Tehran

To Tehran

Before boarding Iran Air, I had the last glass of wine at Heathrow Airport in London. Alcohol was prohibited in Iran. And women had to wear scarf and loose-fitting coat even…

Rawalpindi

Chaotic Rawalpindi

Our long travelling from China to Pakistan for more than 40 days was coming down to the final stage. On the last day in Gilgit, the town in the northern Pakistan, we…

Tehran

Iran, Tehran

These are my photos of Tehran taken in 1999.

Gilgit

Sightseeing around Gilgit

On the second day in Gilgit, the town in the northern Pakistan, we had some pancakes for breakfast and had a chat with the manager of this hotel, North Inn. He was…

Gilgit

Gilgit, the town with men only

We left Karimabad, the utopia in the northern Pakistan chartering a jeep again with the British man with whom we were together when we had crossed the border and went further down…

Karimabad

Home visit in Karimabad

I continue talking about Karimabad, the utopia in the northern Pakistan. Apparently people around here call themselves the descendants of Alexander the Great and in fact many of them had blue eyes and pale…