Persepolis – visiting a total cultural highlight
The wide approach to the ancient site of Persian Persepolis is full of lively families and small groups. They are …
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Some afterthoughts on travelling in Iran
Before we left we had no doubt that we would enjoy travelling in Iran and contrary to many reports we …
Finding Paikent and Varakhsha – two ancient Silk Road towns
Over the years, our interest in the old silk road routes has brought us to quite a lot of old …
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Through Turkmenistan on a transit visa
Turkmenistan is one of the world’s most reclusive countries. For individual travellers, the almost only way to travel to Turkmenistan …
Ancient Merv – a walk to work city in the desert
The region of ancient Merv was one of the earliest centres of agriculture. Several consecutive cities, from Bronze age to …
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The image of the world: visiting Naqshe Jahan Square in Isfahan
Naqshe Jahan Square in Isfahan is stunning. It is a place of life, art, culture and architecture. To the locals, …
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Travelling in Iran as female vegetarian travellers
Iran is a fantastic country to travel. But two topics dominate our practical travel in Iran: being vegetarian travellers, and …
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The Golestan Palace in Tehran
The young guardsman appears slightly uneasy. A group of German tourists is jumping up and down in front of the …
One day in Luxembourg city: walking the old town fortifications
“Buy coffee”, people advise us when we mention that we will pass through Luxembourg on our way to Burgundy and …
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Why we went to visit Stralsund instead of Iran
Last Friday we went to visit Stralsund, a hanseatic town on the German Baltic Sea Coast. It was not so …
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