There is a lot to see in the city of Qazvin so, hop, get out there. First to the Chehel Sotun Palace, which is somewhat disappointing. The palace must have been huge but was largely demolished in 1945 to make two schools and a sports building. What remained is now a museum with a lot of…
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When I leave the hostel in Aqbolagh-e Humeh there is a strong wind and as soon as I have left the mountains and hills behind to go to Qazvin it even gets stormy. The sky is dark gray, not from the clouds, because there are hardly any, but from the sand. A sandstorm might be…
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The second day in Tabriz I use to walk through the city, sit in the sun and watch the daily life of the residents. It is a big city with a huge number of shops and a huge bazaar. The stores are all grouped together. For example, you have an entire street…
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The evening before the day I drive into Iran, I receive a message from 2 Iranians via Instagram whether they can help me with anything. One is a motorcyclist who would like to meet me if that suits the route, the other has a commercial slant as he helps travelers with the paperwork…
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When I drive around the corner from the hotel in Martoumi in the morning, the road is immediately broken. And after that it doesn't get much better and the asphalt is a huge cheese hole on which I can drive max. 30 km/h. I'm holding my breath because if it's the 265 km I have to do today…
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Fortunately, it is faster to leave the city of Tbilisi than to enter. The landscape quickly changes into vast dry plateaus. There is a strong, fresh wind and the temperature only just reaches 20 degrees. There is a lot of dust in the air and despite the wind a lot of dust collects on the visor…
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On my way to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, I make contact with a French couple to meet. Since we both make about the same journey on the motorbike, we have been in contact several times and now that we are both in the same city we would like to meet up to see each other. They camp at…
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When I leave the hotel in Ardahan, the sun is shining against the weather forecast. And that's a good thing, because the road to the border with Georgia is high. The highest point today is no less than 2,250 meters and that is not comparable to a mountain pass in Austria, for example. Here it is…
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The guys from Bros Motorcycle in Erzurum did a great job and luckily I'm back on the road. Taking a break for a few days is nice to update my reports, but I still prefer riding my bike. For today's route I have chosen Ardahan as the end point. The last town of significance…
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The next day, I stop along the way just for a beautiful viewpoint signposted along my route. A restaurant under construction, with a partial glass floor overhanging a canyon. It's a bit messy and deserted and I'm the only visitor, but the view is beautiful and the coffee…
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