Yulis: Aschheim, Germany
After attending the International Journalisten Program alumni conference in Heidelberg in 2009, I decided to spend the rest of my valid Germany’s visa days in the families…
Behnaz: Mashhad, Iran
“Iji, I will bring my family tomorrow, is it okay?” Behnaz, my company, asked me as I was dropped off at my hotel.
“Of course, no…
Train Companions: Tehran-Mashhad, Iran
It was my own decision to travel semi-independently in Iran when I first visited the country in 2014. Tehran, Shiraz, Yazd, Esfahan, Kashan, Tabriz and Mashhad…
Ali: Khorramabad, Iran (Part 1)
I was riding on a touristy horse cart with Shirin, a girl that I knew from my Iranian facebook friend, Matt Sheikhi . The horseshoes sounded …
Djoko: Mainz, Germany
The International Journalisten Programme (IJP), a consortium that is based in Berlin, was going to hold a conference for their alumni in Heidelberg, Baden Wuerttemberg in 2009. …
Adel and Yanti: Tehran,Iran
When I first visited Iran in 2014 a travel agency in Tehran took care of my trips, ranging from my visa, transportation to hotels. Three years…
Kerem: Diyarbakir, Turkey
It was in April 2012. I was staying in a small lodging in the Sultanahmet area of Istanbul, Turkey. My travel agency arranged and selected it for…
Have you ever visited a stranger in a different country only after several email exchanges? And have you ever ridden with a total stranger for a long-distance trip, just you…
Have you met perfect strangers on your trip? Strangers that you do not know before but later they become your close companions on your trip? Here is my story about…