Here you go, the final part of our Iran trip is now online; Iran – From the Dasht-e Lut to the Turkmenistan border! Hopefully providing you bit of overview about Iran as a country and the wonderful experiences we made, or at least some time to relaxe while watching it. […]
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It took a while, but as we say in Germany: “Good things take their time…”; Iran – From the North to the Dasht-e Kavir! Hopefully providing you bit of overview about Iran as a country and the wonderful experiences we made, or at least some time to relaxe while watching […]
Last days in Iran, but what to do after our plans for the Dasht-e Lut failed because of the road issue mentioned in the previous post? Well, doing what we are known by some of our friends already, being flexible and changing our plans, even though it was somewhat difficult […]
Dasht-e Lut, Lut desert, one of the must-see places on our to-do list for Iran. Hottest place on this planet with maximum temperature of 70,7 degrees Celsius measured a couple of years back. Well, during spring we reached “only” 38 degrees Celsius, but not sure if we want to come […]
After leaving Shiraz earlier than planned due to the bank holiday, we continued our journey towards the Dasht-e Lut, one of the top places on our must-see list for Iran. But first we found a beautiful spot in one of the canyons here in the South of Iran. And with […]
Being a bit ignorant when it comes to history, one could say (like I did) that we saw a lot of ancient cities on this trip already in Greece but also in Turkey. So why spent time with old stones instead of exploring the deserts?! Well, because it is so […]
First days in Iran were a lot about culture, getting used to the new country, but also a lot about bazars and cities. Now its time for the real fun, our first desert on this trip, the Dasht-e Kavir. Before getting there, we stumbled across another place, don’t know how […]
First days in Iran were interesting, but also a bit stressful. Sometimes you feel like a Hollywood star, everybody is looking at you (especially in the small villages) and sometimes people ask for a joined picture or just a photo of you. Especially for Karin the clothing rules are sometimes […]
Entering Iran, all should have been relatively easy from what we were told before if you have all the paper work together; especially the Carnet de passage. So all good to go on our side, but sometimes bureaucracy steps in with new hurdles. First thing we were told: “Your engine […]