The Quran Gate of Shiraz: we made it!
In October 2015 we cycled in the Islamic Replublic of Iran from Teheran to Isfahan, Yazd and finally Shiraz. A wonderful trip.
- Soundslides (10:00 minutes of photos and music)
- YouTube video (11:00 minutes of photos and short videoclips)
- Our route on Google Maps
- We were spotted by a local website
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- Most of the time it was easy to find a good camping spot
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- Most days were hot enough to look for a shady spot
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- Cooking a spaghetti and veggies meal while free camping along the Yazd to Shiraz road
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- Bottled water is widely available
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- Trucks on the Nain Yazf highway
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- The Isfahan to Varzaneh road, wide and surpirsingly quiet
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- The Quran Gate of Shiraz: we made it!
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- Persepolis Tourist Hotel: good value bungalow style rooms
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- at one of the northern sites of Persepolis
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- Camping between Yazd and Abarkuh
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- View of Abarkuh
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- The only other cyclists we met (in Abarkuh)
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- Park in Safashar
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- The nice thing about Pasargade is that cyclists are allowed in and use their bikes to ride around the various places
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- Quiet road north of Varzaneh
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- Cross one of the old bridges in Isfahan and continue cycling along the south bank of the river
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- The old road to Isfahan is generally very quiet
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- Abyaneh
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- Crossing a bridge in Isfahan
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- Nice bungalow style accommodation at the Persepolis Tourist Hotel
