http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com there is no destination... Tue, 21 May 2013 11:55:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/7a774e43cd328b15f1e8537990e3e6dc?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/hiding-from-santa-in-iran/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/hiding-from-santa-in-iran/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 12:21:18 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4490 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/hiding-from-santa-in-iran/feed/ 0 agirlandherthumb The dried-up Zayande River and Khaju Bridge, Isfahan No swimming! The 17th century Pol-e Khaju (Khaju Bridge) Beautiful Hrach Eméе аnd Hrach playing table-tennis in Tehran Happy Birthday Azadeh! http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/when-the-world-didnt-end/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/when-the-world-didnt-end/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 14:02:37 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4475 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/when-the-world-didnt-end/feed/ 9 agirlandherthumb Persepolis in the fog Horse relief Persian and Median soldiers in relief on a wall View of Persepolis Bas-relief in Persepolis—a symbol Zoroastrian Nowruz—in day of a spring equinox power of eternally fighting bull (personifying the moon), and a lion (personifying the Sun, the bulls crescent horn resembling the moon,the lions mane, representing the sun. The Arg of Karim Khan http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/losing-my-past-between-deserts/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/losing-my-past-between-deserts/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 16:57:24 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4445 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/losing-my-past-between-deserts/feed/ 1 agirlandherthumb Masjid-e-Jāmeh Mosque, Yad Ali, my new friend and unofficial tour guide Badgir, badgir, badgir, badgir Streets of Yazd Outside the temple Entrance to the temple Inside the temple I don't think we could have got here alone The potter Mark has a go Mark's 'pot' The Tower of Silence http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/losing-paradise-in-the-persian-gulf/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/losing-paradise-in-the-persian-gulf/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:59:24 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4406 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/losing-paradise-in-the-persian-gulf/feed/ 2 agirlandherthumb Walking in the desert The view from Mr Amini's courtyard Mangrove forest Hara tree Our guide Geopark Geopark Desert sands http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/playing-spin-the-bottle-in-kerman/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/playing-spin-the-bottle-in-kerman/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:10:55 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4389 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/17/playing-spin-the-bottle-in-kerman/feed/ 4 agirlandherthumb The locals stared at us, photographing dust http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/turning-thirty-two-in-irans-most-conservative-city/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/turning-thirty-two-in-irans-most-conservative-city/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:39:39 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4378 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/turning-thirty-two-in-irans-most-conservative-city/feed/ 8 agirlandherthumb Imam Reza Shrine Michel and his "wife" rubab Persian Coca Cola and Arak http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/meeting-freedom-in-tehran/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/meeting-freedom-in-tehran/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:55:17 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4353 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/meeting-freedom-in-tehran/feed/ 11 agirlandherthumb Statue in the Women-only park in Tehran Golestan Palace: my one tourist attraction in Tehran Golestan Palace, Tehran Women-only park Trees and shrubbery conceil the park A huge green metal fence surrounds the park I made a friend while practising yoga in a quiet spot of the park http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/theres-blood-in-the-fountain/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/theres-blood-in-the-fountain/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 20:28:54 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4337 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/12/theres-blood-in-the-fountain/feed/ 40 agirlandherthumb Blood in the Fountain DSC_1439 Mosque in Tabriz DSC_1446 http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/last-glimpses-of-armenia/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/last-glimpses-of-armenia/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 15:50:46 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4322 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/02/05/last-glimpses-of-armenia/feed/ 6 agirlandherthumb View from the village balcony Emée and Artyom A thousand persimmon, hung to dry Drying persimmon Emée, Artyom and friends http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/mountainous-black-garden/ http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/mountainous-black-garden/#comments Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:10:25 +0000 Jo Magpie http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/?p=4299 ]]> http://agirlandherthumb.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/mountainous-black-garden/feed/ 4 agirlandherthumb Graffiti peeps out from an old playground wall in Shushi One of our rides The hotel we stayed in at Sisian Stepanakert Woman throws water to bring back the soldiers War hero