getting close to East asia hi.how are you ? I hope now at the moment when i am writing this you guys are doing all right. Anyway can you remenber me ekin? We met each other in juersalem at the guesthouse.I stayed there to support the palestinian people. uhhh,word support is not right ,to much bigg if i look at what i did and what i can,or better to say just simply who i am.
anyway i am glad to you are continully biking toward to asia.
And remenber what i told you. If coming to japan to pass your mind ,sinmply let me know.
have a fun everything!"
Greeting s to you, as an Iranian in exile, I would like to correct some of your observations on the political situation in my country. First, yes there are many religious police in Iran - they drove my father out of the country, and have persecuted my relatives in Iran, under the orders of the revolutionary guards, who in turn, take orders from the Supreme Leadership. When you compare this Supreme Leadership to your Queen, I have to laugh, then cry. Please wake up! Your Queen is a figurhead, with no real power, and certainly no veto in govenment matters. Please don't be naive. Yes, 15 year olds can vote, but 13 year old girls can marry! Recently, a 16 year-old Iranian girl was hanged for 'promiscuity'. Would this happen in your country? I understand you have fallen in love with Iran, it's no surprise, we are very friendly and hospitable people, but don't let that blind you to the reality of our government! They are murderers, dictators, and the day they are wiped out, whether by Iranians or America, I will praise God for the return of my homeland to its people.
ummmmmmm Great post, loved the pictures and the narrative. A word of caution to would be travelers though, NEVER eat or drink anything from street vendors, they are notoriously unhygienic. This is a great problem for all visitors to Syria, and those who do not heed this advice, can end up getting very sick and ruining their trip. Unwholesome diseases such as cholera, hepatitis, and worms are just some of hidden surprises you'll get.
It's safe to eat from most good restaurants, and at people's homes. You might end up getting a little tummy upset (as Syrian food is really "strong") but nothing serious will happen to you. I would know, I'm a Syrian and we always avoid food from street vendors or shabby looking food stalls.
Other than that, anyone visiting Syria should expect to have a great time sight seeing and mixing with the locals, who are very friendly and helpful as Erica and Robin have already mentioned.
thanks for reality Dear Erika and Robin i wanna to thank you for this true.
No body no how the turkish army kill us everyday, thasway thaks from hart .We kurds are in ower own home kuridstan like refugi we have no right in ower own home.Like every body know the turks are bigest BARBAR on the world.........long live kurd and kurdistan...again THANKS
Imam Bayildi!! Hello crazy bikers. We got quite worried when you said you were going into Iran and then there were no blogs for weeks, then suddenly we get deluged with several in just a few days. We still have another two to read before we catch up - spreading them out to spread the entertainment. You are doing a great deal to undermine our Western preconceptions about the Middle East, which is no bad thing. However, since our daughter always says that I (Dave) am the b*****d offspring of Bill Oddie and John Peel, I have to disagree with your suggestion of a striking resemblance between the Sainted Peel and the Holy Ayotollah! Hope things are still going OK. Looking forward to more missives from far-off lands!! By the way, Imam Bayildi is a favourite aubergine-based dish of ours. Let us know if you can translate the name - OK the Imam part is easy - what about the Bayildi?
Love and Peace, Dave and Shirl
hi!!! just to say to u that is very nice to can read u and i dont tell nothing about the photos : they are too beautyful.
i just want to tell to u that i use to think a lot of about u, i hope u will enjoy again, take car about u
xxxx
maider
Zahadan I had a weird weird time in zahadan. id really recommend calling the police first b4 ye arrive cos they'll not leave ya into any of the hotels there without a police escort and stuff - its a bit crazy down there i think. really enjoying the blog. im in india in the rain and sick of the place! wish i took the sceneic route like ye guys.
peace
vince
Thank you.. I am currently, endlessly a deskbound traveler. So I really just want to thank you for sharing your journey with me (and the world). I appreciate your commentary on your interactions with the Iranian people and for the food updates...two of my favorite aspects of travel. Keep on truckin' and thank you for the vicarious thrill of exploration.
Just an email I hope you get this message befort you get to Iran....I would like your private email to be able to give you some news...
We are now in South america. In Bolivia more precisly... We enjoy it very much..And still follow your adventure...We are looking forward to knowing about your experience in Iran...
We will finish the trip on august to go back to work in September...
Ciao
Romain and Helene
tandaventures.free.fr
Peace be with you! Hi Erika and Robin
Once again we are amazed at your ability to cope with whatever hassles come your way! It always come home to us from your blogs what a complicated world we live in where it is so hard to know the truth of a situtation - I guess everyone believes they are telling the truth, which means there must be as many truths as there are people claiming it as their own.
I hope it won't be too long before we hear from you again. We will be thinking of you when we go to Knockengorroch next weekend. Do take good care of yourselves in Iran and peace be with you.
Love
Shirl and Dave
Big lie Kurdistan is not a country, is not a Turkey's state and is not a real region. It is a big Lie. This lies owner is Kurdish teror organization.
Please correct this...
good luck we went thru the same border than you in Killis and were so nice welcomed by the police, it is hard to understand why they made you so hard time to go out of Syria !!
Turkey is our favorite country, people are very nice, food is good and landscapes wonderful...enjoy
annabelle and Sebastian in Nepal
Whoa, just found your blogs for the first time, you cyclists always amaze me. If you're heading for Pakistan, you've GOT to cycle the KKH, please don't skip it and head straight to India. Cheers!!!
Cumbria Update Hello intrepid cyclists! Where are the photographs in this blog? We were amazed to hear how heavy things can be in Egypt; we knew about the bother back in the 90's but had no idea the repercussions were so serious even 10 years on.
We have now done a couple of trips in our converted van and are getting revved up ready for the festival season. We are going down to the Larmer Tree Festival (sort of in the Glastonbury area) in July, which has a great line up including Afro Celts, Dreadzone and Shooglenifty - should be superb.
A bit of news for you, if you hadn't already heard - Joe and Jane had a baby girl just over a week ago, sister for Danny. She is going to be called Marnie. I have to write the now traditional silly poem, of course, but it makes a change to write one about a happy event rather than another "someone is leaving" ode.
Keep on peddling, guys, and keep the blogs coming; we look forward to each one arriving. Take care. Loads of love, Shirl and Dave
We are Erika and Robin from Scotland and in April 2005 we quit our jobs and set off to cycle from Scotland to İstanbul.
We reached İstanbul in October 2005 having discovered that cycling truly is the best way to travel and so decided to keep going beyond the Bosphorous......
We had never cycled any long distance before but had been wanting to travel for a long time and had finally saved enough and realised ıf we didn't set off now we never would. We decided cycling would be the best form of transport as we wanted to learn more about the countries and people we passed through at a s... full info
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Welcome to Pakistan.When you come to lahore don't forget to visit Cuckoo's restaurent,laksmi chowk and gawalmandi for some delicious food