The picture is taken from the webpages of Vodkatrain who operate the tour The Silk Road has its name from the trade of silk and other things between Asia and Europe, but the routes used were actually many. They all go through Central Asia, through changing landscape, countries and cultures. On my trip...Read More
We arrived Teheran early morning, just a few minutes after the train had done its daily 5 am prayer stop. It had been a short ride with just a couple of hours of sleep, so we were all happy when we arrived at our hotel and were told that we could eat breakfast, go swimming...Read More
We got to do a full day of sightseeing in Isfahan to see the Worlds second biggest plaza (after Tianamen Square in Beijing), the palace, some underground and overground Mosques and the famous bridges that connect the South of the city with the North. For the two next days our guide could not show up...Read More
When crossing the border from Turkmenistan to Iran there was an instant transformation of how people behaved and how they dressed. By law all women in Iran have to cover their hair and body and men have to wear long trousers. There were more pictures of political and religious leaders than there were comercial advertisement...Read More
I always have a lot of trips to look forward to, and during the next few months I will travel to the following places: November 14.-16. Ireland: Celebrating my birthday together with my girlfriend doing christmas shopping and visiting breweries and destilleries November 21.-30. Cuba: Sailing through the Canarreos Archipelago. A free study trip with...Read More
