Maku is situated in a narrow valley with steep mountains on either side
and is, as far as border towns go, quite a pleasant little city.
A few kilometers North is Qajar era Baqcheh Jug Palace.
I noticed a few curious things around town. A company offers to teach you how to “spek” English.
And there was this nice parking job. Watch the jube dude!
I noticed a Cuban beer advertisement on a Jeep Patrol in Iran:
The Iranian government has really clamped down the internet now. All major email providers are blocked (IMAP, POP, SMTP, HTTP, HTTPS), as well as all the major news outlets and social networking sites. I manage to get my email via sat phone GPRS and read the news using Tor as a proxy. I’m in contact with Advrider.com user strommer about ordering some replacement boots to Van. Eventually I get into my bank’s web site and create a credit card number for a shop in Turkey, which I pass on with my last sat phone minutes to strommer, who orders the boots for me.
