Hello all, and due to popular demand another update from Iran... From Kerman i visited Bam, for the day. 4 years ago Bam castle, or Arg-E-Bam was one of the best sites in Iran. Then a richter 6.4 earthquake hit the town. As you can see, the mud brick construction did not cope too well. Neither did most of the houses within the town. Unfortunately not much has changed in these 4 years. The rebuilding process seems to be very slow and Bam is a shanty town now whe...

Having taken an overnight train to the desert. A place called Kerman. I've been doing some exploring - in the desert! Check the photos and videos!It's hot - 43-44 during the heat of the day! Had an amazing trip yesterday with an aussie guy i met - stephen -  a crown prosecutor in darwin! and a driver - Iraj!We looked at the underground canals (over 35km long) - that were built over a thousand years ago. also checked out a beautiful caravanserai and t...

Hi there! Salaam!!!It's been a while and a lot has been seen and done in Iran! Since I last wrote in Esfahan and whilst still travelling with Alex, i have met a lot of young Iranian people, ran away from a mad American/Iranian nutcase after having tea in his house, smoked some cheeky Afghan hash in the middle of the desert in a place called Yazd and visited one of the world's most famous ruins, Persepolis.So its all been happening! Time here in Iran has f...

Have spent an amazing two days in Esfehan and will probably spend two more! Have just come back from a Zooastrianism site here, the worlds first monotheistic religion, which started in Iran, in the south near here! I have put on a load of photos and will let them do the talking for now and write more in the morning!! Time for a non-alcholic beer, its been a big day!

Still in Iran and still having fun!I've been working my way South with Alex (aussie guy who is popping up in some of the photos). We're having a lot of fun and have travelled from Tehran (the capital) to Qom (second holiest city in Iran after Mashhad) to Kashan (photos of beautiful houses) and are now in Esfahan - which is the real gem of Iran with many beautiful mosques and squares (second biggest square in world after Tianamen in China).Tehran was fun! ...