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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The Return to the Evenian Nomads and their Reindeer

We only have a short stretch ahead of us through the riverbed to the source. This time we have to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The exhausting Trek through the picturesque Mountains of Yakutia

We covered about thirty kilometers towards the Sobopol River, but the water seeped into-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Kayaking in the Drought of the Tundra – Our painful Search for Water

After the strenuous journey here with the truck and the reindeer nomads' sleigh, we are-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Guests in the Yurts of the Evenish Nomads

We have been traveling on the truck through the pure wilderness for 10 hours. We reach the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The hard Path with the Ural to the Siberian Mountains

In the morning we wait for Constantine in bright sunshine and worry about the water level of the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ An ill-fated summer paradise North of the arctic circle

We will be picked up at the airport by Konstantin, our contact here. The connection had been-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The call of the Wild โ€“ from Yakutsk to the Edge of Civilization

After spending a few days in Yakutsk and stocking up on supplies, we are now waiting at the city's-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ The Adventure in Nowhere begins – Welcome to Sibiria

Siberiaโ€ฆ this word promises cold and distance. But what do we know about it? Nothing, and yet this area-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Istanbul, the City of Cursed Love (Part III)

My friend Uwe and I are on our way back from our memorable trip through Iran. Since we have to change-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The Legacy of Xerxes and Alexander the Great

Near to the city, the giant archeological site of legendary Persepolis is excavated and open for-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Shiraz, the city of flowers and colors

Our bus takes all night to bring us to Shiraz, our last destination. The transportation is without any-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Joy in the face of Death – The parallel worlds of Persia

In the night we change our host. Amir Abbas is a great guy, but during the time we waited in the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The beautiful Gazes of the desert city of Kerman

We leave Yazd and take a bus to get to the city of Kerman. We expect our next couchsurfing host to-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Yazd, Persia’s City of 1000 and 1 Night

Our time in Esfahan is over and we take a bus, including lunch and crazy Persian TV, to get to the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The Magic of the legendary City of Esfahan

My Persian friend Sina, who lives in Cologne, invites us to his parents in Esfahan, where we are-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The red clay town of Abyaneh

Back in Kashan, we do not stay long, but make our way south to get to the legendary city of Esfahan.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Dunes and Camels in Noushabad and the Desert of Kavir

We have a good time with Moein and he brings us to many interesting places, like the Holy Shrine-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท The Magic of the beautiful, conservative Kashan

We are lucky to findthe city covered in the golden color of sunset. The old town is fantastic; palaces-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Persian New Year’s Eve with the host Family in Kashan

After a huge breakfast, we say goodbye and the girls take us to the bus station where we get to know, that no-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท In the Intoxication of Attention in Quazvin

It is sad to leave our friends, but we take the bus to go south. We are again the only strangers-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท Kandovan, The snowy sand stone village

We take a little trip to the mountains and luckily two of our friends accompany us. The old-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท New Year in Tabriz – What happens to the goldfish after Nowruz?

There are seven things โ€“ โ€œhaft sinโ€ - that are as mandatory to Nowruz like a fir tree on Christmas or-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ท My first day in Iran, The country of hospitality

We arrive in the North Iranian city of Tabriz in the middle of the night. The customs are no problem-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Armenia’s Silk Road on the Trail of Lake Sevan

With the same caution, we avoid Nagorno-Karabakh and other en- and exclaves. According to Google-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ The eerie Breath of Nagorno-Karabakh

The weather suddenly turns bad behind the pass. It's cold and rainy. We drive along the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ The Drama of Ararat, the Holy Mountain

Next we want to go towards Ararat. The mountain, sacred to Christianity, is already in Turkey, but-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Garni, Geghard and the Armenian Cross-Stones

We continue to Garni to visit a sun temple there. This was built by a king in the style of ancient-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Welcome to Armenia, The wild Land of Apricots

The border crossing turns out to be very complicated even after successfully leaving Georgia. First we-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช Stranded in the Border Region between Georgia and Armenia

From Vardzia we are now approaching our next big goal: Armenia. Through the foothills of the Lesser-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช The Maze of the ancient Cave City of Vardsia

We continue to the impressive cave city of Vardzia. Up to 30,000 people are said to have lived-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…

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