Knowing at last we could cycle East we captured our Turkmenistan visa in Tehran and planned our remaining time in Iran. Realising we hadn't in fact done much cycling in the country, although we had already spent more than a month in it, we decided to get some cycling done in the Golestan natural park … Continue reading Pedallin’ East at last

Given the need to prepare visas for the upcoming countries, we unwillingly spent quite some time (too much time!) in 3 major Iranian cities: Hamedan, Tehran and Kashan (the last to escape the madness of Tehran). Our time in these cities can quickly be summarised in: • tiles, many tiles of many colours and shapes … Continue reading City hoppin’

It has to be said that we were all a little nervous before crossing the border into Iran. There were so many unknowns: Was my outfit acceptable according to the imposed Islamic Law? Would we be able to eat while on the road? (It was still Ramadan, and during this time it is technically illegal … Continue reading Cycling inside Iran, outside of the western media