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Iran´s biggest island: Qeshm Jan 10 2018

Actually I wanted to put Qeshm in the same blog post as the Persian Gulf, as it is Iran’s biggest …

The Persian Gulf Dec 28 2017

As an avid sand collector, I really wanted to add some sand of the Persian Gulf to the collection. You …

Time to visit some of the tourist hotspots in Iran Dec 23 2017

After all the excitement of the canyoning and getting a visa extension to stay a little longer in Iran, it …

Isfahan, handicrafts and visa’s… Nov 12 2017

On my way to Isfahan I stopped in the little village of Abyaneh. Abyaneh is one of the oldest villages …

Canyoning in Iran Nov 5 2017

Before I even got to Esfahan, I was contacted by Matin. Matin is member of a mountaineering group that organizes …

Iran: The Dasht-e Kavir desert Oct 20 2017

After spending 2 weeks in the Alborz mountians in northern Iran, it was time to change the scenery, drastically. I …

Alborz mountains, Iran. Oct 15 2017

There is a saying that every Iranian has to drive the Chalus road at least once in his lifetime. Reason …

Alone in Iran… Oct 10 2017

While we were visiting the town of Masuleh, two girls approached us and started a conversation. They recommended us to …

Running into terrorists in Iran… Oct 4 2017

We have been looking forward to going to Iran for more than 3 years already and our expectations of this …

Friendly Armenia Sep 29 2017

One of the first things you will notice when you come to Armenia is that everyone is really friendly and …

Georgia: a Love/Hate affair Sep 20 2017

From day one, this has been our overall feeling about Georgia, a weird mixture of love and hate. As they …

Turkey keeps intriguing us Sep 8 2017

Turkey is a weird but intriguing mixture concerning woman and clothing. On the one hand you have the western dressed …

Modern(izing) Turkey Sep 3 2017

I came to Turkey with an image already in my mind about how the country was going to look like, …

The tragedy of Turkish tourism… Aug 25 2017

We’ve been now more than two week in Turkey and instead of going straight east along the Black Sea coast, …

A needed holiday in Bulgaria Aug 14 2017

The first and last time I was in Bulgaria was a couple of years ago, in 2017, alone while riding …

The scars of war are covered with beauty Jul 18 2017

Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of those countries where the first thing you notice is its natural beauty. Horseshoe Bend …

A re-take on capital cities Jul 11 2017

Seb and I have never been big fans of capital cities and therefore have always tried to avoid them as …

Versatile France Jul 6 2017

In the beginning both Seb and I had different feelings about France. For Seb it was a country that was …

Learning a thing or two… Jul 2 2017

Despite the fact that we decided (hum-hum) more or less to go either south or east for this journey, we …

Gone fishing Jun 19 2017

It seems to be a national sport here in Wales, fishing. Well, not only here of course but since we …

A lot of firsts Jun 14 2017

Since a few days we are in the UK and we are experiencing a lot of firsts again. Let me …

The world at war Jun 1 2017

The last few days we have been in the Normandia region in the North-West of France. A place that is …

Sustainable living in France? May 29 2017

People who know us, also know that we have owned almost as much houses and cars in our lives as …

Blending in but never really belonging May 17 2017

A long time has gone by since our last post but let me catch you up. We quit our jobs …

The silent killer sneaking back into my life Feb 9 2017

After almost two years of living and working on the island they call paradise, the silent killer had apparently found …

Bigger, better and more local Feb 9 2017

After living on Tenerife for a while, we clearly noticed the difference between coming here on holiday and permanently living …

A day in the life of two Giris Feb 9 2017

Emigrating to a new country is not very easy but emigrating to a country of which you do not speak …

The beginning of the search for the pot of gold Feb 9 2017

Forgive me my internet followers since it has been almost 2 years since my last confession…. For most of you …

Our paradise on earth…home! Jun 4 2015

Every last detail in Belgium was taken care of, so it was finally time for us to start thinking about …

Belgium May 11 2015

Ok, so we had to cut our trip short but this didn’t stop us from doing the things we love …

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