Swedish traveler walks from west to east of Yemen to prove Yemen is well

Exclusive by Mohammed al-Kibsi For supporting Yemen and to prove Yemen is well despite all unrest during the past 10 months a traveler from Sweden decided to walk from Tihama region in the west of Yemen up to Sana’a city the capital of Yemen. Mr. Mikael Strandberg started his journey from Zabid on December 7, 2011 and he arrived in Sana’a on Wednesday 21. Mr. Strandberg hired a camel from Zabid that is located in the western coast of Yemen and has to train the camel to be able to cross the mountains as the camel has never been to mountainous areas before, said Mrs. Strandberg Tamila. The Swedish traveler was accompanied by a police man during his journey; however the policeman was wearing civilian clothes during the whole trip. When Mr. Strandberg arrived in Sana’a crowds of people and particularly kids followed him on the streets of Sana’a cheering and applauding for the brave man and at the same time were staring at the camel that some of them seen for the first time walking on the streets of Sana’a. When talking to Mr Strandberg he was just arrived in Sana’a and was tired and surrounded by carious people so he could not talk about the whole trip. He said he would hold a press conference on Thursday morning in Bab al-Yemen to brief the press about the aim of his journey and about how nice and peaceful the Yemeni people are. Mrs. Strandberg said that her husband and she loves Yemen so much and like the Yemeni people who are very charm and very sweet and nice people therefore her husband and she decided to come back to Yemen to arrange for her husband trip from Tihamma region to Sana’a. “I’m so happy that Mikael could make it to Sana’a,” she said happily.