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While in Hamedan the family we were staying with offered to take me, (not Kat… forbidden) to the local pool for a swim – “great” I thought, haven’t had a chance to get in any swim training, (although training is a strong word for what I’ve been doing on tour) for a while. Turns out, Continue reading The Pool – Swimming in Iran 
Turkey is made for cycle touring: amazing roads, friendly people, great food, beautiful scenery, great camping and some interesting sites to go and visit. It has been our favourite country to date and one we will definitely come back to, even if to do just two months in Turkey exclusively. It’s very easy to cycle Continue reading Turkey Wrap 
So the Mo adventure continues; after a couple more days exploring Esfahan with nothing more than a brush of stubble covering my face, we fitted our extreme tires and headed out into the desert to reach Yazd. A Caravanserai. We were told by a local that if we camped there a dirty Continue reading Across the Desert. Movember – Day 6 
So, we’re in a rather splendid tea house in down town Esfahan; nibbling on some local sweets, sipping a çay and generally putting the world to rights with one of our new Iranian friends, when I spy something interesting on the wall. Isfahan Tea House “Brilliant, another find example of the Middle Continue reading Him Again! Movember – Day 2 
The internet and the Lonely Planet is full of horror stories for Iranian visa extensions, so we were a little uneasy about doing it in Esfahan. But turns out we were pleasantly surprised and thought we’d share our experience. We have 2 weeks left on the visa but plan to spend three weeks here, so if they issued Continue reading Iran Visa – Easy Extension in Esfahan 
So it’s that time of year again – no longer will my face be adorned by a simple mass of stubble but a majestic Mo, as befits a Gentleman Explorer such as myself.
The only, (and admittedly rather significant) twist this year is that I’ll be sporting my ruggedly groomed mo while cycling Continue reading Movember In Iran – Day 0 
Yet another example of sick inappropriate products from around the world – this time it’s Iran’s turn. Sick Cake Packet What the fuck is wrong with the person that commissioned this packet? "No, Tammy you stupid bitch – I said MORE lipstick!" Let alone the obviously inexcusably disturbed photographer, Continue reading Inappropriate Iranian Child Ho Cake 
So we are in Hamedan, staying with a wonderful family who have put us up for a few nights and been kind enough to show us around the sights of the city, teach us a bit more about Iranian culture and fill us to the eyeballs with delicious food (post on that to come). The Continue reading Winter is Coming 
Just a quick one. Due to the sporadic, spotty and slow internet access in Iran, updates for the next months or so may come in chunks, or potentially not at all until we leave. Also for anyone trying to get us on Facebook, you can’t until we leave… it’s banned here. I blame FarmVille… fucking FarmVille. Continue reading Sporadic Updates – Iran 
So, Iranian Visas in hand, we set off from Erzurum; after a slightly longer stay than expected, (due to us both coming down with a nasty little stomach bug) we were pretty glad to be hitting the road and excited at the prospect of landing in Iran in a few days’ time. Continue reading Erzurum to the Iranian Border |
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