the coast of Somalia and 380km south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a 132 km x 49.7km island called Socotra: a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to...
