I will remember the route from Dalbandin to Quetta for a long time because it is a beautiful desert route. Along the way we come across camels on and next to the road several times and in some places the sand dunes have been blown half over the road. The wind is getting stronger and more dusty and in the afternoon we even arrive in a…
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The alarm goes off at 07:00 and at 08:00 we leave for Quetta. Quetta is the first major city after the border crossing and it is located 630 km from the border. The navigation tells me the first exit is in 615 km! We will never achieve that in 1 day, because the 2…
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The last day in Iran starts with a huge setback. When I walk to the guarded parking garage of the hotel, I can already see from a distance that someone has touched my things. On both sides of the bike I have small tool pouches that are permanently attached. In one is my rain suit, in…
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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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