Travel Warning

The Independent -- Why holidays can be bad for your health
Travel is said to broaden the mind - but it can also damage it, experts say. In an unprecedented move, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning that the stress of international travel can lead to mental disorder in vulnerable people.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/why-holidays-can-be-bad-for-your-health-1673998.html

& 'abnormal' becomes the new 'normal'...

Persian trails

on the road in Iran

Kerman - Rayen and Mahan

Yazd

Caravanserai, Yazd

Shiraz

Persepolis

Esfahan

UZBEKISTAN

the Golden Journey to Samarkand

We travel not for trafficking alone,
By hotter winds our fiery hearts are fanned.
For lust of knowing what should be known
We take the Golden Road to Samarkand
James Elroy Flecker

Bukhara