Djibouti City was literally a pit stop for us. Within 24 hours of docking, Ethiopian visas in hand (US$25 each and issued the same day), we were on our way west to the lowest point on the African continent - Lac Assal situated 150m below sea level. Despite the strong wind, it was noticeably warmer [...]

We spent a few more days in San’a before heading out to some of Yemen’s oldest towns, situated in the surrounding highlands. We eventually made our way to the port town of Al Makha (on the red sea coast), our jumping off point for Djibouti (or so we thought…). For four frustrating days we arrived [...]