Tomorrow I will drive the last of the 2500 kilometers in Iran because my visa for Pakistan has arrived! A good opportunity to tell something about traffic in Iran, because that is really different than in the Netherlands. Most cars in Iran are white and of the same type. The largest share is…
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When I leave Bam, I first look for a gas station, as I do every day. I usually only come across a few on my routes and I like the feeling of not having to look for petrol for 400 km. You'd say it's full of gas stations here, since the country…
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I slept well and want to start driving again. But first wash the motorbike, because there is a car wash next to the hotel and I can't pass up this opportunity. Actually, I don't even think it's necessary for the bike, but my luggage bags are so dusty and dirty that I'm ashamed as…
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In Iran everyone is a millionaire, but that is sadder than it seems, because due to the enormous inflation, money is worth almost nothing anymore. 1 million Iranian lira is converted about €3.20. I still find the checkout extremely difficult because sometimes the price is shown in Rial and sometimes in Tuma (1 Tuma is equal…
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In Iran today is Sunday and I was hoping that would mean less traffic. Fewer cars, but there is a lot of freight traffic on the road. It is hot today and the highway goes straight through the dry desert. A boring, warm ride that is interrupted for a while…
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Today I choose a route on smaller roads because it is less than 250 km to Isfahan. Most of the route goes through the desert. Don't immediately think of high sand dunes and blinding sun. It is more of a dry empty plain with coarse red earth, stones, withered shrubs and delicious 25…
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It will be a big day trip today because from Qazvin to Kashan is a good 320 km. In Europe you can drive that in half a day, but here it is different. I feel best at a speed of about 100 km/h. The engine then purrs nicely economically and the wind…
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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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