Iran
Iran
Back in the years 2006 and 2007, I managed a company where we decided to set-up an assembly production facility in Teheran, Iran. This meant a few trips to the capital of Iran. I unfortunately did not have time to see anything of this supposedly beautiful country filled with amazing architectural sites. The few shots are from a mobile phone hence the poor quality. There is a trip penciled in my travel-plans hopefully in the not so distant future. My main takeaway from these trips are the hard-working, dedicated and friendly people.
Back in the years 2006 and 2007, I managed a company where we decided to set-up an assembly production facility in Teheran, Iran. This meant a few trips to the capital of Iran. I unfortunately did not have time to see anything of this supposedly beautiful country filled with amazing architectural sites. The few shots are from a mobile phone hence the poor quality. There is a trip penciled in my travel-plans hopefully in the not so distant future. My main takeaway from these trips are the hard-working, dedicated and friendly people.
Back in the years 2006 and 2007, I managed a company where we decided to set-up an assembly production facility in Teheran, Iran. This meant a few trips to the capital of Iran. I unfortunately did not have time to see anything of this supposedly beautiful country filled with amazing architectural sites. The few shots are from a mobile phone hence the poor quality. There is a trip penciled in my travel-plans hopefully in the not so distant future. My main takeaway from these trips are the hard-working, dedicated and friendly people.
Uruguay
Uruguay
Iraq
Guinea
Guinea was the last of the three countries visited on this journey in 2016, which we labeled "The Ebola Coast" trip. It is only a little over a year since Guinea was declared ebola free. The roads coming into Guinea - crossing the border overland as we did - were a disaster. The border crossing was as usual: you sit down with the Chief of border control and then it is a "waiting game" to see who can outlast the other. There is always money to be made from "white faced" travelers coming through on these less visited border-crossings. We managed this time to get through by leaving a loaf of bread, water bottles and a box of chocolate (courtesy of Brussels Airlines business class). We were however forced to transport one of the border guards in our car to his home town some 4 hours down the dirt roads in Guinea. The was the best "deal" we could negotiate at this time....
