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 […]
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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 […]
Somehow there was so much to see, that we are still having a backlog of Turkey pictures, even though we entered Iran already. Still there is so much to say and show about Turkey, so trying to conclude this all in one blog post. On the way East we came […]
Finally done, our first video for this trip; Greece – From the mountains to the sea! Hopefully providing you bit of overview about Greece as a country, the wonderful camping possibilities if you are driving a 4×4 (sometimes) and at least some time to relaxe while watching it. Special THANKS […]
Again a lot of history, but this time from different days in history as before. Following the old Silk Road through Turkey, on our way to Cappadocia, we came across a couple of old caravanserais. A caravanserai was in earlier days a “Roadside Inn” build to provide shelter to travelers […]
There is so much history and you need to accept that you can’t see all the places. But as it turned out ones again, sometimes the not so well known ones are the much more beautiful ones. Is it because you are basically alone or are the really so much […]