So after a very pleasant evening in Yasd it was time to move on towards the Pakistan Border at Taftan. Another Desert bush camp was made interesting by Nicole's 'Random Truth' game...actually it's a lot of fun if you ever find yourself bored in the desert! Basically everyone submits a truth about themselves and then you have to guess who's truth it is....I came 8th and got a free Efes t-shirt! Oh aren't I the lucky one! After yet another early rise we headed f...

Hi all. Currently in Yasd in central Iran! It's very hot and as I sit here and bake in my hijab headscarf I'm dreaming of ice cold rivers and no headscarf! Left Esfehan on wednesday morning to head towards Persepolis. Unfortunately we didn't have time to visit Shiraz....another time I hope. The ruins at Persepolis were  quite impressive but some have been rebuilt and lost their charm a little! Darius the Great built it aroung 515bc....so it's pretty darn o...

So here I am safe and well in Iran.(big sighs from lots of folks) Sitting near hostel in Esfahan tired and hungry after a city tour wearing my headscarf and actually feeling comfortable with it! Today has been full of Mosques, churches ( in the armenian quarter), shaking minarets, a trek up to the temple of fire and lots more!  Well...after my last blog entry I thought I had experienced the most excitng taxi ride of my life! Boy was I wrong!!! After leaving t...