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The long road to Iran
As the bus winds its way through the mountains, shafts of light from the hot sun make their way through the cabin of the coach. The switchbacks are relentless. Up and down we go. The road surface –...
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The Tehran Bazaar, Spontaneous Rug Purchases, Dominos
Suddenly, I realized we’d been in Iran less than twenty four hours, and already James was buying himself a Persian rug. If ever there was a stereotypical reason to come to Iran then this was it. At...
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Thoughts from a sleeper train hangover in Iran
It’s strange. I often have more writing inspiration when I feel terrible. It must be a ‘fighting against adversity’ thing. Last night was a time of excess. It was James’ birthday, so Shahriar, my buddy...
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Wandering the alleys of Yazd
Coming from the modern urban hub of insanity that was Tehran, to the ancient desert city that is Yazd was quite the contrast. If only I didn’t feel sick for most of our time there. The place was...
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Yazd: Gorgeous, Ancient, Magical
Yazd. I’m still not sure what to say about this city. It’s simply magical. I absolutely love it. The narrow alleyways, the architecture, the ruined buildings fused into the new. It’s an unforgettable...
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Leaving Tehran once again
As I sat on the kerb in the hazy Tehran sun I thought back on my time in Iran’s capital. We’d been back in the city from our excursion around other parts of Iran for a couple of days. I felt sad to...
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Whispers of Masouleh
I first heard about Masouleh from an Iranian girl I got talking to on a plane between London and Istanbul. In the months that followed, I kept hearing snippets about the beauty of this mountain village...
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Iran to Yerevan by Hitchhiking. An eventful adventure
It’s snowing outside and the windshield is misted up, but the driver still insists on driving at roughly 1,000mph through the unlit, badly maintained single lane mountain road. Welcome back to Armenia....
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What I did this year
In 2012 I quit my job, left Vancouver on a bicycle, arrived in San Francisco two months later, hitchhiked the length of the Baja peninsula and back, visited England briefly, hitched across Turkey a...
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The Iran Garden – A little (and freaking bizarre) piece of Iran, overlooking...
“It’s just so weird. It’s really not how I’d quite picture the Israel-Lebanon border”, explained Joanne. “I mean – there was a freaking play park there, and people were walking around eating ice cream...
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