A woman on a mission - Africa, Iran and the Silk Road

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Welcome to Hannah's adventures in Africa and beyond :-)

I've spent the last 6 months backpacking through the darkest depths of Africa, and am now nearly at the end of my journey through Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

My good ol' trusted travel partner Kirsty is now back in Melbourne (yay for Telstra!) so this time i've been flying solo... a lot easier than I expected. Read on....

Hannah

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  African Itinerary   Reading, United Kingdom on Aug 17, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  Leaving BBQ   Reading, United Kingdom on Aug 27, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Alhambra, robberies and lots of fun!   Granada, Spain on Sep 3, 2005 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Wandering the streets of Valencia   Valencia, Spain on Sep 5, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting family and friends in Mallorca   Mallorca, Spain on Sep 6, 2005 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Our last touch of Spanish fun - Malaga   Malaga, Spain on Sep 14, 2005 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Morocco!   Fés, Morocco on Sep 16, 2005 21 pictures 2 comments
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  The stars and the sahara   Merzouka, Morocco on Sep 22, 2005 11 pictures 1 comment
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  Todra Gorge   Tinerhir, Morocco on Sep 27, 2005 8 pictures 0 comments
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  The rest of my Moroccan stay   Chefchaouen, Morocco on Oct 2, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Back to the UK   London, United Kingdom on Oct 4, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ethiopia!   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Oct 7, 2005 25 pictures 0 comments
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  Cave churches of Lalibela   Lalibela, Ethiopia on Oct 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Qat, cycles and the Blue Nile in Bahir Dar   Bahir Dar, Ethiopia on Oct 16, 2005 61 pictures 0 comments
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  Holy Nile water   Sakala, Ethiopia on Oct 19, 2005 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Ancient Castles in Gondor   Gondor, Ethiopia on Oct 23, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Ethiopia's ancient civilisation   Axum, Ethiopia on Oct 25, 2005 18 pictures 1 comment
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  Community Tourism trek through remote villages   Gashena, Ethiopia on Nov 4, 2005 74 pictures 0 comments
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  Riots in Addis, and Dire Dawa   Dire Dawa, Ethiopia on Nov 6, 2005 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hyenas and festivals   Harar, Ethiopia on Nov 10, 2005 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Farangi food!   Debre Zeit, Ethiopia on Nov 11, 2005 5 pictures 4 comments
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  Rasta village, hot springs and Awasa   Awasa, Ethiopia on Nov 15, 2005 21 pictures 4 comments
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  World Champions and the Entoto mountains   Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Nov 17, 2005 28 pictures 1 comment
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  A brief stop-over in Nairobi   Nairobi, Kenya on Nov 18, 2005 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Rapids and near-death adventure fun   Jinja, Uganda on Nov 22, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Deserted Island in Lake Victoria   Banda Island, Uganda on Nov 25, 2005 15 pictures 1 comment
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  Hippos and warthogs   Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda on Dec 1, 2005 18 pictures 0 comments
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  Church by canoe - and thousands of plaits   Lake Bunyonyi and Kabale, Uganda on Dec 4, 2005 29 pictures 1 comment
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  Gorillas (and Mzungus!) in the Mist   Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda on Dec 7, 2005 28 pictures 1 comment
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  Genocide reminders and colobus monkeys   Kigali, Rwanda on Dec 12, 2005 33 pictures 1 comment
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  Trekking Colobus Monkeys   Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda on Dec 13, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Mwanza   Mwanza, Tanzania on Dec 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Paradise found!   Zanzibar, Tanzania on Dec 23, 2005 41 pictures 1 comment
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  Lifts with petrol tankers!   Mbeya, Tanzania on Dec 24, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas and New Year at Lake Malawi   Lake Malawi (Nkhata Bay and Ruawe), Malawi on Dec 25, 2005 37 pictures 0 comments
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  Stuck in lion territory   South Luangwa National Park, Zambia on Jan 4, 2006 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Living life on the edge at the falls   Victoria Falls (Zambia side), Zambia on Jan 9, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe side)   Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on Jan 12, 2006 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Maize planting in rural Botswana   Mokubilo, Botswana on Jan 16, 2006 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Foiling burglars and hiring cars   Windhoek, Namibia on Jan 18, 2006 99 pictures 0 comments
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  Sandboarding, rockpaintings and rhinos   Swakopmund, Namibia on Jan 19, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Himba tribe and floods   Opuwo, Namibia on Jan 22, 2006 0 pictures 5 comments
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  Soussesvlei   Soussesvlei, Namibia on Jan 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Surf, sun and exercise   Capetown, South Africa on Feb 1, 2006 40 pictures 0 comments
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  Goodbye my friend :(   Jefferey's Bay, South Africa on Feb 13, 2006 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Durban   Durban, South Africa on Feb 14, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Learning to surf   Tofo, Mozambique on Feb 16, 2006 15 pictures 1 comment
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  The end of the journey of a lifetime....   J´burg, South Africa on Feb 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  A big bit of luvin in good ol' Blighty....   London, United Kingdom on Feb 26, 2006 71 pictures 0 comments
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  Oh yes, Hannah screws up in Frankfurt AGAIN...   Frankfurt, Germany on Apr 19, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Vili, the hostess with the mostess!   Sofia, Bulgaria on Apr 20, 2006 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Turkey   Istanbul, Turkey on Apr 20, 2006 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting lost in the cave valleys   Goreme, Turkey on Apr 24, 2006 22 pictures 0 comments
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  Stocking up on appropriate clothing for Iran   Kayseri, Turkey on Apr 27, 2006 5 pictures 2 comments
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  Eastern Turkey   Erzurum, Turkey on Apr 28, 2006 4 pictures 0 comments
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  How did I end up at a Kurdish Wedding?!?   Dogubayazit, Turkey on Apr 30, 2006 31 pictures 0 comments
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  First experiences of Iranian hospitality   Tabriz, Iran on May 1, 2006 27 pictures 1 comment
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  Hiking in the hills of the Assassins   Qazvin, Iran on May 5, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  A TV star! and a lot of fun   Tehran, Iran on May 6, 2006 68 pictures 1 comment
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  The most beautiful city in the world   Esfahan, Iran on May 10, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Picnic - Iranian style!   A little town outside of Esfahan, Iran on May 12, 2006 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Roses and nightingales and sleezy men   Shiraz (and Persepolis), Iran on May 13, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally, some other travellers! And a great hotel   Yazd, Iran on May 17, 2006 36 pictures 0 comments
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  The holiest of holy shrines   Mashhad, Iran on May 22, 2006 14 pictures 2 comments
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  Summary of Iran   Qashan, Iran on May 24, 2006 0 pictures 2 comments
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  A very VERY different country   Ashgabat, Turkmenistan on May 26, 2006 23 pictures 3 comments
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  Mary and Merv   Mary and Merv, Turkmenistan on May 27, 2006 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Bukhara   Bukhara, Uzbekistan on May 29, 2006 39 pictures 0 comments
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  Fortressed city   Khiva, Uzbekistan on Jun 2, 2006 24 pictures 0 comments
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  Samarkand   Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Jun 6, 2006 35 pictures 0 comments
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  Tashkent   Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Jun 7, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting Barika's bestest friend!   Zurich, Switzerland on Jun 21, 2006 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Enjoying being a kept woman in Reading   Reading, United Kingdom on Aug 1, 2006 52 pictures 0 comments
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  Home   Wellington, New Zealand on Aug 20, 2006 32 pictures 0 comments
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  Meeting the new in-laws!   Brikama, Gambia on Apr 22, 2007 77 pictures 2 comments
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  Our Wedding!   Riversdale, New Zealand on Nov 24, 2007 31 pictures 0 comments
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  Honeymoon!   Bangkok, Thailand on Jan 5, 2008 26 pictures 1 comment