Ugh, put that rat away!
M: I can’t sleep. C: Neither do I. My feet are hanging way too far out of bed. Why wouldn’t…
Culture shock in pink
In the past it was believed that trains were too fast for the soul because it cannot follow at that…
Faces of Iran
We wrote a lot about Iran, as last post we want to let the Iranians speak. “I can’t think of…
Same same but different
We could tell you so much more about our last days in Iran. Starting with our bicycle tour through Esfahan…
What to wear as a woman
Long before our trip started, I was dealing with the choice of clothes in Iran. The so-called hijab (pronounced: hee-jub),…
Couchsurfing in Iran
… is the title of a book by Stephan Orth. We have both read or heard this book and perhaps…
1400 km south of Tehran – Qeshm Island
6:20 am, it’s sunrise at the Persian Gulf. Then, for the first time, the muezzin calls to prayer loudly over…
Win a postcard from Iran – THE WINNER IS
We are very happy about so many creative contributions. Many thanks to all participants! The winner or winners have been…
Flowers don’t have a back
On our way further south we stop in the city of Kerman. Most tourists in Iran skip this destination, but…
Yazd – 500 km further south
Rattattattrattattattrattatatt. Seven hours we sit or lie in the first class of the Iranian Railway. At the beginning it feels…