Posted in Iran, Uncategorized on Jun 27th, 2008
As the only tourist on the Iran-bound train, I had plenty of help with getting my bike on and buying a ticket. The train had seen much better days, but the staff were all helpful and spoke some English. The Immigration official had to be woken for his sole foreign visitor that evening, but he [...]
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Posted in Syria, Turkey on Jun 14th, 2008
The crusade to the Holy Lands had ground to a halt in the heat of Damascus. Having been too long away from home, King Michael received word (by email – that’s a first!) of a full-scale revolt by his Queen. In short, he was no longer welcome back in his Hamburg castle. We spent a [...]
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