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Iran’s famous flatbread

A ‘national sport’ to get the freshest bread at the dinning table

2 min readApr 11, 2016

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Iran’s famous flatbread

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The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd

So narrow that one is obliged to become friends

3 min readApr 10, 2016

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The ‘friendship alleys’ of Yazd

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Rooftops — the views over Yazd’s old city

From the narrow alleys to amazing vistas over Yazd

5 min readApr 10, 2016

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Rooftops — the views over Yazd’s old city

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Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism

Mohammed educates us on Zoroaster and ‘Ahura Mazda’

8 min readApr 9, 2016

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Exploring Iran’s early religion: Zoroastrianism

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The views from the roof of the Amir Chakhmaq complex

Yazd is an amazing town. It seems they have been able to resist to the modern urbanisation changes that, for example, happened in Tehran…

2 min readApr 9, 2016

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The views from the roof of the Amir Chakhmaq complex

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Yazd’s Magical Jāmeh mosque

I am not sure what to do with this post really. I must have taken a hundred images of this magical place, and I often think of going back…

7 min readApr 9, 2016

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Yazd’s Magical Jāmeh mosque

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The Adobe Sar Yazd Castle

A good 50km from Yazd lies the Sar Yazd castle, slightly outside the village with the same name. Apparently, it is rather close to the well…

3 min readApr 8, 2016

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The Adobe Sar Yazd Castle

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Yazd’s Dowlat-Abad Garden

One of the first places we visited in Yazd, after taking the night train from Tehran, was the Dowlat-Abad Garden. Well, ‘garden’ is perhaps…

4 min readApr 8, 2016

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Yazd’s Dowlat-Abad Garden

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On the Streets of Tehran

We did spend very little time in Tehran, as a city, it is rather intense, and we were looking forward to spent more time in Yazd and…

4 min readApr 6, 2016

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On the Streets of Tehran

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Hanging out on Tabiat Bridge

Why would you want to hang out on a bridge in Tehran? Well, because the whole thing does not even look remotely like a bridge. Tabiat…

3 min readApr 6, 2016

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Hanging out on Tabiat Bridge

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Sander van Dijk

Sander van Dijk

I love to explore — ⛺+ 🌲+ 🏔️+windsurfing, +mountainbiking +skiing! I take pictures of mostly weird stuff really 🐙. Head of Brand + Marketing @spykercars.com

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