Hitchhiking in Iran; The adventure of a Spanish turned into a tragedy

What is Hitchhiking !?

Let me first tell you what is Hitchhiking. If I were to give you a brief definition of Hitchhiking; **Hitchhiking is a free rides for travelers who want to travel from one place to another and do not want to pay anything. This route, which starts at one point and ends at another, can be long, even in two or more countries.

What are the benefits of Hitchhiking?

Maybe if you have traveled a lot, you will be familiar with these benefits in the form of backpacking, but for someone who has not had this experience before, I would say that Hitchhiking in addition to not spending your money on travel for transportation, can make you When you pass by locals, I mean the drivers who pick you up. Most importantly, this sweet experience is defined as a definable memory (believe me) if it ends without any problems. But apart from the benefit, if you look at the case from the outside, Hitchhiking means wasting time, which sometimes seems right, but you have to do it when you have enough time. For example, when I came to Moscow from St. Petersburg, it was 6 o'clock in the morning. I also had enough time until noon.

None of this requires much risk, especially in different countries with different cultures. In Russia, everyone told me that it is impossible to do this in our country because a driver does not stop for a stranger, but it became possible.

 

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The sad story of Hitchhiking a Spanish tourist in Iran

After returning from my trip to Europe, a few days later, Carlos asked me to stay at my house, which I gladly accepted. Before inviting him, I must have read his complete biography and accepted him according to his experiences.

  I have to say about Carlos (Carles) that he had unique experiences and most of all I was surprised by his high risk-taking spirit. Carlos is a 25-year-old boy who lives in Barcelona, Spain and studies industrial engineering.The countries that have traveled so far are as follows:

Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Nepal, Portugal, Switzerland, Turkey, UK

But what happened? After Carlos left Tehran, he started making excitement in order to get rid of all the misconceptions about Iran, according to him (of course, this was a bitter incident by someone or people who were wrong people and did not return to Iranians).

it's true! Carlos did more than 6,500 kilometers and 17 cities in Iran. When he wanted to do nothing for the first city, which was also the city of Qom, I told him that no one in Iran is comfortable because most people do not know anyone's philosophy and if they ride, they will most likely take money from you. Well, sometimes it is the other way around, which means that the Iranian people have a very warm spirit with strangers, especially foreigners. If not, look at the photos below

Robing Carlos

Carlos was trapped after 47 days in Iran and 6500 km of Hitchhiking in Iran. A thief who stole all his belongings under the pretext of none. According to Carlos himself, he stole everything except my two hands so that I could cover my limbs. This happened in Boroujerd and the Zagros Inn in Boroujerd made Carlos stay to improve his condition and pursue this through the Boroujerd police for free, which did not work.

  After returning to Tehran, Carlos was supported by the Spanish embassy and eventually returned to his country.According to him, the love of the Iranians for this story was like the sea against the drops. Carlos told me that this time I will return to Iran with a stronger, more alert spirit.