Akhavan Hotel Kerman

... speak). It was great to see these old structures still being used. It added a really exciting organic element to the bazaar. Outside of Kerman are some interesting towns which we also visited. We decided in the end not to venture to Bam, once the highlight of a visit to Iran, which was completely destroyed in a devastating earthquake 5 years ago. Instead we took in the town of Rayen and its adobe Arg (fort ...

As a vegetarian, I found the food in Iran to be incredibly limited, bland and at times, plain disgusting. The biggest problem I faced during our month in Iran was finding food. Travelling as a vegetarian is rarely easy and often uninspiring and it is fair to say our timing could have been better, with our visit coinciding with Ramadan, when most restaurants and ...

Destination 73: km63'523 Das Wichtigste erledigt, jedoch im Hotel so schlecht geschlafen, dass ich sehr uebermuedet bin. Erste Longdistance- Fahrt um an Trip Taftan-Quetta in Pakistan zu gewoehnen. Nacht in Kerman. XXXXX The most important work done but slept so bad that I feel very tired. First long-distance-ride to get practice for the drive Taftan-Quetta. Night in Kerman.

... the police ordered we stayed in a camping ground closer to the village of Shafi Abad. The camping ground was very cool itself: in the middle of nowhere, with nice huts built with palm tree leaves. We preferred to sleep in the open and catch the nice breeze of the desert. The stars and wind were nice, but I ended up waking up at 5:00 in the morning with the strong desert sun. The Kaluts is my favorite place in this trip so far!!

... t move. In fact, she had no ticket. The Extremist driver said for Lucy to sit in 1-2, less legroom. Lucy looked at him and said **** that, she can sit there. Lucy became a rock. Lucy did not move. The busboy got on the bus and dragged the Exremist out of our seat and into another. Do not mess with Lucy at 07:00 in the morning. Kerman The trip went smoothly and we were comfortable, and after a while, we arrived in Kerman. We picked our cab driver, agreed a price, and off we ...

... and pointing at her child but she didn't have a leg to stand on - she had NO TICKET!!!! Fighting a loosing battle love. I smiled at her and showed her my ticket and did the get-out-of-my-seat eyes. Then I said to the bus boy and driver (who continued to try to persuade me seats 1 & 2 were great), 'No, these are my seats. Those seats are not good for me. I will not move.' David got on and when the woman saw him she knew her goose was cooked. The bus boy grabbed the child ...

Number 9 (10th November 2003 - 21st November 2003) Map in hand? We've now reached and passed the epi-centre of the Silk Road network. Esfahan was a pleasant respite from the smog and dust of Tehran, if 'very' touristy (and therefore expensive). Once again feeling like Lord Elgin we turned down the offer of some 'rather nice' mosaic tiles from a workman 'renovating' a section of the huge Imam 'Blue' Mosque. The House of Strength was a nose-curling showing off of sweaty men ...