An astonishing Backpack Trip Through Iran (2018)
An astonishing Backpack Trip Through Iran
Many people have told me what a fascinating country Iran is. This country has a very bad reputation and is only in the spotlight because of the strict Islamist regime of the Ayatollahs and threats against Israel. But travelers report a country full of beauty and warm and hospitable people.
My friend Uwe and I want to find out. We booked a one-way flight to Tabriz, a return flight from Shiraz and a single night in a hotel for our arrival and a visa. That was it.
We wanted to leave everything to chance and trusted that we would find accommodation via the Couchsurfing platform.
We found the beauty and hospitality of these people far exceeded our expectations. We were welcomed with joy and invited to tea, food and homes. We celebrated wild, illegal parties in apartments and in the desert, got drunk, learned Persian cuisine, kissed girls and bathed in the bliss of the mentality of the Persians, who are caught between two worlds.
An Iran Backpacking Trip (2018)
We arrive in the North Iranian city of Tabriz in the middle of the night. The customs are no problem except for one critical moment when they double-checked my passport. No one found the forbidden Black-Forest-Cake-cans with true cherry schnaps inside my stuff that I smuggle into the-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
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🇮🇷 New Year in Tabriz – What happens to the goldfish after Nowruz?
There are seven things – “haft sin” – that are as mandatory to Nowruz like a fir tree on Christmas or-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 Kandovan, The snowy sand stone village
We take a little trip to the mountains and luckily two of our friends accompany us. The old-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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.-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇮🇷 The Legacy of Xerxes and Alexander the Great
Near to the city, the giant archeological site of legendary Persepolis is excavated and open for-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
🇹🇷 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-->-->-->-->-->-->-->-->…
