i stayed in the youth hostel of dubai, the only budget accommodation in town. ove with his motorcycle fetched me the next day and we went on a city tour. the burj al arab seen from one of the many shopping attractions dubai has to offer. here’s another one… a big shopping mall themed around… Continue reading dubai
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sharjah
i stayed one night in sharjah before making my way along the highway to dubai. the emirates look good, especially on photos…
arabian “schimpfwortzüchter” sharjah
check out iran 22pm
it was a pleasant suprise with how little difficulties the bicycle was checked in at the port after what i’ve heard from ove and his trouble with his motorcycle. they didn’t even charge an extra. once on board i settled myself on one of the benches to go to sleep. which was more difficult than… Continue reading check out iran 22pm
indian visa waiting time
after arriving in bandar abbas and applying for the visa at the indian consulate, we had 3 days time to either spend in the city in “not so nice and not so cheap” hotels or to take the boat to quesm island and turn to camping again. we choose the latter. it was a fun ride… Continue reading indian visa waiting time
industry vs. tourism
the weather is perfect, at least around this time of year, the water is inviting and the beaches aren’t that bad either. but you don’t see any tourists. oh the sunsets are nice too…. …
to the persian gulf
after crossing an area only inhabitad by nomads, some nice sleeping spots with campfire in the evening and misty mornings, the last 30km were going straight down. without having to pedal once, one has to keep the body occupied… … the weather changed so fast that i felt weird swimming in the sea again and… Continue reading to the persian gulf
flower movement
our collective formed in shiraz … battista morgan matthias
goodbye shiraz
we met for breakfast at the anvari hotel and made a goodbye picture in front of the arg of karim khan. alex continued to kerman, ove went to busher and the cyclemasala crew, morgan and battista, and me went straight south towards the persian gulf.
orchestra music festival
on the way back from the havez tomb we stumbled upon a poster of a music festival. we stepped inside the building just to get information but found ourselves in the concert hall five minutes later listening to traditional persian music. afterwards we met for dinner before leaving shiraz the next morning.