http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Middle East , Iran , South , Kerman en-us Tue, 08 Dec 09 08:32:08 +0000 Tue, 08 Dec 09 08:32:08 +0000 Krasna avsak lehce fadni poustni krajina jihovychodniho Iranu. Vzduch se teteli horkem a my uhanime silnici rovnou jako kdyz streli. Ve chvili kdy lehce drimnu prejede auto pres dva retardery a zastavi. Otviram rozespale oci a vidim tvar policisty pri bezne silnicni kontrole. Neco si rikaji s ridicem a vypada to na zapomenuvsi chvili. Jenze v tom z mista spolujezdce se mihne Marusky ruka tasi f http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-442649.html Many people who travel to Iran and spend a few days in Kerman will certainly plan to visit Mahan for its unparalleled beauty and serenity. As part of their Iran travel package many foreign tourists ask for this town to be included in their itineraries.Where Is Mahan LocatedJust 35 km to the East of Kerman on the road to Bam you can see Mahan close to the foot of Joopar Mountains a local rang http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-440994.html Kerman is one of the provinces of Iran. It is located in the southeast of Iran. Its' center is Kerman. The province of Kerman is 180726 km. The population of the province is about 2.65 million. The main townships of Kerman province are Baft Bardsir Bam Jiroft Rafsanjan Zarand Sirjan ShahreBabak Kerman Mahan Rayen Kahnuj GhaleGanj Manujan RoodbareJonob Anbar Abadand Ravar. http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-427569.html Day Twenty Six did not start well. We eoke up to find a message from the tour leader written at 345 that morning saying that she'd had to take a passanger to hospital.Amazingly the bus left only two hours late which is a testament to both our tour leader and the passanger in question. After a horribly long bus journey the front of the bus is a very boring place we got to Kerman and basically http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-340791.html Since arriving in Iran I have noticed a strange phenomenon Chris De Burgh the man who penned that old chestnut the way you look tonight is like a god to the Persians. i started to play a little game every Iranian I have met i ask them if they like Chris De Burgh. The answer is ALWAYS the same Chris De Burgh I love Chris De Burgh. He did a song with a persian band its really famous oh http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-336498.html Kerman day 3East of the impressive Payeh Mountains the mountain range that separates Kerman from the vast and formidable Desert of Loot KaviriLoot lies a little know place called Kaloota. I had never seen the place or had even heard of it although I lived for nine years in Kerman. This particular stretch of the desert is quite inhospitable and gets very hot in the summer.We start early http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-211123.html Kerman Day 1The bazaar and the Ganj Ali Khan SquareKerman is quite an idyllic place. It is a mid size townoasis on the foothill of the Payeh mountains which is a continuation of the Zagros Mountains in the west. The hightes peak stands above 14 thousand feet. The city dates back to antiquity it being located on the major Asian trading routes. The city's elevation is 6 thousand feet and is http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-210543.html As the province of Kerman is close to the borders of Afghanistan and Pakistan it has continued to play a vital part in the opium or basically any other drug trade. Although illegal it's cheap and sexily abundant. In order to deal with it roadside patrol checkpoints stop cars extremely often to the point that a few days' there trains you to be the ideal passenger. According to my driver here http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-194455.html Monday morning was madness but thanks to Ruthy was finally in the money and making an insane dash to the Oman's Seeb International Airport its amazing what a cabbie will do for an extra 5. I am honestly amazed at the lack of compassion for my difficult circumstances from fellow westerner traveller and was disappointed at the middle aged Australian couple who went on and on about how there son g http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-60010.html No long haul excursions today but a chance to have a look around Kerman. We visit a whole slew of places although they are decidedly low key compared to yesterday's excess in history. In the morning we visit the crowded bazar at GanjAliKhan Square where you can find lots of the exquisite miniature paintings that are typical to Iran. We also visit a public bath house Sabz dome and the Friday m http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-21346.html A long day on the road. We pack up and depart from Shiraz at eight in the morning heading east towards Kerman along the highway to Bandar Abbas. We pass through a number of towns and villages always accompanied by the rain. The weather is again gloomy and chilly. Fortunately we have plenty of tea in the car to keep ourselves warm. The highway is passing through a wasteland of sand and rocks agai http://www.travelblog.org/Middle-East/Iran/South/Kerman/blog-21338.html