Author: Chris
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A big thank-you for stopping by!
Hey all, Just want to say a big thank you for visiting our site! We hit a few milestones in the last week and we’re stoked that so many seem so interested in what we are up to. These numbers are all firsts for OutThereSomewhere.ca: 100 posts 400 comments 1500 visits (in last 30 days)…
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Tehran
Some shots from Tehran. We spent six nights in Iran’s capital, enjoying the wonderful hospitality of Mr. Moussavi at the Firouzeh Hotel. This place gets high marks in the Lonely Planet, thanks to Mr. Moussavi, and we can concur. This gentleman is so nice, he not only helped us figure out our onward travel plans,…
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Photos from Northern Iran
We’re in Esfahan for one more night, before heading south to Shiraz, our final stop in Iran. I can tell you we are getting excited for Thailand. I’m not sure we could find a more stark contrast between two countries: from an Islamic theocracy to the sex tourism capital of the world. Ta da! Anyway,…
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Laura’s 27th birthday celebrated in Iran
Hey all! It’s my lovely wife’s birthday today. She shares a birthday with Canada itself. Share some love in the comments below. Happy birthday Laura! Love, Chris p.s. – Also, happy Canada Day!
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A Few More Photos from Mount Nemrut (Nemrut Dağı)
Who says every post has to be a long-winded rant? Here’s a few pictures I took on top of a mountain when we were in Turkey!
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We’re in a place called Bijar (“Bee-jar”)
Hey gang, Both Laura and Chris here this time. We are in an Internet cafe in a small city called Bijar. In Iran, Internet cafes are called coffeenets, even though there is no coffee in sight. Just a reminder, some popular Internet sites are blocked here, including Facebook and, apparently, Yahoo. So if you want…
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Iran – First Impressions
I was concerned before entering Iran that it may be rather similar to Turkey in many ways. Not that there’s anything wrong with Turkey, but after spending what amounts to over two months there, on two separate trips, Laura and I are both looking for a change. Luckily for us, Iran feels like a whole…
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Diyarbakır (Amed), home of the Kurds
We had one of our best single days in Diyarbakır, thanks to the generosity and eagerness of one man to share his city and culture with two total strangers. We met Muzaffer while walking down the street, in what seemed at first like just another friendly “where are you from?” It’s a common enough thing…
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Turkish hospitality in Romania
As promised, here are some shots of our time in Romania. We only had a week there, so were only able to make it to Bucharest and Transylvania. Lucky for us, we also enjoyed some time with a fellow we met through CouchSurfing. Fatih is from Turkey, but is working in Bucharest. We had a…
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Second Home Hostel, Istanbul, Turkey
As promised, here is the video we created over the past few days for our pals at Second Home Hostel in Istanbul. It still amazes me that it can take over 30 hours of work to produce a video less than two minutes long. Hope you enjoy it. Attentive readers may recognize the beautiful female…
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Finally heading east from Istanbul
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. We’ve been working our butts off on a video for the Second Home Hostel here in Istanbul. If the dang thing ever uploads properly, you’ll see it soon enough. In about three hours, we’ll be leaving on a 26-hour train to a city in Eastern Turkey called Malatya.…
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Sahara Diaries, Part 6: The Lows and the Highs
May 16, 2010 – 7:30 pm Forget everything I said before. This place is not romantic. It’s deadly, unforgiving, and miserable. Full of pain and agony. Okay, maybe not that bad, but right now Laura and I are in low spirits. We’re tired. We ran out of mineral water, and can’t help but remember how…