Borders, Bacon and Beer

Borders, Bacon and Beer

Ohhh yes, that’s right, today we leave Iran. And head for that sweet sweet country of pork and beer. Our host at the Airbnb (not actually called that, Iran has there own) shows us around the property, it is very well decorated and the rooms are clean. We grab a coffee...
Babak Fort

Babak Fort

Waking up before the sun rises is how we start the day, I quickly pack up the still wet tent from the dew and get the car ready to go, Asareh takes care of the coffee, which is in the travel mugs this morning for the drive out to save time. We start working our way up...
Aliens?

Aliens?

Ohhh… Asareh will love this blog!! But first we must pack up and leave Ireland, the camp was lovely, we even a windless night. Today we are heading to Babak Fort. We wind our way through little towns as much as possible, until we hit construction, and oddly enough we...
We Stop In Ireland

We Stop In Ireland

Well not really, but it sure looked close with the green rolling fields. Packing up in the morning the fog is heavy heavy, maybe 30M visibility, and in some places you can barely see past the hood. This is a nightmare to drive in as the drivers here cant be trusted to...
How Did You Get Here?

How Did You Get Here?

Upon packing the wagon and loading Pina up, we meet the hosts again who want to see the car, and chat with us before we head on our way, this is sometimes tough to do as you want to chat, but it will turn in to a meal and 5 hours so you sometimes do have to cut it...
I Dip My Toes…

I Dip My Toes…

In the Caspian Sea today, woooo. We wake up to a stunning sunrise as it lights up the mountains behind camp, although quite cold we make a coffee while packing up to speed to process. The wagon idles away, somewhat loudly, getting our bum heaters warm and giving the...
North To Alask.. Wait.. Tehranish

North To Alask.. Wait.. Tehranish

Today we hammer north to Tehran, but first, I witness the most arched semi-trailer ever, I mean just look at it (Look below) its crazy, why? That’s way too much arch for such a short trailer. Any whooo… we basically head straight past Tehran, maybe next time I will...
Awwww Mannnnn….

Awwww Mannnnn….

Its time, the call has come. I must return to work. So we turn north, as we will be storing the wagon in Armenia. The tears flow… our drive north back to Isfahan is lovely, with a stop to hike to a water fall, plus just overall being in the highland version of the...
Persepolis

Persepolis

Today is the big day, Asareh has been going on and on about Persepolis for ages now, and today we finally visit. Now you have to think back to this time, rocking up and there are columns that looks 30m tall, horses at the gate. I mean, it’s absolutely wild. I will...
Shiraz – Exploring The Town

Shiraz – Exploring The Town

Back in the present, we are now aiming south to head for Shiraz, a city chocked full of architecture and history. The drive is along decent enough highways, well sorta decent, there are some crazy rough patches but most is high speed. The cat, as per the norm is out...
Back Track – Mashad 2021

Back Track – Mashad 2021

Todays back track is from our adventure the Mashad, It was one of the places we just had to hit on our first trip. And was it ever worth it. We start with an adventure on an old 777, it’s a bit rough due to sanctions. But we get there. Of course the airport food is...
Isfahan Exploring

Isfahan Exploring

Where to start? We start by going full tourist mode and hitting up all the Big sites so this blog will be mainly a blog with pictures and links to Wikipedia to learn about the locations. Can’t tale a dirty car So lets start shall we! Stop #1: Hasht Behesht, a...
Eid Celebrations

Eid Celebrations

No wind on wake up, cant beat that. Add in a cup of coffee with a view. We are off to a good start. We sit for 2 hours to let Pina run around and burn some energy off prior to beginning the pack up. We are going to go look for a waterfall on the way back to Ilam where...
Up And Up And Up

Up And Up And Up

We wake up and start making coffee only to be interrupted by the new security on staff who are not impressed with our parking location. After some explaining they understand but still want us out before the big boss gets in, fair enough. We will do breakfast somewhere...
Shush

Shush

The sun starts to rise over the mountains, the cat has decided that we shall wake, so we wake, for the biscuits he makes get more and more aggressive as he hops between the both of us trying to wake us up. Breakfast for him and coffee for us. Plus some paly time on...
Crackin’ Canyons

Crackin’ Canyons

Todays list, a canyon, another canyon… then, you guessed it. 1 more canyon. Crazy times lie ahead. Our morning starts with a local police officer parked just down from us. He has seen us parked after attending the wedding and parked just down from us to ensure we had...
Boat’s Boat’s Boat’s

Boat’s Boat’s Boat’s

Where do we even start today? We woke up very tired due to our late night but luckily, we did have a safe night. We actually sat for a quick breakfast today which is not normal, but sometimes needed. Pina didn’t mind the hold up as he was busy chasing water drops...
A Bit To Much Excitement

A Bit To Much Excitement

Today was a relatively short day, but a wild day.  We start by packing up from Ilam and heading south, crazy right? Not only did we head south, but we even bought new pillows! Absolutely wild… Just kidding, Now the best part of heading south from Ilam is you go...
Backtrack! Ilam 2021

Backtrack! Ilam 2021

So this is not the first time in Iran, I was here the year prior, and did a bit more foot work since we didn’t have a car. So here is a little bit of our previous trip I thought fit in quite well. I guess we will start with my little adventure out to Zineh Gan cave. I...
Canyon Cruising

Canyon Cruising

Our end goal tonight is to arrive in Ilam and meet with some family, but of course the road zigs and zags, now the view is stunning so there are no complaints there, but some of the on coming traffic is driving shockingly dangerous even for my likes. It seems like if...