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What
they said about Yemen
Yemen has exceeded our
expectations in a very positive way. Most people coming to Yemen are on
organized tours, sheltered in pre-booked high end hotels, transported in convoy
of 4WD's and escorted by police. We truly feel we have experienced Yemen. The
motorcycle has given us the opportunity to be approachable anywhere we
stopped. Yemeni people will go out of their way to help you. They are very
proud of their country. Even though it is a poor country, the people are
happy. We can't count all the smiling faces and laughing eyes we have
seen. The western media has blown the situation in Yemen totally out of
proportion. There are definite areas with civil unrest (and we have seen it),
but in the most part the people are very peaceful. Guns and daggers are very
visible, and part of their culture. At no point of our journey did we feel
unsave. In addition to its helpful and friendly people, Yemen offers one of
most spectacular landscapes. From the desert and no mans
land in the west to enormous mountain ranges in the east. Yemen has several
World Heritage sites very accessible to the public. We both experienced one of
the most memorial days in our lives in Yemen. When I think of Yemen I get
emotional, because it has given us so much, a true taste of Arabic people and
culture and new found respect for the Muslim religion. People here are much
more affectionate toward each other, something that our western society has lost
a long time ago. As we traveled through this country we asked ourselves
numerous times, who has a better life and there is no answer. Most Yemeni
people have a hard life and barely make ends meet, but they are still happy. We
will remember forever the dozens of people surrounding us at every stop,
welcoming us to Yemen and asking a million questions.
Here is the direct link to the Yemen Journal:
http://www.2canadiansonbikes.com/Journal%20Yemen.html
Yemen Photo's Page 1 of 2:
http://www.2canadiansonbikes.com/Photo%20Yemen.html
Yemen Photo's Page 2 of 2:
http://www.2canadiansonbikes.com/Photo%20Yemen%20Pg%202.html
I hope you enjoy as much as we did.
Our current location is Cairo, Egypt. Our motorcycles have been stuck in
customs for 2 days and will be for another 2 days. Red tape you won't believe. A
lot of government corruption. More in the next update and journal of Egypt.
Greetings from the globexplorers.
Cheers, Ruby & Mike
www.2canadiansonbikes.com
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