This was a day of farewells and crossing out of Iran into Turkey. The Iranian process took longer to get out of than Turkey did to enter. On crossing the border, the guards suggested we could remove our head scarfs!…

We visited Shams tower for morning tea and heard about the horns covering the tower which were supposed to be the animal this man had hunted in one day. The Black church in Chaldoran (a UNESCO World Heritage site) was…

Kandovan was such a stunning location it was a shame to have to pack the cars and head on off. We had decided to have a packed breakfast so we dined on this in a park in Osku where we…

We left our hotel and drove to a lovely morning tea stop on a lake. Although our morning tea breaks are only short, it is still good to have a scenic spot for the relax We arrived in Tabriz and…