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  • Langa Olssen, going to compete in Noumea, says he will win Gold...Nauru's Weightlifting Gym in Aiwo District (Aiwo's Boys Gym). Girls and boys train here every day starting at 5pm. Nauru's weightlifting champions (including the President of Nauru) have won several gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifting is the pride of the nation..Although Nauru is the world's fattest country, with 94% of its population being overweight, teenagers are very fit and sportive. Amongst the favorite sports are weightlifting, Aussie Rule football (a kind of Rugby) and boxing. ..Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Carisma, a young girl practicing weightlifting after school.   Nauru's Weightlifting Gym in Aiwo District (Aiwo's Boys Gym). Girls and boys train here every day starting at 5pm. Nauru's weightlifting champions (including the President of Nauru) have won several gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifting is the pride of the nation..Although Nauru is the world's fattest country, with 94% of its population being overweight, teenagers are very fit and sportive. Amongst the favorite sports are weightlifting, Aussie Rule football (a kind of Rugby) and boxing. ..Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted
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  • Djibouti offers the ideal terrain to train a foreign Army - it is hot and mountainous, just like Afghanistan.. During an ambush excercice. ..The Foreign Legion, a unit of the French army, sets off on an anti-guerrilla exercise. .Djibouti offers the ideal terrain—it is hot and mountainous, just like Afghanistan...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_40.jpg
  • Gerard advising Roland Raboe..Gerard Jones (R, age 47, super class, 143 kg), is the national trainer..Nauru's Weightlifting Gym in Aiwo District (Aiwo's Boys Gym). Girls and boys train here every day starting at 5pm. Nauru's weightlifting champions (including the President of Nauru) have won several gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. Weightlifting is the pride of the nation..Although Nauru is the world's fattest country, with 94% of its population being overweight, teenagers are very fit and sportive. Amongst the favorite sports are weightlifting, Aussie Rule football (a kind of Rugby) and boxing. ..Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru is an island nation in Micronesia in the South Pacific.  Nauru was declared independent in 1968 and it is the world's smallest independent republic, covering just 21 square kilometers..Nauru is a phosphate rock island and its economy depends almost entirely on the phosphate deposits that originate from the droppings of sea birds. Following its exploitation it briefly boasted the highest per-capita income enjoyed by any sovereign state in the world during the late 1960s and early 1970s..In the 1990s, when the phosphate reserves were partly exhausted the government resorted to unusual measures. Nauru briefly became a tax haven and illegal money laundering centre. From 2001 to 2008, it accepted aid from the Australian government in exchange for housing a Nauru detention centre, with refugees from various countries including Afghanistan and Iraq..Most necessities are imported on the island..Nauru has parliamentary system of government. It had 17 changes of administration between 1989 and 2003. In December 2007, former weight lifting medallist Marcus Stephen became the President.
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  • Empty artillery shells after a night test firing tanks. French Foreign legion. To organize such war simulation excercises in France would be impossible...North of Djibouti town, in the desert, the French Foreign Legion (the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade) is practicing shooting with FAMAS rifle in a firing range, as part of an excercice on guerilla war, in an environment very similar to the one encountered, for example, in Afghanistan...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_43.jpg
  • North of Djibouti town, in the desert, the French Foreign Legion (the 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade) is building a Forward Operating Base, as part of an excercice on guerilla war, in an environment very similar to the one encountered, for example, in Afghanistan...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_41.jpg
  • French soldiers defend Djibouti when neighbours like Eritrea invade the country. Captain of a P4 unit...The Foreign Legion, a unit of the French army, sets off on an anti-guerrilla exercise. .Djibouti offers the ideal terrain—it is hot and mountainous, just like Afghanistan...French soldiers defend Djibouti when neighbours like Eritrea invade the country. A ..The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_39.jpg
  • A dwarf-sized country with a giant’s strategic importance, Djibouti lies at the heart of a troubled hot spot in the Horn of Africa. .Of prime importance in the world of international geopolitics, it is a country of armies, secret service agencies, refugees, aid organizations and wheeler-dealers.   Aerial view on Djibouti. The French Air Force (Armée de l'Air) flying above Djibouti in a Puma helicopter, as part of a routine excercice. .These days, most international players wants (and pay big money for it...) an army presence in Djibouti: the perfect gateway to the rest of Africa...A dwarf-sized country with a giant’s strategic importance, Djibouti lies at the heart of a troubled hot spot in the Horn of Africa. It is surrounded by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia..Of prime importance in the world of international geopolitics, it is a country of armies, secret service agencies, refugees, aid organizations and wheeler-dealers.
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  • Sakatz (on top of the jeep), a Roumanian man enrolled in the French Foreign legion, going to take part in the building of a Forward Operating Base, an excercice on guerilla war, in an environment very similar to the one encountered, for example, in Afghanistan..  French soldiers in a camouflaged jeep. The Foreign Legion, a unit of the French army, sets off on an anti-guerrilla exercise. .Djibouti offers the ideal terrain—it is hot and mountainous, just like Afghanistan...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_38.jpg
  • Landing. The Foreign Legion, a unit of the French army, sets off on an anti-guerrilla exercise. .Djibouti offers the ideal terrain—it is hot and mountainous, just like Afghanistan...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
    Africa_Djibouti_10_37.jpg
  • During Prayer break, the train stops and people hurry up to a mosque in the station. <br />
Views from the restaurant carriage. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • A woman (wearing a jade bracelet, famous in Hotan) reaches out to her food bag in front of the Taklamakan desert. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Gul Bostan and Nur Biye, two students from the Hotan university go for a visit to Kashgar for exams. They watch a turkish movie on their phone. Uighur speak a Turkic language. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Travelling illegally inside a freight train. Hopping freight train from  La Crosse to Bay View (along the Mississipi river) near Milwaukee, with 43 year old Hobo named Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_14.jpg
  • Hopping freight train near Milwauke with 43 year old Hobo names Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_10.jpg
  • Train ride from Andimeshk, Khorestan Province to Dorud city, Lorestan province, across the Zagros mountains a long mountain range that has a total length of 1,600 km (990 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border, while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Desert landscape by the window. In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • During the prayer break, in front of the women section. In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Rail tracks at night. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2459.jpg
  • Aïgul travels with her mother back to Yarkand, after visiting relatives in Hotan. She carried a lunch of bread called "non" inside a plastic bag. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2585.jpg
  • Train station in Yazd city,  famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180810_3313.jpg
  • Hopping freight train from  La Crosse to Bay View (along the Mississipi river) near Milwaukee, with 43 year old Hobo named Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_13.jpg
  • Hopping freight train from  La Crosse to Bay View (along the Mississipi river) near Milwaukee, with 43 year old Hobo named Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_09.jpg
  • Hopping freight train near Milwauke with 43 year old Hobo names Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_12.jpg
  • Stretch the Hobo. A Hobo "jungle", a meeting point for Hobo and a good place to hop on freight trains..Hopping freight train near Milwauke with 43 year old Hobo named Stretch. ..Life of a Hobo nicknamed Stretch. Stretch was elected Hobo King in 2009, at the National Hobo convention. A Hobo is a term which is applied to a migratory worker or homeless vagabond, often penniless. Hobos move around the country, looking for work by hopping illegally on freight trains, which can be a dangerous enterprise. Modern freight trains are much faster and harder to ride than in the 1930s, but can still be boarded in railyards..The first and most important rule of the hobo code is 'decide your own life', which meant 'do what you want to do'...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_11.jpg
  • Following the train. Images to illustrate the road and the people you meet along the way on a trip across the USA...A 4-weeks road trip across the USA, from New York to San Francisco, on the steps of Jack Kerouac’s famous book “On the Road”.  Focusing on nomadic America: people that live on the move across the US, out of ideology or for work reasons.
    USA_Kerouac_OnTheRoad_11_37.jpg
  • Night shots of the Tower of Silence, on teh edge of Yazd. It is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures.<br />
Surrounded by desert, the city of Yazd is famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Watermelong cooling in a pool in yazd. Surrounded by desert, the city of Yazd is famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180809_3119.jpg
  • A mine of Magnesite, owned by a Baluch man, on the edge of the Lut desert. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • The wide snowy expanse past Xining, in Qinghai province in central China, by the Tibetan Plateau. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Yaks graze in the wide expanse past Xining, in Qinghai province in central China, by the Tibetan Plateau. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Arrival in Yarkand city, waiting for pick up. The sign says "Train station" in both Mandarin (left) and Uighur language.
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  • Invited in a desert village called Ali Hussain Well, near Shuru, on the edge of the Lut Desert. Lut desert has registered the world's highest ground temperatures. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180813_4325.jpg
  • Night shots of the Tower of Silence, on teh edge of Yazd. It is a circular, raised structure built by Zoroastrians for excarnation – that is, for dead bodies to be exposed to carrion birds, usually vultures.<br />
Surrounded by desert, the city of Yazd is famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180809_3106.jpg
  • Landscape in the wide snowy expanse past Xining, in Qinghai province in central China, by the Tibetan Plateau. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
    MMi53122_160521_2566.jpg
  • A sign advertize the raising of horses used by the Army, in the wide snowy expanse past Xining, in Qinghai province in central China, by the Tibetan Plateau. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Oasis landscape between Hotan and Yarkand.
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  • A pehlwan prepares to train. This training area, near a Sufi shrine in Lahore’s Walled City, is next to a recycling station.Wrestlers practicing in Lahore - a traditional sport called Kuchti. Players are called Pehlwani.
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  • A pehlwan prepares to train by climbing up a tree. This training area, near a Sufi shrine in Lahore’s Walled City, is next to a recycling station. Wrestlers practicing in Lahore - a traditional sport called Kuchti. Players are called Pehlwani.
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  • Trainee working on a spinning machine to design table feet, learning to be a carpenter. Ciqam carpentry training at Mohkam, near Lahore (Gajju Matah).
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  • Boys are training their bow skills. At the Hadza camp of Dedauko.
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  • Trainee working on a spinning machine to design table feet, learning to be a carpenter. Ciqam carpentry training at Mohkam, near Lahore (Gajju Matah).
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  • Ciqam carpentry training at Mohkam, near Lahore (Gajju Matah).
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  • Trainer from Lahore and Trainee from Hunza are learning to be a carpenter. Ciqam carpentry training at Mohkam, near Lahore (Gajju Matah).
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  • Ciqam carpentry training at Mohkam, near Lahore (Gajju Matah).
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  • President Guelleh has been in power since 1999. Djibouti may be a tiny state, but he is one of the continent’s richest men...Interview with Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (born November 27, 1947), the President of Djibouti. After Djibouti became independent, he became head of the secret police. He received training from the Somali National Security Service  and then from the French Secret Service...The geostrategical and geopolitical importance of the Republic of Djibouti, located on the Horn of Africa, by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, and bordered by Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  • A train track repair crew stands by as our train passes at full speed. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • They met on the train. A mix of uighur students and workers return back to Kashgar after spending time in Hotan for work. Train is the cheapest means of transportation in this part of China. It cost about 20 Yuan to travel from Hotan to Kashgar (about 4 times cheaper than bus). Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Train staff, mecanics. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2613.jpg
  • In front of the Tehran to Mashhad train, at the Tehran train station, in the capital of Iran.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_1898.jpg
  • Train staff. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2699.jpg
  • Students from the Hotan university go for a visit to Kashgar for exams. They play card in the train. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Students from the Hotan university go for a visit to Kashgar for exams. They play card in the train. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Train staff. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2591.jpg
  • A mix of uighur people (a woman doing embroidery on the foreground) return back to Kashgar after spending time in Hotan for work or family visit. Train is the cheapest means of transportation in this part of China. It cost about 20 Yuan to travel from Hotan to Kashgar (about 4 times cheaper than bus). Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Students from the Hotan university go for a visit to Kashgar for exams. They play card in the train. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
    MMi53122_160601_3271.jpg
  • Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Through the desert in the morning. Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Overnight train ride from Dorud city to Tehran, capital of Iran, in the North of the country.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_1809.jpg
  • Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180811_3638.jpg
  • Through the desert in the morning. Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180811_3520.jpg
  • Through the desert in the morning. Overnight train ride from Yazd city, in central Iran, to Zahedan city, in south east Iran, on the border with Afghanistan and on the edge of teh Lut Desert.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180811_3511.jpg
  • Group of friends camping near the waterfall. The Bisheh Waterfall is a waterfall in the village of Istgah-e Bisheh, Papi District in Khorramabad County, Iran. The waterfall is located 65 km (40 mi) from Khorramabad and near Bisheh railway station. With the nearby oak forest, it is a popular tourist attraction because of its scenic location and nearby train station.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180805_1533.jpg
  • Train ride from Andimeshk, Khorestan Province to Dorud city, Lorestan province, across the Zagros mountains a long mountain range that has a total length of 1,600 km (990 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border, while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • The train station in Andimeshk city, Khuzestan province. <br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Train station in Dorud city, Lorestan province.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • A seller on the train platform. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi (Xinjiang).
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  • After a 15mn stop in Lanzhou, a staff controler keeps an eye out for anyone still out of the train. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Controler Staff for the train jokes with local station staff from Changsha. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi (Xinjiang).
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  • A train hostess looks for a food delivery in Lanzhou. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Watching over a new born baby. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Two girls watch a movie. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Students. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • A student pauses. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Aïgul and her mother chats with the neighbors. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Uighur kids point to the building while approaching Yarkand. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • A man returns to Kashgar after spending time in Hotan doing Jade business. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • Train station in Yazd city,  famous for its architecure, its wind towers and its traditional zoroastrian community of fire worshippers.  <br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Views from the restaurant carriage. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2397.jpg
  • In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2048.jpg
  • Kid wearing a scary masque. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2717.jpg
  • Breakfast. Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180808_2625.jpg
  • Overnight train from the holy city of Mashhad to the desert city of Yazd, known for its  zoroastrian community and wind towers.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180807_2526.jpg
  • The holy Coran on display at the Tehran train station, in the capital of Iran.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • In the train from Tehran, capital of Iran, to the holy city of Mashhad (8 hours).<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_2094.jpg
  • The Bisheh Waterfall is a waterfall in the village of Istgah-e Bisheh, Papi District in Khorramabad County, Iran. The waterfall is located 65 km (40 mi) from Khorramabad and near Bisheh railway station. With the nearby oak forest, it is a popular tourist attraction because of its scenic location and nearby train station.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Train ride from Andimeshk, Khorestan Province to Dorud city, Lorestan province, across the Zagros mountains a long mountain range that has a total length of 1,600 km (990 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border, while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq.<br />
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Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • On the local train from Dorud town to Bisheh waterfall. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • On the local train from Dorud town to Bisheh waterfall. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180805_1239.jpg
  • On the local train from Dorud town to Bisheh waterfall. <br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180805_1260.jpg
  • Overnight train ride from Dorud city to Tehran, capital of Iran, in the North of the country.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
    TA0025_180806_1827.jpg
  • Train station in Dorud, Lorestan province.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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  • Lunch prepared in the train restaurant are brought to all the wagons for sale. It costs 30 Yuans. Life in the train from Hong Kong to Urumqi, Xinjiang.
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  • Students from the Hotan university go for a visit to Kashgar for exams. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • A woman sewing embroidery. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • A wagon is full of dust and sand from the desert because of a broken window. Life inside the train - mostly Muslim Uighur people  ride this train.
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  • A uighur woman enquires about the location of the wagon number for the upcoming train. Even though passengers are given seat number, people sit whever they like when they get on the train, so there is a scramble.
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  • Train ride from Andimeshk, Khorestan Province to Dorud city, Lorestan province, across the Zagros mountains a long mountain range that has a total length of 1,600 km (990 mi). The Zagros mountain range begins in northwestern Iran and roughly follows Iran's western border, while covering much of southeastern Turkey and northeastern Iraq.<br />
<br />
Travelling over 4000km by train across Iran. An opportunity to enjoy Persian hospitality, discover Iran's ancient cities and its varied landscapes, from deserts to mountains.
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