We drove to Mashhad after crossing out of Turkmenistan into Iran and then we  drove to the hotel. We checked into the hotel and caught taxis back to the mausoleum of Fergosi a renown Iranian poet. We stayed in Mashhad…

  We began our day with drive around the city viewing the sights and then a visit to the museum which had relics from Gonur and Merv. Gonur is a site north of Merv and these relics dating 5 and…

  Left Bukhara with a group photo at the Madrassah. We had to find a spot where the cars could be lined up. Ian and I had driven Vulcan the night before and had photos in front of the minaret…

We headed off on a walking tour at 9am before the heat of the day. The old town had a lovely feeling about it and for the first time on the Silk Road one can imagine travellers stopping here in…