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07-12-2007, 04:40 AM
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Great photos Adam! That is some amazing stuff. (Love Spotty the dog  )
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07-12-2007, 02:41 PM
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Loving your updates and pics. Sounds like a fun trip.
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07-14-2007, 11:09 PM
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Wow, what an amazing trip so far! I've never really been that interested in the middle east, but I have to admit. You definitely have my interest peaked!!! 
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07-16-2007, 06:22 AM
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Well Esfahan really is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and for the first time in Iran I've been staying in the same hotel as some other tourists, so it's been nice to discuss our experiences.
Despite this being a fairly touristy city (as far as touristy goes in Iran), the locals are still just as friendly, if not more so. Walking down by the river at night where locals have picnics and drink tea is a fantastic experience as I just keep getting invited to sit with them, share food and talk. I was also invited to an English class at a local educational institute yesterday and spent a couple of hours talking to a class full of people, answering their questions about life in England and hearing about their life in Iran, which was an incredible experience.
The landscape and architecture here is just amazing, which you will hopefully be able to see from my photos soon. I've uploaded some from North-Western Iran but it will take a bit longer until I can upload the Tehran and Esfahan pics. The heat is becoming draining though, walking around during the day just soakes my clothes in sweat which isn't particularly pleasant, and I'm going to Shiraz tonight though which is another 8 hours south, so we'll see how it goes there.
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07-18-2007, 08:15 AM
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Went to Persepolis today! Mike, you would absolutely love this place. I'm not a huge history buff but I found these ruins just incredible. I also had the biggest compliment I could possibly receive today, an Iranian (the most friendly people I have ever met) said I was very friendly :D.
So I spent the morning at Persepolis and then started talking to some locals who were going to another ruin further up the road. They invited me to eat with them (we had a huge picnic) and then they drove me to Naqsh-e Rostam, which is a site where 4 tombs have been built into a cliff housing 4 kings. I then had to hitchhike back (the people I went there with were going straight to Esfahan and I needed to get back to Shiraz) and got picked up by a couple of guys who stopped to buy me dinner on the way home! Completely unexpected and they wouldn't take any money from me for the meal or the lift (it's customary to give a small tip to anyway who picks you up here).
Tomorrow night I'm off to Yazd, then will take an 18 hour bus through the desert to Mashad, and then on the 26th I'll be the first T-Punk in Turkmenistan!
It seems both Internet Cafes in Shiraz refuse to let me upload any pictures  .
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Where I'm going: Cyprus (June 2013)
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07-19-2007, 02:40 AM
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Wow...Pesepolis! That's the number one Persian ruin I wanted to see. That's amazing, too, how friendly everyone is. Of course, if you were to tell an ordinary American on the street you were going to hitchhike around Iran, they'd all assume you'd be abducted and killed.
Keep the updates coming, Adam! This is great...
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07-19-2007, 07:50 AM
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Keep the updates coming, Adam! This is great...
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I agree, it's captivating !
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08-26-2007, 11:26 PM
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Hey guys, sorry for the lack of updates but the Internet in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan was practically unusable and now I'm in Kyrgyzstan but am very ill and actually trying to get back home as the medical care here is laughable, they've just made me worse. Don't worry though, I'm OK! I'll update you all when I know more, and of course will complete the travelogue, I've had an epic time  .
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Where I've been: Albania, Australia, Belguim, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovenia, Somaliland, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Transnistria, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Ukraine, Uruguay Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Vietnam, Yemen
Where I'm going: Cyprus (June 2013)
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08-27-2007, 06:05 AM
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Sorry to hear that you're not feeling well, and that your trip may be shorten, but I'm sooooo glad to hear from you. I was starting to worry a lot... Take care of yourself  .
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08-27-2007, 08:57 AM
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Take care of yourself, Adam. Good luck getting home...and recovering. Can't wait to read the full report!
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08-27-2007, 10:17 AM
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Have you bumped into Borat yet?
High fiiiiiive!
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08-27-2007, 11:51 AM
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Hope you get better buddy.... best of luck getting home.
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08-27-2007, 01:33 PM
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I think I met you in Cappadocia at Kose pension. What a small world! Hope you start felling better. Sandy
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08-28-2007, 10:28 PM
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Haha, you did indeed! How are you? That town in Eastern Turkey was rubbish, nothing there at all, I stayed for all of 5 minutes before getting the bus to Dogubayazit.
My insurance company have agreed to fly me home either tomorrow in economy or on saturday in business class. As much as I'd love to fly business, I really need to get home as quickly as possible.
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Where I'm going: Cyprus (June 2013)
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08-29-2007, 09:07 AM
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God whats wrong with you? Hope you get home safely!
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08-31-2007, 11:16 AM
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I'm now home! Got back yesterday afternoon after a 10 hour flight from Bishkek to London via T'bilisi and went straight to hospital. They did blood tests and took x-rays and concluded that I have Mononucleosis! So it's going to be a month of complete rest and hopefully I'll be recovered in time for University at the beginning of October.
I'm constantly very tired at the moment, but will upload the rest of the pictures and write a travelogue as soon as I can.
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Where I'm going: Cyprus (June 2013)
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08-31-2007, 06:04 PM
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Who's that lucky turkish girl who gave you this ?
Nah, just glad to see it's nothing "too serious". Rest well, and when your energy level gets better, tell us more about Central Asia.
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09-03-2007, 09:09 AM
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Get well, soon...looking forward to reading the report...!
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09-09-2007, 11:40 AM
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Welcome home, and hope you make a quick recovery! Looking forward to photos and more stories!
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11-14-2007, 07:08 AM
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Adam, I hope you don't mind : This is such a mine of informations that I've moved your thread out of the travel update forum into the Asia one, and copied the Middle East segment into a new thread : Middle East road reports.
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