We had a free morning today before taking the bus to Esfahan. As the last week had been pretty full on I decided to take it easy and just went for a wander through the Bazaar picking up some bits and pieces for the journey. I also had a last minute Saffron ice cream - just in case they had run out when I got to Esfahan! At 1pm we all met up in the courtyard of the hotel and bundled ourselves into various taxis to take us to the local bus station, which was about ...

Today was a free day so Gabrielle, Robert, Anya and I decided to do our own walking tour of Yazd. After a breakfast of egg, bread, jam and water melon we headed off into the sunshine. By 9am the temperature was already in the 30's so we made the most of the shade of the high walls in the old city. First stop on our tour was Khan-e-Lari. This 150 year old building is one of the best preserved houses in Yazd. The badgirs, traditional doors, stained glass windows, ...

After a breakfast of freshly baked bread, homemade jams and honey, fresh fruit and yoghurt we reluctantly left the Caravanserai and headed to Yazd. Yazd is a city full of winding lanes, mud brick houses with a forest of badgirs (wind towers similair to the ones seen in Abarqu). This is definitely a place to just wander and get lost in a maze of historic streets and lanes. Yazd's old city is believed to be one of the oldest cities on earth. The buildings are made...

From Eqlid we drove North to Abarqu, which is most famous for a Cypress tree. Called the Zoroastrian Sarv it is protected by the Cultural Heritage of Iran as a national monument as it is believed to be over 4,000 years old and maybe the oldest living thing in Asia. It's big, has green leaves and a trunk - it's a tree in a field. I really don't know what else to say! From the tree we walked through the city, which is believed to be over 3,000 years old. As a dese...

It took us a couple of hours to reach the Nomads. We travelled through some really barren land before finally reaching our destination. As soon as we pulled up to the camp a group of children ran to greet us all shouting "hello, hello!" The only English they know. Because of my blonde hair I'm attracting a lot of attention and the kids were no exception. They surrounded me and bombarded me with questions in Farsi. As all I've learnt to say in Farsi is hello, than...