the first days in goa i stayed with some indian guys which where renovating their house to turn it into a guesthouse. i was their first guest and as construction was still in progress the line between host and guest wasn’t that clear. we had lunch and dinner with 10 people eating together sitting on… Continue reading goa
Category: postcards
the anniversary post
*** 6 months on the road *** 100th post *** hurray. live from gokarna, india. my indian number: 0091 9665497932 here and here you’ll find the blog of alex (who also reached india by motorcycle over pakistan) with pictures and stories from the time in iran. i am traveling once more with morgane and battista.… Continue reading the anniversary post
sharjah
i stayed one night in sharjah before making my way along the highway to dubai. the emirates look good, especially on photos…
indian visa waiting time
after arriving in bandar abbas and applying for the visa at the indian consulate, we had 3 days time to either spend in the city in “not so nice and not so cheap” hotels or to take the boat to quesm island and turn to camping again. we choose the latter. it was a fun ride… Continue reading indian visa waiting time
industry vs. tourism
the weather is perfect, at least around this time of year, the water is inviting and the beaches aren’t that bad either. but you don’t see any tourists. oh the sunsets are nice too…. …
flower movement
our collective formed in shiraz … battista morgan matthias
desert tour
there are some ancient sites around yazd which are better reached by car. we organised some people from the hostel and phoned a driver. the next morning at 8 o’clock we first drove to meybod to take a look at at an old pre islamic castle. since there was a class of schoolgirls visiting with… Continue reading desert tour
yazd at night
…below the kabir jaame mosque
camels
on the way to my camping spot a familiar green truck overhauled and honked. there ain’t that much honking, overhauling trucks out there that i like, this one is an exception… we stopped for a quick chat on the side of the road and i received one of their “frog” – buttons. we said goodbye… Continue reading camels
party on tv
after the train arrived in erzurum 4 hours late, i looked for a hotel with no plans on going out anymore. the guy who showed me the room switched on the tv before he left. after looking through the turkish channels i found the 20th anniversairy of 9th november, the day the wall came down in berlin, on… Continue reading party on tv