This guide is a perfect introduction to Yemen for those who've never been, but would work equally well as a guidebook for those who have already explored the country and are eager to travel there again. With a montage of descriptions, anecdotes and instructions, Mr. McLaughlin has crafted a succinct travel guide that will both charm and inform.
For a book that was published in 2008, a lot of the information in here is out of date, e.g., a restaurant visited in 2010 had been closed for five years, and perhaps half the phone numbers out of date. The maps are execrable. Offers to provide the publisher with updated information went unanswered. Still, the writing is pleasant and there are not many books to choose from in this area.