We came 'only' for the sunrise, but we were offered much more! Hpa-An is a place surrounded by beautiful rice fields and limestone mountains scattered in the (otherwise flat) landscape. Not only do they look amazing, but you can also walk around in and around them. One of these mountains is the Zwegabin, which is more than 700 meters from its surroundings ...
At the latest when I learned that Iran has 146 summits over 4000 meters, it was clear to me that I want to get up one of them. The plan then became the running gag of my trip because, despite the fact that it had already been planned at the beginning, because of changes to the plan, lack of fitness or whatever, it did not arise again and again. That's why the way back was ...
What a pleasant welcome in this new country for me. The prejudices are correct: the Iranian in itself is simply an insanely nice person! And the Iranian anyway. Of course, there are people here at the airport who have 'much better rates than in the bureaux de change' (of course they do not) and whose taxis are 'much cheaper' than the dozens of ...