TRTW(traveling round the world) is one of the most attractive subjects that  people love it. Most of them like to know about other countries, their cultures, natures, tribes,

traditional ceremonies, historical places, etc. In this interview we will decide to know more about our young couple who are going to do this great project:

Q: Please introduce yourselves and explain about your decision, Persian travelers?

Mr.Gheidi: My name is Mahmoud Gheidi and i was born in 1976. My wife is Masoumeh(Nazi) Amiri and she was born in 1973. We got married about 9 years ago. Although we have graduated in electronic engineering but we didn't have any normal life until yet! Going to the office and earning money regularly,

 Never. When we obtained money we were going to the travel! This is our life, our goal, our dream.

In this way, gradually, our life changed and we wanted to meet our wish of child hood. With help of god and hope to the bright days in the future, we designed this travel.

Q: Did you have any experience of traveling in the past?

Ms. Amiri: yes, of course. Inside of IRAN and some countries by train, ship, airplane, or our car. But one day we understood that it’s better we have an aim or a goal and useful results of our trips. Going without any careful design or any program isn’t enough. Therefore we decided to go to the “Silk Road”. One of the most important thing in our idea is sharing of our experiences with others especially with young generation. As  you know, most of countries in central Asia in ancient times were part of Persian’s Emperor , so we wanted to know them in this century in the “Silk Road”.

Q: What is difference between tourists and world’s travelers?

Mr. Gheidi: unfortunately, most of the people think that there isn’t any difference. But there is. When you will have good money and a reserved hotel or ticket of airplane, travel will be happy and easy, but if you don’t know in the night, where will stay to rest? What will happen in the roads? Maybe the robbers , maybe bad illnesses or bad weather, not enough money, in this situation  you will need to be clever, brave, resistant against all of problems more than before! Then you will be a world’s traveler not a tourist!

Although in the first look TRTW is very adventurous and interesting but the route isn’t smooth!

Q: you know this type of traveling isn’t easy especially for women because of their physical. From what you are afraid more than others?

Ms.Amiri: As my husband said in this path there are lots of dangers and no safe roads but I am afraid of sickness , only. Unfortunately in most of countries where we will visit standard of  health and hygiene isn’t high. Of course we have vaccination but…

Q: Why have you chosen the motorcycle?

Mr. Gheidi: Because of understanding new, attractive experience we decided to choose motorcycle. Unfortunately, we couldn’t have lots of choices for buying touring motorcycle in our country! So after consulting to specialists, finally we bought “Moto Guzzi” 1980, made by Italy. Now we are repairing and preparing it.

Q: Please tell us about other preparations?

Mr. Gheidi: Research and studying in our route, special places in countries, their roads, societies and all of information that we will need, learning the first medical aids for emergency happens, learning repair of motorcycle, learning language of espanol, design and make wears of motor, design and make boxes,  getting necessary certificates for taking motor from custom, international driving licenses, etc

Q: Please, explain more about your goals?

Ms. Amiri: As you know our motto is “to praise the life”. It means that we are like an ambassador who wants to extend wave of life and hope to the green world in the future in other countries from Iran. This is like a mission for us to send kindness, friendship, wish of peace and green life from Iran to the world. Persians are peace-loving people. We will try to show to the other countries, life is a gift to the human from God, and we should praise it in all of conditions. We hope that in the future all of borders will be broken and we will live in “The World’s village”. We want to encourage new generation to TRTW, too. And to speaking and contacting closely to others, we will try to know them and they know Persia and Persians more.

Q: How many days it will take and from which countries you will pass?

Mr. Gheidi: We plan to do it about 800 days but we think it will be taken more. We will have wasted days to get some Visas , or some events which we can’t anticipate them. We will pass from five continents, Turkey, Greek, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, U.S.A., Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia( if is safe!), Bolivia, Peru, Chile, South Africa(if is safe!), Tanzania, Madagascar, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon.

Maybe some problems like war, not getting visa, etc. cause to have changes.

Q: Which places in these countries will attract you more than others?

Ms. Amiri: 2 Roads are important for us: Santiago road in north of Spain and south of France and Cheguvara road in South America. In north of Africa and Middle East, or India and south of Spain we want to research about old civilization and places or important historical regions where Persian art and culture or Islamic architecture affected them.

Q: How you will connect to other people in during your travel?

Mr. Gheidi: We hope to invite us to their home to know their way of lives more and their ceremonies. In addition, we will have meetings in some universities or cultural associations. We will distribute papers and Brochures with nice images of Iran. We didn’t have enough time to learn all of language!! But we learnt Spanish, because the people in the most of countries in South America speak to Spanish.

Q: When you will start and go out of Iran?

Mr.Gheidi: When Conditions of climate and weather will be better and then we will move between 20 and 30 April.

Q: About costs of travel, what are you thinking?

Ms. Amiri: For the first step, we sold our car and bought a motorcycle and then bought other thing that we need like, sleeping bags, travel stove, etc. We have a small apartment in Tehran, we will rent it for our costs. By sending pictures or reports to some magazines and the newspapers, maybe we can earn money. But we hope to find sponsors to continue more and do it better. We will hope to be supported, to be helped.

Q: Would you like to say anything to the people?

Mr.Gheidi: Certainly, this type of travel needs unanimity and helping of others. We want to connect people in all of world and we will live with them, we hope that they understand our plan and ourselves and then help us. We hope Iranians in Iran or out of  country help and support us, we will need to this cooperation deeply.

On the road again

Out of the mist

Along shadows

So free to sing in tune with the world!