As far as I can remember, I’ve always loved traveling. When I was a kid I always traveled with my family, travels that were mostly religious and to Mashhad city. I learned a style of traveling in university with Iranian Tourism Group. Last two years of bachelor and all through my masters education I was planning for our next travel more than I was in Mechanic department of university.
My first travel abroad was in 2007 to Dubai. According to my friend’s advice I bought a tour package instead of going by myself. I did not enjoy that travel at all.
My first real travel abroad by myself to Turkey
It was in spring of 2009 that I learned traveling abroad does not have to be expensive with tour packages and I can manage to travel by own with a reasonable cost. With help of friends that had experience in such style of traveling and a bit of googling, I planned my first backpacking style travel to Turkey, Georgia and Armenia that same summer. After that first travel and experience that I got from it, my travels never stopped and to this day I have traveled to more than 100 countries and I hope I can continue.
On this website, I write about my experiences and adventures during my travels. All done with spending little money and planned by myself.
I have been alone during most of my travels, however, I believe whenever I start a journey I will never be alone. Fortunately, one can find friendly and pleasant people, weather to have a conversation or to be a travel companion, all over this beautiful planet.
I have visited most places in Iran and will continue travelling around my country. The reason I do not write about my travels within Iran is that there are plenty of people doing that already. Considering my limited time, I prefer to write about places that are visited less often. Maybe one day I will have time to write about my travels within Iran.
Kahkade valley in Chahamahal Bakhtiari province
Most people think that travelling abroad requires a lot of money and one cannot work and travel at the same time. I get asked about my job a lot. I am an employee but my working hours are not usual. My working hours in a day are more than usual and I have to work during most holidays. In return, I can get time off work (leave) more than usual and that allows me to travel 2-3 months a year. I spend almost all my savings for my travels and by reducing the cost of my travel as much as I can, I can afford to travel more.
Cheapest place I've stayed in, 1 dollar a night, in Cambodia
Until 2010 the camera I used was a Canon PowerShot SX20 and after that all my photos are taken by my iPhone.
Deers in Maasai Mara National Reserve of Kenya, Photo taken by iPhone 4
Here are the countries I have visited and their position on the map.
Afghanistan
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
China
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Italy
Ivory Coast
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Mauritania
Mexico
Moldova, Republic of
Monaco
Montenegro
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Northern Cyprus
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Transnistria
Turkey
UAE
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vatican
Venezuela
Vietnam
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
I am ready to answer your questions about any of these countries and I hope that you enjoy my stories and pictures.
I will be glad if this site gives you inspiration or guidance on starting your own journeys around the world. I dream of a day that every Iranian abroad could be a worthy ambassador for our country and can present a correct picture of Iran and Iranians to other countries.
All my posts are written in Farsi. I will try to write them in English as well whenever I have time. English is not my first language, so do not be surprised if you find any grammar or spelling errors on my site. 😊
Ahmad Khani Iranian backpacker and travel lover