it felt good to be riding again after 10 days of relaxing but also a lot of lazyness. a place like goa makes it easy for you, takes you by the hand and won’t let go of it once you made up your mind to leave… we heard good things about gokarna, a hindu pilgrimage… Continue reading gokarna
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mumbai – part one
i arrived in mumbai with a lack of sleep because i had to change planes in bahrain. but when i got my bicycle back in one piece i felt a big relieve and thought i was ready to hit the city. some luggage man offered me to roll my bicycle out of the airport while… Continue reading mumbai – part one
first flight
in preparation of my first flight on this journey i went to get some cardboard as protection for the bicycle. after another indian meal in dubai i set out for the airport. i wondered at first why there was only a terminal 2 and 13 until i asked someone and was told that the 13… Continue reading first flight
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
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
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.
desert tour
there are some ancient sites around yazd which are better reached by car. we organised some people from the hostel and phoned a driver. the next morning at 8 o’clock we first drove to meybod to take a look at at an old pre islamic castle. since there was a class of schoolgirls visiting with… Continue reading desert tour
tabriz
most iranians have to buy their train tickets some days in advance otherwise they have only a chance to get one over a waiting list. as tourist i was told that it was too late for me to take the train in the evening but i could purchase my ticket early the next morning. i… Continue reading tabriz
to iran
all the way to the iranian border i had mt. ararat as companion to my left and a whole highway lane for myself. at the border i passed the waiting trucks and had to wait for just 10 minutes. i didn’t change money there because i wasn’t sure about the exchange rate. i thought it… Continue reading to iran