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  • ZahedanAt last I managed to catch some superb desert scenery on the 5 hour trip east to Zahedan. Under another clear sky, distant black mountains occasionally set the horizon, otherwise the desert was billiard table flat and featureless golden dirt Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Jan 2, 2007
  • Back to Kerman and onto BamAt 5am at Kerman's small terminal, surrounded by many pictures of Imam Hossein, people prayed to morning TV, the habitual fancified diatribe of Khomeini, Iranian national icons, the fluttering national flag, scenes of devotion, war, bandana clad martyrdom Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Jan 1, 2007
  • Hormoz IslandHogmanay was a holiday in Bandar but not for the same reason. Though surprisingly a subdued affair in Iran so I was told, it was the festival known as Eid-al-Azha, commemorating Abraham's threat to sacrifice his son Ishmael according to Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 31, 2006
  • Bandar AbbasBandar Abbas. Iran's largest port with a reputation for smuggling activity, it was the most South I had been to date if not quite the furthest East, and with the Gulf States just a short hop away across the Straits Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 30, 2006
  • KermanIt was always a problem finding something to occupy myself with on a Friday in Iran, and Kerman was no exception. I could see very tempting desert mountainscapes just out of town and with another overnight trip pending I thought Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 29, 2006
  • Mashad to KermanMy priority this morning was to get my by now sizeable collection of surplus gear, mainly books and photo CDs, sent home. The guidebook let me down again though since the post office prescribed by them was no longer the Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 28, 2006
  • MashadWith no ommelette or even tea to be had, an inedible sludge was all there was on offer for brekkie in Mashad, porridge with vague strings of chicken in it, god awful. You could sweeten it to your taste but Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 27, 2006
  • Gorgan and the CaspianIt was dawning a beautiful day as I stepped off the train in Gorgan, backed by the Eastern arm of the snowy Alborz Mountains, where I found myself a minibus to nearby Bandar-e Torkman. The train had just passed through Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 26, 2006
  • Tehran Day 4Christmas barely merited a thought for me. Though there was a tiny Christian community kicking around somewhere and I had seen trees in shop windows and the odd bookstore selling Xmas cards, it was just another ordinary hectic day in Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 25, 2006
  • Tehran day 3It was another game of pinning the donkeys tail again in trying to reach the Sa'd Abab Museum complex a good 20Ks away in the north of the city. My guesses were inspired in the main though this time and Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 24, 2006
  • Tehran Day 2THE GOLESTAN PALACE The Marble Throne Terrace is the oldest part of the complex, built by Karim Khan-e Zand in 1759. A yellow alabaster platform, it was used for royal audiences, whereby the Shah sat upon it under the typically opulent Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 23, 2006
  • Esfehan to TehranI saw Kashan pass tantalisingly by at 4 and then at 6.30am one of the boys with me unexpectedly piped up in English that the train had stopped for prayers, half the folk got off and piled into a doubtless Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 22, 2006
  • Esfehan day 3On the way out to visit the Jameh Mosque I passed through the bazaar where I came across a religious ceremony of sorts. Men bearing a black banner were accompanied by the habitual hymnal commentary piped through big amplifiers on Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 21, 2006
  • Esfehan day 2Up at 7 for the long trail out to the visa extension office and fortunately it was some guy called Rob had had the experience of going there to find it had moved, not me. Thankfully Rob had put directions Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 20, 2006
  • EsfehanAfter burning photos and changing money I made for Emam Khomeini square again. Blessed with perfect clear skies again, it was a natural drawcard. The Emam Mosque lay silent with not so much as a ticket collector to be seen, Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 19, 2006
  • Yazd to EsfahanI damned my Iranian visa fiasco one more time as I left Yazd that morning, being so late in the year I had only seen the desert cold, grey and wet. The local bus cost me precisely twopence to the Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 18, 2006
  • Yazd day 2Hooking up with Ruben and Maria that morning I hung around while they checked out the Amir Chaghmagh mosque before heading across the square to what transpired to be an associated gymnasium, a distinctive building I couldnt have helped but Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 17, 2006
  • YazdAfter crashing out for a few hours at the hotel right next to the dominating Amir Chakhmaq mosque, I woke to find the Polish guy had come to the same joint. Jack from Warsaw was an IT student who was Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 16, 2006
  • Shiraz - Day 3With the Ozzies busy with family business I was happy to hit out on my own back to the Cheragh Shrine where I got better photos in better light, then onto the Pars Museum. It was very small, just the Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 15, 2006
  • Persepolis and the Rock TombsIt had been a double bonus to have my trip to Persepolis sorted out this way. Strictly speaking I wondered why the Ozzies had put themselves out for me. It meant having 4 in the back of the taxi and Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 14, 2006
  • Shiraz - Day 1Though the sights of Shiraz are many and spread out, the first was an easy encounter. The Karim Khan Zand Citadel was right in the centre by my hotel, a square planned castle with round turrets defending each corner and Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 13, 2006
  • Bushehr to ShirazI took the short walk out to the seafront where I had my first ever view of the Persian Gulf, sadly tempered by bad light which made the sea a milky brown colour and the sky little different. I did Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 12, 2006
  • AndimeshkMonday dawned thickly overcast which rather reflected my sombre mood, and it had obviously rained during the night too. I was rather at a loss as to my next move as a consequence, I had come this way to visit Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 11, 2006
  • Kermanshah to KhorramabadDespite my alarm failing I slept like the dead and was on the street at the crack of dawn for the one daily bus to Khorramabad. I was aiming for Andimeshk but with no direct service and wishing to avoid Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 10, 2006
  • BisotunOn the street for 8, and while the minibus took time to fill up I was eventually off to Bisotun, another village, another UNESCO wonder. Perhaps pertaining to the war against Iraq in which Kermanshah was hammered, a lone tank Posted by andyhay in Asia Overland 2006-2008 | Dec 9, 2006
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