Steppps – Friedenspilgern

  English /Deutsch Dear friends/Liebe Freunde I am now in Mashhad and I will write more about what happened on the way to here soon. Ich bin jetzt in Mashhad und ich werde gleich noch mehr schreiben, was alles in den letzten Wochen passierte. There is a statement to make, a statement that I wanted […]

I have walked 622km in 32 days. Now in Sabzevar. Followed by 3 days of rest. Actually the rest could continue a bit, if I am honest….. But there are another 250km to go until latest 5th of May. I will leave the highway, going a little bit north to Soltanabat, then towards Neyshabur. From […]

Walking from Shahrud east. Its 260 km to the next City. Only some small villages in between. The elevation is around 1.300m over sea level. Desert like nature. Nearly all the time the wind is helping me a lot. Walking on the right side of the highway the wind comes all the time from behind. […]

Some days ago Mustafa treated my feet with Henna. He himself uses Henna to strengthens his feet also against blisters. So I started the experiment. 5 hours Henna paste at my feet made them look yellow-orange-brown now. First I felt no difference. But I feel a effect on my heels now. Usually, as soon as […]

This are some beautiful examples how we are all connected….. The distances between the cities or villages become bigger. One of these days I realized,  I have to carry more than 1/2 a liter of water. I was thirsty. Really needing water. But also knowing, that I can manage a day without any water too. […]

Hasan was surprised. He wanted to bring me with his car towards the exit of the city east. But. I always continue walking where I stopped before. There is until now no interruption all the way from Germany until here. (Except my sideway to the middle east because of political circumstances) Everything is walked step […]

Dear friends. Because I can’t use Facebook in Iran I opened a account in Instagram. You can follow nearly daily fotos and little reports. Adress : schmockelthomasheinrich It’s my second rest day and it’s sleeping sleeping sleeping time. I want to keep you updated with my km done and to go. Until Damghan I walked […]

At the 31.3. Is my 55th birthday. This year I have a special wish. Please go and hug a tree, for you, for me, for the tree. In honour and respect for mother nature and this beautiful world. If you like please let me know where in the world you huged a tree. And also […]

I have had no break day yet. Latest after tomorrow it will come. I have to walk more km than usually when I walk. It’s again because of Visas. In Iran I get max 3 month Visa. Until the finish of the first 2 month I have to be in Mashad – also for the […]

Hi friends, I do walk now since 7 days towards east. Towards Mashad and the Afghanistan border. Iranian people are just great. Generous , inviting, hospitality, curious , helpful, ….. Beside the invitation in there houses for sleeping its the little things what makes our world so wonderful. So people stop with there cars just […]