Iran - The ferry trip to the holiday island of Qeshm

Iran - The ferry trip to the holiday island of Qeshm

Whoever we ask, everyone agrees. The island of Qeshm is a must-see. When we tell someone here in Iran about our plans, their eyes immediately light up with joy. It seems to be the dream destination...

View Post

Iran - The ferry trip to the holiday island of Qeshm

Whoever we ask, everyone agrees. The island of Qeshm is a must-see. When we tell someone here in Iran about our plans, their eyes immediately light up with joy. It seems to be the dream destination...

View Post
Iran - A dream, the coastal road eastwards to Bandar Abbas

Iran - A dream, the coastal road eastwards to Bandar Abbas

We only make slow progress. We have to stop again and again, the stretches of beach are simply marvellous. We are also lonely here, which feels good for once. Now we really are in the Persian Gulf. We can...

View Post
Iran - Summer holiday on the Persian Gulf

Iran - Summer holiday on the Persian Gulf

The country is beautiful. The people are incredibly friendly. And yet: we feel like we're overstuffed with impressions. We just want to chill out, as they say. In other words: Iran is...

View Post

Iran - Summer holiday on the Persian Gulf

The country is beautiful. The people are incredibly friendly. And yet: we feel like we're overstuffed with impressions. We just want to chill out, as they say. In other words: Iran is...

View Post
Iran - Past fairytale mountain scenery to the sea

Iran - Past fairytale mountain scenery to the sea

The sea is calling, we are just outside the Persian Gulf. The weather forecast promises nice, warm weather. And so we set off, our hearts still filled with the family we have just left and our...

View Post

Iran - Past fairytale mountain scenery to the sea

The sea is calling, we are just outside the Persian Gulf. The weather forecast promises nice, warm weather. And so we set off, our hearts still filled with the family we have just left and our...

View Post
Iran - Farewells are always stupid, this one is wonderful

Iran - Farewells are always stupid, this one is wonderful

After a few days with "our" new family, we want to move on. Mum, sisters and brothers don't want to know, but we have to and want to move on. We try to explain that moving on is part of the concept of...

View Post
Iran - We are now part of the family

Iran - We are now part of the family

The whole family gathers again for breakfast. Breakfast is as usual in Iran: folded A3 sandwich bread, tomatoes, cucumber, fried egg or omelette (always mixed with tomatoes here), some cream cheese and a few nuts. As the...

View Post
Iran - And sometimes everything turns out differently

Iran - And sometimes everything turns out differently

First of all, for all of you who miss the daily newsletter: We're experiencing so much right now, it's Nowruz (Persian New Year) and my body has decided to let me do nothing for a few days with a stomach ache and floppiness....

View Post

Iran - And sometimes everything turns out differently

First of all, for all of you who miss the daily newsletter: We're experiencing so much right now, it's Nowruz (Persian New Year) and my body has decided to let me do nothing for a few days with a stomach ache and floppiness....

View Post
Iran - Ab-Anbars, the cisterns of the past

Iran - Ab-Anbars, the cisterns of the past

The drive through the last few kilometres of the plateau (we thought it was the last few kilometres, but we were very wrong) is beautiful. The landscape is dry and rocky, the rock formations are colourful and time and again we come across...

View Post

Iran - Ab-Anbars, the cisterns of the past

The drive through the last few kilometres of the plateau (we thought it was the last few kilometres, but we were very wrong) is beautiful. The landscape is dry and rocky, the rock formations are colourful and time and again we come across...

View Post
Iran - Salt Lake & Hayghar Canyon

Iran - Salt Lake & Hayghar Canyon

As much as we long for nature, we get it. The Hayghar Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Middle East, is famous for its unique geological formations. Beforehand, we drive past the famous pink-coloured...

View Post

Iran - Salt Lake & Hayghar Canyon

As much as we long for nature, we get it. The Hayghar Canyon, also known as the Grand Canyon of the Middle East, is famous for its unique geological formations. Beforehand, we drive past the famous pink-coloured...

View Post
en_GB