After two days in Bukhara, time was right for us to head out of the city again. After a wonderful early morning walk, we were ready to hit the street again, but still wonderful impressions from this last morning in Bukhara. Heading North towards Lake Aydarkul we decided to have […]
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After four days in Turkmenistan, we are now able to slow down a bit again. So our first point of interest here in Uzbekistan is the famous Aral Sea, or at least what is left (less than 10% of the original size). Clearly the major disaster and tragedy for the […]
Turkmenistan, what do you know about this country? Would guess not too much, most of us just know that it is not that well knows for its democratic structure, to state it politely. And honestly, it leaves you with a lot of question marks, ones you manage to visit. And […]
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 […]