So what did we think of Iran. We were both looking forward to visiting this country, which is generally closed to westerners. We were surprised by the varied changes in the scenery, we were expecting desert and not much else, but what we got was snowy and wooded mountains, rolling hills, rivers, lakes and desert of course a wide range of agriculture dependant upon region.. Dates in the desert, rice in the wet lands and general agriculture elsewhere. The weather...

We move on from Yazd towards the Iranian and Pakistan border and have to travel into the Baluchestan desert, this area is considered to be dangerous to westerners. Our tour leader Polly briefed us on safety matters as we would be bush camping in the region. Out guide is not completely happy with it, so we go with some trepidation. The first day we drive through the desert areas we encounter a rise in temperature, and after a long drive, we camp near a field but i...

We left Isfahan to travel to Persepolis for a short stop and look at this ancient site. We sustained a third puncture on the way and had to change a tyre, the weather has become very hot and humid with a constant haze in the air. Because of the tyre repair we only had a short stay at Persepolis, however our guide Mohammed was able to quickly take us around the main parts with a detailed explanation of them, in the mean time, Polly, our tour leader prepared food f...

We have travelled to Isfahan which is considered one of the holiest cities in Iran. We have three nights here in a hostel. After driving through miles of desert and large industrial areas we arrive at our hostel which is in the heart of the city centre. Our guide Mohammed , stated that this was a city of flowers and he is not wrong, apart from the large square and religious buildings, this city has 33 bridges along its rivers. We walked about 15 kilometres along...

We travel from our bush camp to have a stop at a beach on the Caspian sea then onto a village in the mountains called Masouleh. As we arrive in the town at the caspian sea we have a minor collision with a car, this became a minor international incident , so the police were called to sort it out, the truck left us at the beach and returned to the scene to sort the confusion. The beach was a strange affair as men and women cannot be in the sea together, so nobody w...