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So this is Iran...
The sleeper train from Damascus to Tabriz was grim! Sweaty, cramped, dirty compartments, awful food and harrowingly slow progress for three days and nights. In fact, apart from the beautiful scenery in Eastern Turkey and the many friendly Iranians we met, one could almost say the highlight of the journey was my unfortunate yet strangely fascinating …
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Gastfreundschaft, Visa, 'Polizei'
... Bereits im Voraus habe ich von diesen 'Milizen' gelesen und hatte im Verdacht, dass diese Maenner ihnen angehoeren. Solche Vorfaelle geschehen leider ab und zu. Meistens wird dann von ihnen mit irgendeiner Anschuldigung die Polizei gerufen, die peinlich beruehrt ist und sich beim Touristen vielmals entschuldigen. Es haben sich aber auch schon groessere Probleme, wie etwa verschwundene Paesse etc. ergeben... Ein wirklich unschoenes Erlebnis mit einem guten Ende...
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Mammouth city
... in a subway car where I noticed a sticker saying “down with America” in big dramatic letters. There was also subtle emphasis towards anti-British sentiments too, those these were much less evident throughout our stay. I did pick up on the fact that the second question constantly put to us when introduced to new people was “northern or southern Ireland?” I wondered if this was a subtle way of asking are we British or not. Conversely, every person we have ...
One big Traffic Jam
... made internet transfer to their account
in UK, they were supposed to do give us some cash here. It could
work, but it was too late today, then tomorrow is Thursday, their
weekend, then Sunday is weekend in UK, so we can get money not
earlier than in 4 days!
Not good we don't want to live on
credit for this time and waste time for nothing, we wanted to leave
next day. We had to change the plan. The option was to take long ride
to Pakistan border. We ...
Crazy horses...
... he knew it and we headed off to sit in stationary traffic for another two hours in which time we moved barely 200 yards. We saw him using his phone and asking drivers for directions, I had a bad feeling about this!
In the end after a painfully long and dangerous ride we did find the right place. We negotiated it down to 40 000 rials which apparently works out to £20. Marcin wanted to find somewhere cheaper and we did but cheaper meant no breakfast, nowhere to park the ...


