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18th November 2019

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Low cloud to the west I think
Wanna more...as Oliver said to Mr Sykes, "Can I have some more?"
From Blog: Slowly, Slowly (What's Urdu for That?)... STILL at Paiju, Pakistan
18th November 2019
River Bed

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The Sky is Falling
I'm breathless just reading...whoosh...a flood coming towards you and shortly after you are sleeping like a log. Oh man...that was scary...but exciting.
From Blog: Slowly, Slowly (What's Urdu for That?)... Payu, Pakistan
18th November 2019

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The Plan
I see the weirdest pic I've ever seen on front page and go "What's that?" Click...open...still don't know what it is...a word "gillg" and "Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan"...got my interest...gotta find...found "The Plan" and what a plan. Gotta find out more. How come I didn't know about this? Then a plane...a 4am arrival in Dushanbe...a pic of "my room'' and then the lights went out and I end up in Pakistan!!!! I'm breathless for Murghab and Kara Kul and the exhilarating air of the Fann Mountains and the High Pamir. Please turn on the light.
From Blog: оҳиста суст, жай жай...Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - The Plan
19th November 2019

gillg
gillg

Trying To Turn On The Light
Thanks for the comment Dave, I promise I will get back to the write up on this trip! Whenever I do an extended period of "writing" I manage to stir up a nagging hip/buttock/piriformis issue aka "sitting at the computer for hours on end" pain! I am intrigued as to which pic was on the front page?
From Blog: оҳиста суст, жай жай...Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - The Plan
10th April 2019

Jenny Marsden
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Coffee is SO important
Loved your comment about doing the stairs in Kings Park and then going for coffee Gill. You have to have your priorities straight!
From Blog: Gill Goes... Trekking The Bibbulmun Track End to End - Planning.
27th December 2016

Alan Bailey
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Happy New Year
Your blogs are always a smiling inspiration Gill. Keep them flowing. I wonder where 2017 will take YOU - you make my now almost annual trips to Nepal seem quite unadventurous by comparison with your world-roaming !
From Blog: Whirlwind Solo Week in Yogya- Mt Merapi Trekking
14th November 2016

Alan Bailey
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A great second best . . .
As always, aware of, and interested in, the geography, history, culture, and the people: your travel blogs are the next best thing to actually travelling and being there myself ! Thanks Gill.
From Blog: Whirlwind Solo Week in Yogya- Borobodur Bound
11th July 2016

mody
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Jordan
Hello gillg , its nice that you enjoyed your trip to Iran , and you are always welcome to visit Jordan
From Blog: Be arami, Be arami .... A first trip to Iran - Preplanning
12th April 2016
Steps down from Pura Bukit Gumang

Bart O'Brien
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Steps to Pura Gumang
We wanted to go to Pura Gumang. We had our own car, so we only needed to get out at the car park and walk up the steps from there. Except that after 50 steps or so there were no more. Just as a steep slope covered in loose stones. Looked impossible to walk up, you'd have to climb; and extremely dangerous to get down again. So we gave up the idea of going to the temple. Very likely the steps have deteriorated since you were there.
From Blog: Pelan, Pelan .... Another trip to Bali - Birds, Bikes and Big Hills... And Not So Big ...
3rd March 2016

Garfield Saunders
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Upper Mustang
I had another read of your trip to the Upper Mustang Region, I enjoyed your report very much. It certainly is a wonderful area. I did the trek in 2012, with much the same route that you. I enjoyed the area so much I have found someone who was interested in going to Upper Mustang. so we are going at the end of March, Heading up to Lo Mathang on the normal route and returning back on the east side through Yara, Luri Gumpa, Tang
From Blog: Bistari, bistari 2.0 - A second trip to Nepal - Kagbeni to Jomsom to Pokhara
3rd March 2016

gillg
gillg

Thanks
I must admit I am envious. I a yearning to go back to Nepal! Have a wonderful trip!
From Blog: Bistari, bistari 2.0 - A second trip to Nepal - Kagbeni to Jomsom to Pokhara
21st August 2015

Bharat Kadge
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Wonderful !
I am a travel buff from India. I stumbled upon your blogs. I have read all of them re Iran. Wow. Fantastic. I liked your comments on people, Sweets and tiled mosques. Thank you very much.
From Blog: Be arami, Be arami .... A first trip to Iran - My last saffron ice cream or three
21st August 2015

gillg
gillg

Thanks
Very kind words!
From Blog: Be arami, Be arami .... A first trip to Iran - My last saffron ice cream or three
2nd May 2015

Claudia
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Thank you
Hey Gill, thank you for your wonderful blog. I will be travelling in Iran also this month and would like to ask a question: When you arrived at airport, did the Immigration Officers ask you for a name of a contact in Iran and if so, did they telephone them? I will be couch-surfing in Tehran, which, from what I have heard, is illegal. Certainly would not want my hosts to get in trouble. Thank you for your opinion resp. experience at entry. Have a lovely weekend!
2nd May 2015

gillg
gillg

Entry to Iran
Hi Claudia, Thanks for your kind words! The airport entry was completely straightforward, I was not asked any questions at all. However, I already had a visa as opposed to a VOA - not sure if that made a difference. Have a fantastic trip- amazing country! Gill
21st March 2015

Julie Parkinson
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Brilliant blog
Very informative and interesting blog.I very much want to travel around Iran like you did.I have travelled extensively in India alone on local transport but was a bit apprehensive about the safety of Iran.You have made me see it is possible.Thanks for sharing.If you have any advice I would love to hear it.
From Blog: Be Arami, Be Arami - A First Trip to Iran - Details
30th December 2014

KL
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Gillian, what an amazing story, and an amazing trip. I stumbled on your blog post searching for Lombok, but was riveted by your trip to Iran. Not sure I'd be up for the mountain climbing, but it all sounded fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
From Blog: Be Arami, Be Arami - A First Trip to Iran - Details
30th December 2014

gillg
gillg

Thanks Keren
Enjoy the Lombok trip!
From Blog: Be Arami, Be Arami - A First Trip to Iran - Details
21st December 2014

жорош
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great blog , i've read it all ! what does "be arami" means ?
From Blog: Be arami, Be arami .... A first trip to Iran - My last saffron ice cream or three
21st December 2014

gillg
gillg

Be Arami
It means slowly- I tried to keep a theme happening- bistari is slowly in Nepalese, pelan is slowly in Indonesian. Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment!
From Blog: Be arami, Be arami .... A first trip to Iran - My last saffron ice cream or three

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gillg
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57, in love with the world. Fell in love with Nepal. Then Iran. Now? .... Where to next? 2016 Bibbulmun Track End to End 1050km in my home state. UPDATE 13/4/19- IT"S FINISHED!!!!!!!!! 2017- Well, that'd be the USA again then Mongolia. Update- Mongolia is to be shelved for yet another year. Instead there is a wedding to attend in Edinburgh- but first, The West Highland Way to be walked. 2018 - Tajikistan is calling Update- Tajikistan indeed did call, as did Kyrgyzstan. It was amazing - a 23 day 2500 km Fann Mountains/Pamir Highway Odyssey then amazing trekking in the Tien Shan.... full info
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Bistari, Bistari..... A first trip through the Annapurnas
March 7th 2012 -» April 8th 2012
Pelan, Pelan .... Another trip to Bali - Birds, Bikes and Big Hills
June 7th 2012 -» June 16th 2012
Despacio, Despacio.... A trip through several states of the USA ( and Mexico - sort of)
November 22nd 2012 -» December 24th 2012
Bistari, Bistari - Dui.... A second trip to Nepal
February 20th 2013 -» May 5th 2013
San Francisco So-journ
July 21st 2013 -» August 7th 2013
Quick Trip to Lombok
March 2nd 2014 -» March 9th 2014
USA- another quick visit
June 6th 2014 -» June 28th 2014
Be arami Be arami .... A first trip through Iran
September 22nd 2014 -» October 17th 2014
Slowly, slowly NZ
February 19th 2015 -» March 13th 2015
Flores
January 4th 2016 -» ongoing
Gill Goes... Trekking The Bibbulmun Track End to End.
May 4th 2016 -» July 4th 2016
A Whirlwind Week in Yogyakarta
October 6th 2016 -» October 16th 2016
оҳиста суст, жай жай...Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
August 20th 2018 -» October 3rd 2018
Slowly, Slowly (What's Urdu for that?)... Pakistan
July 30th 2019 -» September 18th 2019
Gill Goes ... Trekking The Bibbulmun Track End To End Again
July 24th 2020 -» September 10th 2020
Christmas Island 2020
October 11th 2020 -» October 25th 2020
Larapinta Trail End To End
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The Hebridean Way
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