Mària Dinoia: Porto Koufo – Venezia (Greece) 27-29 August

27 august – 470 km Porto Koufo – Plataria (Psakoudia) 28 august Plataria- Parga 100 km Last day in Greece. Here, where tourism is one of the biggest industries and since there are so many tourist also the grandmothers speak English, I understand that the magic of Iran will stay with myself for long. The [...]

Mària Dinoia: Porto Koufo (Greece) – 25 August

Here in Porto Koufo life flows in a very relaxed way, traffic is just the one of fishermen leaving the bay early in the morning and coming back in the afternoon. Finally I have got some time to restore my body and relax my mind and to let the thoughts freely flying. Reflections … Iran [...]

Mària Dinoia: Esfahan – Porto Koufo – 18-23 August

18 august 550 km Esfahan – Hamadam 19 august – 616 km Hamadam – Orumiyeh 20 august – 660 km Orumiyeh – Bingol 21 august – 650 km Bingol – Goreme 22 august – 710km Goreme – Istanbul 23 august – 666 km Istanbul – Porto Koufo After Esfahan we started our come back and [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 15-17 Esfahan (Iran)

We decided to leave Shiraz very early to head to Esfahan. At 6 o’clock we are on the road, the temperature is good for traveling, till midday. After that it’s very difficult to resist and avoid to fall asleep… Esfahan is a pearl of Islamic culture, the finest mosque s are here perfectly positioned on [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 14 Persepolis (about 6500 km from Milano)

Finally we arrive in PERSEPOLIS, our final destination, exactly in the middle of our trip and the place more distant from Milan. Persepolis is still a magnificent city, it was the city where the ancient Persian Shahs were celebrating the new year. Walking around it is still amazing, especially enjoying the detailed bas-relief and trying [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 11 – Kashan-Yazd (Iran) (450km)

We are in the desert, on the first part of our road the temperature is great, quite fresh, since we are high in the mountains. The rest part of our road is so hot that we have to close jackets and helmets to keep the heat away from us, local newspaper report 41C as the [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 10 – Teheran-Kashan (Iran) (260km)

Leaving Teheran is quite a long endeavor, some roads are closed, traffic is dense, signs are not always clear for us. The road goes south east and approaches the desert the temperature rise during the travel, we are lucky that the travel is short. We arrive in Kashan and we immediately get an invitation for [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 9 – Tehran (Iran)

Our original program did not consider a stop in Teheran because the recent news discouraged us. But after a quiet staying in Tabriz and the feeling of tranquility that I have since my entrance, we decided to spend two nights in the capital. The traffic is congested like all the legends tell and I found [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 6-7 – Dogubayazit-Tabriz (Iran) (360km)

6-aug – Dogubayazit-Tabriz (Iran) (360km) We wake up with a great view of Ararat that in the morning is wonderful. The border with Iran arrives suddenly, quite unexpectedly. There are a few car and many buses and trucks. I have to wear the hijab and the manteau (long dress that covers body shape and arms) [...]

Mària Dinoia: Aug 5 – Susehri-Dogubayazit (630km)

The road today is quite dirty, there are many work in progress and the asphalt is sometimes missing, sometimes full of potholes. Anyway the landscape is amazing and even better the temperatures are finally fresh, since we drive up to 2400mt. Today we got a taste of Turkish hospitality, when we stop for a tchai [...]

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