Why Travel Is Political

Curious Tourism: Responsible Travel Podcast by Voyascape Media

Mar 25, 202658:12Travel

The island of Socotra has recently become popularized online. But in January 2026, geopolitics broke this illusion of this island being a detached, apolitical escape. Foreign tourists found themselves stranded there. Fli...

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