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Driving in Iran Oil change
Driving in Iran
2000 km... new engine oil...
Iranian diesel is cheap, but the quality...
River crossing in Iran River crossing in Iran
Looking for a site to camp near the ruins of Qalah-é-Doktar. View in Google Earth.
Nasty stones cause nasty noises when you hit them.
Camping at Chek Chek, Iran Camping at Choqa Zanbil, Iran
Camping near the Zoroastrian temples of
Chek Chek. View in Google Earth.
The pyramid of Choqa Zanbil dates
from 1200 BC. View in Google Earth.
Winter in Iran Heading for Palmyra, Syria
With its continental climate, Iran is souring hot in summer, and freezing cold in winter.
Snow in the desert of Syria when heading for Palmyra.
To the left: Qasr al-Heir Operation Desert Snow, Syria
To the left, straight into the desert, the dirt road to Qasr al-Heir, a beautiful castle.
Waking up in the desert of Syria and finding yourself covered with snow!
Looking for a carwash, Syria Camping next to Saladins castle, Syria
Looking for a carwash, Syria.
Camping next to Saladins castle, Syria.
View in Google Earth
Camping in Palmyra, Syria Roman tombs, Syria
The magnificent ruins of Palmyra.
View in Google Earth
The Roman tombs near Palmyra.
Byzantine Dead City, Syria Camping above a Byzantine tomb, Syria
The Byzantine city Bauda, near Aleppo, Syria.
Camping above a Byzantine tomb, Syria.
Wadi Rum, Jordan Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum in Jordan.
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Wadi Rum in Jordan.
Wadi Rum, Jordan Wadi Rum, Jordan
Wadi Rum in Jordan.
Wadi Rum in Jordan.
Wadi Rum, Jordan Dead Sea, Jordan
Wadi Rum in Jordan.
Dead Sea, 416 meters below sea level
View in Google Earth
Dangerous trafic in Islamabad, Pakistan Gilgit river, Pakistan
Nice and quiet Islamabad.
The Gilgit river, Pakistan.
Driving in India Harrisons Folly, India
Driving in India: be ready for unthinkable situations!
Harrisons Folly, India.
View in Google Earth
Driving in India Driving in Pakistan: the Karakoram Highway
For the road to Khajuraho you need an Apollo moon vehicle.
The Karakoram Highway with the Passu Cones. View in Google Earth
Deosai Plains, Pakistan Driving in Pakistan: Naltar
The famous bridge at Deosai Plains, Pakistan.
View in Google Earth
Rockcrawling at the road to Naltar valley, Pakistan.
Wadi Rum, Jordan Deosai Plains, Pakistan
Wadi Rum in Jordan.
Deosai Plains, Pakistan.
Crash in the Hindu Kush, Pakistan Crash in the Hindu Kush, Pakistan
Our crash in the Hindu Kush.
View in Google Earth
Recovering 2.5 tons of Landcruiser.
Heading for Peshawar, Pakistan Stopover in Chitral, Pakistan
The final stretch to Peshawar.
Changing transport in Chitral.
Toyota Frontier Peshawar, Pakistan Toyota Frontier Peshawar, Pakistan
Hammering the car back into shape.
The miracle job at Toyota Frontier, Peshawar.

All pictures are taken with an Olympus OM4Ti with Zuiko lenses on Kodachrome 64,
or with an Olympus C5050 digital camera.

Where have we been in each country:

Europe - Turkey - Iran - Pakistan - India - Nepal - China

India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Lebanon - Syria - Turkey - Europe

GPS waypoints and Google Earth
Overland by car, carnet de passages, insurance, etc...

More images, photographs, pictures...
Cruising East - Under the night sky - The frontier city Peshawar - Sacred places - Images of Pakistan - Roman Heritage

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