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sebikern_photography OP t1_jbocdrj wrote

Reply to comment by Antique-Presence-817 in Socotrian dragonblood trees on a overcast morning [1282x1920, OC, Socotra Island, Yemen] by sebikern_photography

Socotra is pretty far away from Yemen and it hasnt been attack in the recent years. I flew from Abu Dhabi, we made a big turn to avoid Yemen mainland. There are alot of tourists (~6000 every year, I know thats not alot but in the context of Socotra it is) I wasnt visitjng Socotra just for Dragonblood trees, the island has way more to offer :)

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thanatossassin t1_jboqebw wrote

I've been wanting to travel to Socotra for years! Before, Yemen was the only way to travel, so glad to hear there are more options now. Are you sharing any more images anywhere?

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sebikern_photography OP t1_jbp36fm wrote

I am currently sharing a picture a day on instagram. I try to do the same on reddit, but I'll surely miss a few days. After I am done with all my editing (200GB of RAW data) I'll post a summary of my best pictures on my website.

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Antique-Presence-817 t1_jbox6ql wrote

this must have been a while ago because there are currently no international flights to yemen ... what airline did you take? not yemenia..?

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sebikern_photography OP t1_jbp3fdo wrote

As i understand, 2 weekly flights from Abu Dhabi (Air Arabia) and a weekly flight from Aden. The Abu flights arent publicly viewable. You need a Socotrian organisation to book them for you. Edit: This picture is 2 weeks old, so pretty fresh :)

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Antique-Presence-817 t1_jbpbck5 wrote

wow interesting, good job making it there right now, seems to have been a challenge! it must have been super expensive??

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