Days 33 – 36 Vladikavkaz, Nevinnomyssk, Rostov-on-don, Voronezh Let me start off by saying, Russia is a HUGE! It took us four days to reach Moscow after entering from the southern Caucasus, covering a staggering 1728 km! This road took us through villages, towns and cities that I have never heard about; never mind having […]
The border crossing into Russia was again one of those straight forward processes. The Georgian offices are new buildings with your passport control in a modern slim corridor style on one side for passengers and the drive through for your car on the other side. Facilities are clean and new. A money exchange, toilets, a […]
Day 32 – Road to Vladikavkaz North of Tblisi on route to our next border crossing we passed through the most beautiful green mountains I have ever seen (I have a sneaky feeling that I may say this again 😉 ) During the winter these mountains are covered in snow but during the summer these […]
Days 25 – 32 Tblisi Once we arrived at the passport control in Georgia we got a few quizzically stares from the border control officer. He looked at our passports, did a search on his phone, looked up and said “No visa” 😮 I asked “How much?” And he answers “no money” – yes we […]
Day 22 – 25 – Yerevan Armenia became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion and the countless monasteries dotted along the country side stands testament to this claim. Beautiful ancient buildings mostly perched on top of an an outcrop and requiring one to climb countless steps! The capital […]
Day 21 – Meghri to Yerevan We found a quaint homestay nestled in the mountain side village of Meghri for our first night in Armenia. It was dark when we arrived and the lighting along the roads were low so we could see very little of where we were but the uncertainty was soon dispelled. […]
Day 20 : Where to next? North. Armenia 🙂 …. Iran was one of those more than expected places to visit however it was time to move on. As the GPS did not have sufficient information to navigate through Iran, I relied on Google Maps for all our navigation. For our road north however it […]
Our intention initially was to transit through Iran in order to reach further borders; mainly as we have visited before. It’s ancient sites, vibrant bazaars, green cities, geographical variety and amazing food however has a way of drawing you in to look a little closer. But what enchants you the most is the friendly, helpful […]
Day 17 : Tehran This is a traditional Irananian gymnasium that literally translates into “house of strength”. No one will dispute this once you witness members grappling with huge wooden shield like boards. These types of gymnasiums are not as common any longer but a few are still found in the neighbourhoods of Tehran and […]
Day 12 – 13 : Isfahan One cannot help but be mesmerised by the beauty of the sites in Isfahan. No wonder it was coined Nesh-e Jahan translated as “half of the world” meaning if you have been to Isfahan then you have been to half of the world 🙂 It boasts the second largest […]