Customer Reviews
the best place to start - By: H. Thompson, 30 Oct 2004 
This love letter to an infuriating but mesmeric throng is deft & flippant. His wordage deliberately deep-woven to hold the warp & wafts of a brad swath of Yemen.
If you have anything to do with this unique country, please read this twice & make note of the names - the old men still livein gorgeous langorous madness, asprawlin the mafraj amid the qat leavings.
Revealing the mysteries of a forgotten world - By: monica_esslin@compuserve.com, 05 Jul 2000 Yemen - travelsin pictionary land captures the sights, smells, culture & magic of Yemen, seen through the eyes of author Tim Mackintosh-Smith. Tim's lovingly crafted narrative takes you from the bustle of Sana'a to an adventurein the empty quarter, chronicling every conceivable aspect of the clash between the modern & ancient world. A must for adventurous travellers, people watchers & anyone who enjoys reading a beautifully written book.
Magical Mystical Modern day tour of unknown lands - By: emma.glover@morganking.co.uk, 02 Feb 2000 A wonderful modern day travel adventure, refreshing to know that there are still places unpolluted by mass tourism. I didn't know anything about Yemen until reading this book & it gave a great insight into the people & their poisons, unusual eating habits & old tales , you could almost smell the air they breathed. It was a great escapist read from the winter blues & would recommend to anybody planning to visit.My only criticism is that it put me off cheshire cheese for a while
A very engaging book - By: , 31 Dec 1998 Yemen is a country both fascinating, remote & mysterious. The author opens Yemen to the casual observer & displays it's beauty, idiosyncrasies, people, language, history, culture & humour for all to marvel at. This book is wonderfully entertaining, very easy to read, very well researched & beautifully written. I bought it on a whim & really enjoyed it, it's a great book.
A trip into the history of Yemen - By: , 18 Oct 1998 
This book is a must for all addicts to travel literature. It is written with an eye for historical detail (as f.e. the books by Geoffrey Moorhouse) & interestin the language(s) spokenin this extraordinary country. Although this may seem a bit tough to read, the opposite is truein this case: the impressing knowledge of the author is wrapped upin a fascinating travel-story around Yemen.
