Blogs from Quetta, Pakistan, Asia

Sunday 16 April Yazd was a delightful place to stop and the hotel we eventually found was so peaceful and welcoming. The morning we were due to leave we walked around the small bazaar and the allies that offered up all sorts of small industries, from bread making to a butchers and even a bicycle store full of old rusted bikes that reminded me of an underwater scene, so eerie was the sight of these bikes. After fond farewells to the reception staff who had looked after us so well at the Hotel Fahazen, opposite the Prison Alexandre, we set off for Karmen. Now, we both knew that the next few days would be difficult as we were entering the far eastern areas of Iran, a land that few travellers know about or who have travelled ... read more

AsiaChinaGuangyuan Pass AsiaChinaWudu AsiaChinaLinxia AsiaChinaXiahe AsiaChinaTakkar AsiaChinaJiayuguan AsiaChinaKashgar AsiaPakistanKashmirPasu AsiaPakistanKashmirKarakoram AsiaPakistanDera Ghazi Khan AsiaPakistanQuetta AsiaPakistanLoralai AsiaIranBam AsiaIranBandar-e-Busher AsiaIranKandovan AsiaIranPersepolis AsiaIranShiraz AsiaTurkeyVan AsiaTurkeyNemrut Dag These are all the Areas of this amazing trip. For more pics and Info and pictures search ... read more

ZAHEDAN La mattina presto siamo tutti e sei dal meccanico in attesa che il danno venga riparato, ansiosi di riprendere il viaggio. I ragazzi dell'officina si danno un gran da fare, Sebastian ed Ermanno seguono le operazioni intrattenendo tra una battuta e una risata...santi uomini!!! Nell'attesa prepariamo un buon cay e del pane fresco con marmellata e biscotti e facciamo colazione nel van. Dopo un paio d'ore il nostro bolide e' rimesso a nuovo, pronto per affrontare lunghi tragitti e mangiare Km. EVVIVA!! Tutti a bordo ragazzi, oggi passeremo il confine!!! E via si riparte. Di strada da fare ve n'e' un bel po' e a renderla ancora piu' lunga ci pensano le interminabili attese per via del cambio scorta obbligatorio della polizia iraniana. Ancora! Impieghiamo, per via delle varie soste e attese, 3 ore e ... read more

It is now 11am and already unbearably hot. We have just left the border village of Mirjave after stopping for a cold juice and failing to find a money changer. We have no police escort as we decided to ignore the commands of the Iranian army at the checkpoint as we left Zahedan earlier this morning. We have cycled nearly 100km through the desert, thankfully without encountering any of the “terrorists” the soldiers seemed so paranoid about. As we reach the main road again for the last short haul to the Pakistan border we perceive an almighty commotion on the road ahead. As we get nearer we realise that the mass of revving, battered Toyota pick-ups full of Baluch and Pathan tribesmen actually has an army checkpoint in the middle of it. We try to negotiate ... read more

I got into Quetta at 12:30pm even though the train was supposed to get there at 9:30am. Once I got out of the station I took an auto and I asked them to take me to a bus that went to Tafton. Earlier, I was going to explore Quetta the whole day but as the train got late I had no choice but to skip it and keep moving. I was taken to this small shop and was told the bus to Tafton was leaving at 4pm and it costs PKR350/=. Well I felt it was reasonable so bought the ticket. I told them that I will pay PKR200/= now and the balance later just to make sure they were genuine. I left my backpack at the small shop and had 3 hours to explore Quetta. ... read more