Our final days here have passed and we present you the last photos of Iran.

Persepolis and Shiraz – Gallery
We didn’t only reflect on our last days of travelling in Iran, but as well took some photos, here you…

People and Patience
We are sitting on a comfortable couch in a guest house in Kerman. Later today we will take a bus…

The city Yazd – Gallery
Another very nice city in the heart of Iran is Yazd. Especially the old city centre with his winding streets,…

Esfahan and through the desert – Gallery
Here you can find some pictures of the city Esfahan and our trip through the desert to Yazd.

New and old Caravanserais
For a long time the caravanserais served the purpose of providing a safe place to rest, food and water for…

People and Carpets – Gallery
In the last blog post I focused on the culture and encounters with the people. Aside from that though we…

People and carpets
We arrived in the year of 1397. This does not mean that we have travelled back in time but that…

Conflictive Iranian Realities – Gallery
Aside from fascinating encounters during our first few days in Iran some photos have been taken. Enjoy!

Conflictive Iranian Realities
The Iranian currency is called Rial and the current official exchange rate is 48’000 Rial for 1 Euro. Because of…

Through Eastern Turkey
Since our last blog post we’ve advanced quite a bit into the East of Turkey and are currently in the…

Through Eastern Turkey – Gallery
On our journey through the East of Turkey I took some (a lot) pictures. Here are some of them.

Balloons and stone cities in Cappadocia – Gallery
Cappadocia was a very beautiful place very much as well to just see it. Here some impressions from the region…

Balloons and stone cities in Cappadocia
Early in the morning, at 5:15am, Samuel‘s alarm was ringing. After we have spent the last days cycling, I (Julia)…

In the footsteps of the Phrygians and tea
After wonderful days in Istanbul it did us good to be back in the nature. For Sam there had been…

In the footsteps of the Phrygians and tea – Gallery
Aside from the wonderful encounters with the people, some pictures were taken. Here is a selection.

Istanbul, a step to Asia – Gallery
After our blog post you can find now more pictures of our time in Istanbul.

Istanbul, a step to Asia
…Overcoming some scruples Sami did make it into the Black Sea for a quick swim. We had followed the coastline further…

The last steps into Turkey – Gallery
Slowly we had left the Black Sea behind us and wound our way up through the hills and into Turkey…