Mount Ararat

War is Peace

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September 25th 2004
Two certainties come to light when travelling: (1) Taxi drivers are scum worldwide (2) There are only two words in the world for tea - tea (the/te, etc) or char (choi/ca/chai etc). I made the right move when crossing the border from Syria to eastern Turkey: cross at the rarely used border post in Qamishle far east Syria to reduce the amount of time spent trying to cross Turkey to Iran. The Lonel ... read more

Middle East » Iran

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Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more