"You can take the truck driver out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the driver."
Date: 10/14/2009
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Doru is looking down into a "qanat," or well. There are over 3,000 miles of underground irrigation canals and an estimated 50,000 qanats still in use as a water source
Date: 10/14/2009
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Driving between Kerman and Yazd, there are no places to stop for lunch except this one lone truck stop. There was a near-mutiny on the tour bus when everyone saw the questionable interior of this restaurant, but eventually everyone gave in and
Date: 10/14/2009
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We all made furtive glances at this Iranian truck driver as he tried to enjoy his lunch in spite of the paparazzi clicks. Typical Iranian style is to eat cross-legged on a carpeted divan.
Date: 10/14/2009
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Michele chooses to take her lunch in keeping with the truck stop theme
Date: 10/14/2009
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This had to be the longest chicken kabab I ever saw in my life -- we got the neck, thank goodness they left the feet!
Date: 10/14/2009
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Hot water boiler for tea
Date: 10/14/2009
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An old abandoned caravanserai (inn or way-station for camel trains dating back to the days of Marco Polo.)
Date: 10/14/2009
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Get your floor mats along the highway from Kerman to Yazd.
Date: 10/14/2009
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There appears to be a lot of drama in the Iranian floor mat.
Date: 10/14/2009
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Istak, my favorite "non-alcoholic malt beverage." It comes in quite a few flavors, this one Pear.
Date: 10/14/2009
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Finally, we arrive at our destination for the night, the 400 year old caravanserai in the round, "Zein-o-din," located in the vast desert flanked by mountains
Date: 10/14/2009
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