5.27.2008

TEHRAN - MASHHAD (13/04/2008 - 27/04/2008)

We started again toward east. In Tehran we contacted a
travel agency in Ashgabat in order to get the Turkmen Visa.
As the process took two weeks we decided to leave for Mashhad hoping to get the visa there. Along the way we met Yuka, a Japanese girl traveling alone by bicycle for eleven months. She is cycling toward Eastern Europe.

Most of the nights we slept in our tent below the flyovers. They
were perfect places because nobody could see us.
The landscape was everyday boring, desert ahead, behind and on both sides!
In Sabzevar we got hospitality from an Iranian family. We
had everything we couldn't expect. They gave us tea,
biscuits, lunch, dinner and a bed for the night! It was a
beautiful day with them.

When we got Mashhad we met again Mary (we stayed together at
her sister's house in Sabzevar) and her family. Sara (Mary's
daughter) speaks perfect English and she told us many
things about Iran. We spent five days with them and Mary was
a beautiful mom with us! Thanks a lot for your kindness!
We got the LOI for Turkmenistan! We went to the border
(Bajgiran) and got the Visa on the spot.

Goodbye Iran!

Claudio and Patrizia

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