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01. the missing ‘Stan’

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In 2015 we travelled through the so-called ‘Stans’, the name given to the old Soviet Republics in Central Asia. We spent six weeks on a loop from Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan, with a sidetrip to Almaty in Kazakhstan, and then back through Tajikistan. We omitted Turkmenistan, because at the time you would only receive a three-day [...]
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the more mundane things about travel in Iran

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Some tips and tricks for traveling in Iran Iran is pretty unknown for most travellers, so much is clear, yet, many people I talk to after our trip are very interested. And they have lots of questions about the actual process of traveling in this country: is it safe, is there public transport, is it [...]
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01. the Iran plan

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Many years ago we identified Iran as one of these exotic yet largely unknown places that we would have to visit, one day. But by the time we became serious about the idea, Iran was in quite some disagreement with most of the rest of the world, especially the West of the world – where [...]
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01. the Romania & Bulgaria plan

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we have developed a plan to travel to Romania and Bulgaria, for another exciting journey
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71. the end

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looking back at a three months journey through Indonesia, some things stand out, including some old Dutch colonial remnants
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04. the pre-departure blues

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Three days to go, and everything is ready. Rather unusual: on previous occasions there were always so many last minute things to do, to organize, to arrange. Suspend subscriptions, you don’t want to find three months worth of newspapers on your doormat when you come back. Make sure all the bills have been paid: you [...]
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the adventure

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9 May 2010 You all now know what IDPs are, and in Haiti we have two types, really, we have the ones in the camps – I have written about those quite a lot – and then we have the ones that have left Port-au-Prince after the earthquake. Immediately after the disaster many people had [...]
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  • The 10 Latest Entries to the Site

    • the theft report July 3, 2026
    • La Defense – Paris July 2, 2026
    • What’s new? June 11, 2026
    • the museum June 10, 2026
    • the murals June 6, 2026
    • 27 Mexico City (2) – the murals June 6, 2026
    • 26. Mexico City May 28, 2026
    • 25. a bit more Mexican history May 23, 2026
    • 24. arrival in Mexico City May 23, 2026
    • Museo de Antropología de Xalapa May 17, 2026
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