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Bam Slideshow
Bam
Travel Blogs from Bam, Iran
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Dates!
This is a top pick! ... can just pick them for yourself from everywhere. We went for more of a wander round town in search of some items for me. Iran has a noticable absence of products for the ladies (if you haven't cottoned on yet, I mean sanitary items). We'd been looking ...
Devastation
This is a top pick! As I explained in the last log, Bam was hit by a massive earthquake on the 26th of December 2003. In fact, at Tadek's wedding, we met a couple who had left Bam on the 25th of December. What was even more of a coincidence was that they left Phuket on the ...
total solar eclipse
Bam has now been destroyed by a terrible earthquake, but on the 10th of august 1999 people gathered in the ancient sand citadel, in the desert. From far u could see the shadow approaching over the desert and suddenly the air became purple and our ...
Can people get any nicer?
... citadel, over the stunning, huge, deserted mud walled city would have to be seen to be described (certainly the highlight of Iran). Having studied the Persian architecture at some length, and thanks to the latest loooong bus journey, our new house design ...
Damn...got here too late!
... interesting to walk around the ruins. They trying to re-build the entire place as it was before, using the same techniques and materials. This is what it used to look like ...
Bam
... . I arrived and was warmly welcomed by the owner who spoke English well and was a very friendly and helpful. I spent 3 nights in Bam before heading onwards towards the border. Bam had an air of sadness about it as it was still recovering from a ...
Bam
... film was repeated for the passengers who had joined the bus. I can confirm that the film did not get any better. I arrived in Bam and found a place to stay. This city was almost destroyed in an earthquake which killed 30,000 people nearly 3 years ago and ...
Travelling is like talking with men of other times
... nbsp; I did call this entry Iran; the End. But there will be a postscript. Just my musings and overall thoughts about Iran, and the leaving of the country. It is a country of endless variety, delightful people, far from being fearful of Iran ...
Jun 30, 2011
We slept on a scrap of grass
28 May We got near to the Iran/Pakistan border, cooked a quick meal and tried to get across the border, but they closed it early, so we had to find somewhere to sleep or camp, a hotel opened up for us, but Polly decided it was too expensive for us to ...
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