Arriving in Istanbul represented the end of my Silk Road adventure and it was an incredibly emotional experience for so many reasons. I first travelled to Istanbul ten years beforehand when it was my first time in the Middle East. That was an overwhelming visit where I was mesmerised by the incredible history and architecture of
A journey through Eastern Turkey is to travel in a remote part of an incredible country. Where vast landscapes combine with impressive historical sights to make for a wonderful trip to a little visited part of Turkey. Dogubayzit In the far east of Turkey, under the shadow of the enormous and legendary Mt Ararat, lies
Visiting Tehran can be a daunting experience. It’s a huge, heaving metropolis home to 15 million people and it’s the capital of one of the most misunderstood countries in the world. By the time I visited Tehran I’d been travelling in Iran for over two weeks and had already learnt that Iran was a fascinating,
The air was hot and heavy by the banks of the dried up river, and the sound of deep, resonating singing pulled me forward. Forward towards the arches of an historic bridge. In the cool shade of those arches was a small group of locals surrounding a lone male singing a mournful, mesmerising song. It