Hotel Abassi
After a dreadful 3 hour internet session with a seriously bad connection we were happy to head into the beautiful centre of Esfahan. We headed straight for the Jameh Mosque. The first bit, which consisted of beautiful columns, really gave…
Sandtornado!
When driving or travelling in countries like Iran, Adventure always lurks around the corner. Today we left the fairytale city of Esfahan. Actually we left quite late as we will be on television on Sunday and had to update the…
Yazd
When travelling, we think it’s best to avoid the major cities unless they have something really special to offer. Yazd is one of those special cities. As Yazd is one of the oldest cities in the world its has a…
Car trouble remains
Half way the scenery was so beautiful that we stopped to film and take some pictures. It was Pete who noticed the leakage under the car. Michel reacted quickly by looking underneath the car. By smelling he noticed that the…
Problemsolvers!
The engine problems kept worrying us for most of last evening. We could have the engine checked in Yazd or try to cross the desert to Shiraz, hoping the problem would solve itself. As temperatures easily rise over 40 degrees…
Persepolis
It was our aim to get up early, have a quick breakie, visit Persepolis en then head towards Bam. But our plan fell to pieces when we woke up at 10 and felt tired of the horrible ride from Yazd.…
Wedding proposal
Michel had decided to make it an Elles day and i don’t mind those things at all. We had a few tough days behind us and decided we could use a break. So I stayed in bed whilst michel went…
Pakistani desert storm
We know we have a long ride ride ahead of us to Pakistan and wake up at 6:15. We pack the bus, load it with lots and lots of water and check the oil. Its 7 o’clock when we are…
Road to Quetta
We are both still spining of lack of sleep when the first curious man arrives. ‘Sleep good?’ he asks. When we say we had not, he tilts his head and looks dissapointed. Then some more men arrive and they all…
A thousand images
Imagine you leave your hotel and thousands of images are thrown at you at the same time. Images that are a 100 percent different then the images you see at home. Every single one is different. At the same time…