Monthly Archives: October 2010

Zanjan part 2

Posted on 31/10/2010 by Neil

The owner of the hotel spoke little English but with the help of a phrase book I managed to explain we needed a garage for Helen‘s bike to fix the water pump. I was trying to ask for a space … Continue reading →

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Zany Zanjan

Posted on 29/10/2010 by Neil

The road to Zanjan was more of the same fast and smooth tarmac that we had seen in Iran so far. The scenery was breathtaking with smooth hills that looked like crinkled tissue paper, sandy red colours and even some … Continue reading →

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Tabriz

Posted on 29/10/2010 by Neil

The road down to Tabriz was fantastic. Excellently maintained and smooth, the complete opposite of our experience of Turkey. With the going easy and the fuel ludicrously cheap we made it to Tabriz just in time for rush hour. A … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Iran

Posted on 27/10/2010 by Neil

We left Dogbiscuit in the morning filled with excitement and also a little fear. This was a big border crossing for us and others had reported problems with the insurance process at this particular border. The road up to the … Continue reading →

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Dogubeyazyt

Posted on 25/10/2010 by Neil

Dogubeyazyt was like any other border town I guess although it felt safe enough and the accommodation was cheapish too including breakfast. The road up from Van was nice too with a decent surface and nice scenery. This was only … Continue reading →

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Edirmit

Posted on 25/10/2010 by Neil

The following morning we left the mosquito infested Hotel Gap sharpish. The bike alarm had gone off at 3am and disturbed our sleep anyway. As we left there was a full scale row going on between a woman and the … Continue reading →

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Diyabakir

Posted on 22/10/2010 by Neil

It was on the road to Diyabakir that I had one of the stranger experiences of the trip so far. As we rounded the corner into a small village I noted the speed limit and slowed down a bit. I … Continue reading →

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Nemrut D (isaster)

Posted on 22/10/2010 by Neil

As we left Gurun I was increasingly grateful for the accommodation we‘d been given the night before. The roads got worse and buildings looked quite dilapidated as we passed through the town. I never did notice the hotel that was … Continue reading →

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Greeted in Gurun

Posted on 21/10/2010 by Neil

Little did we know as we left the campsite that morning that this was to be one of the most special days of our trip so far. We did not know exactly where we would stay because the guidebook had … Continue reading →

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Kappodocia

Posted on 20/10/2010 by Neil

We got to Goreme in the region known as Kappodocia in reasonable time so we were able to check out a few places to stay and settled on Berlin Camping. A nice enough place with some cooking facilities and near … Continue reading →

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