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India - Pakistan - Iran - Turkey - Syria - Jordan - Lebanon - Syria - Turkey - Europe Reisverhalen, grensovergangen, de auto en de opdrachten in het Nederlands |
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| Date | GPS | Location | Story |
| 17 August 2002 | N28º58'37.6" E61º33'1.1" |
Border Iran - Pakistan |
What do you expect from this border crossing? We got this: only a few stamps and hassle, no vehicle search at all, free coke, free water, free food (the best food we had in two months!) and a secure place to camp also for free! Thank you, custom officers of Pakistan, also for the lots of laughs! Dutch: Een uitgebreid verhaal over dit warme welkom in Pakistan. |
| 14-16 August 2002 | N29º5'26.0" E58º21'44.8" |
Bam (1066 m) |
The ancient mudbrick citadel of Bam is one of the highlights of Iran. Thanks to 911 only a few tourist were walking around in the citadel. Dutch: |
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Sadly, this view is history. On December 26th 2003, an earthquake destroyed the city of Bam. You can read our eye-witness report here. |
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| 13 August 2002 | N30º5'29.4" E57º25'49.2" |
Mahan (2720 m) |
The trail into the mountains near Mahan continued much further.
We camped on a hilltop next to a lonely wallnut tree. No jackals this evening only a single curious sheperd. 
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| 12 August 2002 | N30º1'1.7" E57º8'10.7" |
Jupar (2095 m) |
We drove into the mountains near the village of Jupar. We camped at a quiet place althought the trail ended quit soon in a narrow canyon. The constellation of Perseus was only visible after midnight, so we saw only a dozen of meteors. This was compensated by another dozen of twinkling jackal-eyes that surrounded us! |
| 10-11 August 2002 | N30º17'5.8" E57º4'20.7" |
Kerman (1773 m) |
Not the ideal place to observe the Perseids. Tomorrow we will drive into the mountains to have a clear sky. |
| 9 August 2002 | N29º23'6.1" E53º43'38.3" |
Bakhtegan Lake (1571 m) |
In the morning and evening this like perfectly mirrors the surrounding mountains. The broad shores during summertime are fun to drive on with a 4WD! |
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| 2 August 2002 | N35º41'17.5" E51º25'36.8" |
Tehran (1233 m) |
We visited the boring capital of Iran only to pick up mail.
As we found out, and what was later confirmed by other travellers, Iranian mail very unreliable. Only one package arrived, four are missing! |
| 1 August 2002 | N38º4'30.3" E46º16'55.7" |
Masuleh (785 m) |
The area close to the Caspian sea is very green, almost like Europe. The mountain village Masuleh has houses and streets stepped on each other. The streets are on the roofs of the houses below! |
| 31 July 2002 | N38º26'12.8" E48º52'21.0" |
Astara (sea level) |
A "beach resort" near the border with Azerbaijan. Here we fixed the power steering of the LandCruiser, which was damaged by an apprentice mechanic in Tabriz. The master mechanic had tighten the bolds of the head gasket and while the apprentice was sitting in the engine bay looking how it worked... |
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| 30 July 2002 | N38º4'30.3" E46º16'55.7" |
Tabriz (1404 m) |
The Bazaar of Tabriz still has the domed corridors that give the atmosphere of 1272, the year Marco Polo visited the city. |
| 29 July 2002 | N39º5'32.0" E44º32'39.7" |
Ghara Kelisa (1861 m) |
An Armenian church located on one of the earliest (1st century) Christian spots. They were now cleaning the site because about 10.000 pilgrims visited the church two weeks ago. |
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| 28 July 2002 | N39º24'42.5" E44º22'41.0" |
Border Turkey - Iran |
A lot of stamps, especially to get out of Turkey... Vehicle searches are restricted to Iranians crossing the border, Westerners are treated much nicer! Dutch: De grensovergang. |
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