Why spent 7 months in the Middle East? Why the Caucasus? Iran, Syria and Israel, Armenia and Turkey. So many contrasts! In Georgia we were even surprised by the war. An itinerary full of conflicts and full of religiously charged countries. But also a region full of art treasures and spectacular nature. Ultimately, this is where it all began with human civilisation!
Turkey (part 1)
Istanbul
Cappadocia
Nemrut
Lake Van
Iran
Entering Iran
Kebab … Iran for vegetarians
Takht-e Soleiman
The Ziggurat of Choga Zanbil
Persepolis and Shiraz
Yazd
Esfahan
Kashan and Qom
Tehran
Climbing Damavand
Caspian Riviera
Ardabil
Azerbaijan
Trek from Xinaliq to Lasa
Baku
Mud volcanoes in Azerbaijan
Lahiç and Şeki
Georgia (part 1)
Armenia
Yerevan
Tatev and Noravank
Nagorno Karabakh
Haghpat and Sanahin
Georgia (part 2)
Gori
Svaneti
One more toast …
Start of war
Borjomi and Vardzia
Turkey (part 2)
Ani
Trekking Mount Kaçkar
Turkish Black Sea Coast
Museums in Ankara and Antakya
Syria and Lebanon
Aleppo
Hama and Apamea
Krak des Chevaliers
Palmyra
Ramadan for travellers
Damascus
Absurd place on the roof
Travelling Lebanon
Jordan
Petra
Wadi Rum
Dana
Karak
Ramadan for travellers in Jordan
Jerash
My camera has a loose screw
Desert Castles in Jordan
Dead Sea and Madaba
Israel
Crossing the Jordan
Yom Kippur in Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Hebron and Bethlehem
Tel Aviv and the North of Israel
Masada
Makhtesh Ramon
Egypt
Sinai
Oasis of Siwa
Cairo
White Desert
Via Aswan and Luxor to Leipzig…