7 DAYS to Get the Car OUT of IRAN // Overland Series Ep. 22

I have 7 Days to fly to Iran, pick up the car, drive through Iran, cross the border to Iraq and then Kuwait, ALONE. This was a hell of an adventure!
ENJOY THE RIDE!
If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments!
About our Chanel:
We, Kai & Irati from Germany and Spain, are currently on a full-time Overland journey. We quit our jobs, our apartment and left Germany mid of March 2022. We traveled all the way from Germany to Iran, and had amazing experiences for the last 6 months. We are changing our plans and we will alter our original route. Follow us in season 2 where we will be exploring the Middle East and Africa!
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• ABOUT us & The Bluelandy
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He: / mrkaifox
She: / iraticortadi
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• Land Rover Defender 11...
Land Rover 110 TD5 (MY 1998)
X-Vision-X PopTop (roof Tent)
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Land Rover HD springs & Kony Heavy track Raid shock absorbers
GMB “Esel” roof rack
GMB long range fuel tank
GMB Sandboards
X-Vision-X exterior storage box (rear left)
DIY Custom outdoor shower
270° Foxwing Awning - Rhino Rack amzn.to/3FtyUfv
200W Victron Energy solar system
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Nolden 7” Bi-LED headlamps
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ExTec rear door folding table
DIY Custom Flight case interior
Autotherm D2 Diesel Air-Heater amzn.to/3P5NVaL
32 l Engel Fridge / Freezer
Lifesaver Jerrycan water filter amzn.to/3UIybvG
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[@henrygreen19]

Hats off to you lady, nerves of steel and steady as a rock .. .. .. .. I am impressed !!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you Henry!😊 The toughest is to decide to go for it , but then I had actually fun as first time solo overlanders 😁

[@claudiupintilie7987]

What an adventure! Good job crossing that border! You did it like a pro!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thanks!! For that border the main thing you need is patience and stamina!!! It is a chaotic border.

[@maxstahlberg9219]

Unglaublich……… schön, spannend und sehr gefährlich! Take care, hope to see you soon again 😊

[@Thebluelandy]

Danke!! Ja, es war auch aufregend für mich. Alles gut, wir sind in Saudi Arabien zusammen 😁

[@dnbdefender9142]

brave and strong well done

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you!! Glad that we are back on the road together😊

[@annifox8223]

Wow, very brave.🤗🤗I do not envy you for this experience🙈🤪 I would have died of fear😅

[@Thebluelandy]

I think once you get to know the countries and get informed about the real situation, it is not that bad! Thank you Annette 😊

[@michaelkramm4204]

Wow!!! Was für eine Reise. Auch wir haben die Daumen gedrückt. Liebe Grüße Ilona und Michael

[@Thebluelandy]

Vielen Dank euch beiden!! 🤗🤗

[@dorisschwabe1651]

WOW, brave lady, you made it, congrats !!!

[@Thebluelandy]

That took a bit of courage, yeap, but it was the best way to solve it. Thank you for your comment ❤️

[@stevestott1514]

Great video again glad you fill the way you do about over landing a beautiful countryside . Just to bad it can’t be enjoyed by over landers sharing there love of visiting countrys and visiting there people and life styles . Thanks again for sharing your wonderful journey and travel memories with us your over landing friends . Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A. . :) 👍🏼

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you Steve. These are indeed countries that are sooooo interesting and I would love to come back one day. Hope it will get better and Iranians will have more freedom.🙌

[@mjallenuk]

You are an impressively brave and determined individual ... thank you for sharing and bravo x

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you Matt! It's a matter of going for it. This adventure actually taught me so many things for the future. Happy to share 😊

[@grahames9228]

Wow, that would have been extremely stressful, but you appear to have handled it with ease. Well done.

[@Thebluelandy]

For me the most stressful part was for sure entering Iran. As we had so many open questions regarding the visa rejection. But it was no problem, 2 min to get in at the airport. The second concern was that I was driving across the border a car that is not in my name. We got an official statement saying I'm allowed to do it and translate it to Persian and Arabic. In the end nobody bother at all in the border, anybody could have taken the car out.

[@sukottora]

Wow! What video! What an adventure! Happy to have found you, so I have subscribed. Best wishes from a fellow landy owner in the Highlands of Scotland.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hi Tim, Welcome to the crew!! 😎 Happy that you liked it! It was one of the turning points in our trip and 100% an adventure. See you around 🙌

[@CharlineRibotta]

Love your videos, love the editing, the info, the images, I didn’t know you had a channel!!!!! So impressed.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey Charline! Welcome to the channel ❤️ yes, we are posting regularly about our trip, more in detail than in Instagram, where we only share pictures. Thank you for your kind words! I see that you are back to posting regularly as well, keep it up! 💪🔥

[@12kerryman]

Hi guys, been watching your adventures for a while. Iran looked amazing, those videos were the best yet. I would love to visit one day.

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! We loved it there, hope we could show it through our videos. Hopefully it will be possible again in the future!

[@12kerryman]

It's a bit funny, given how Kia(forgive my spelling) was treated with the visa. What you produced was the best advert for visiting Iran I have seen. The landscapes and the people, amazing quit apart from the amazing history.

[@JC-kh1ut]

Well done! Stressful but you did it!!!

[@Thebluelandy]

Yihaaa, yes! Thank so much 🙌

[@gaetanproductions]

Very courageous going through all that ! Just incredible !

[@Thebluelandy]

It was a tough decision, but an incredible adventure 😊😱thanks for watching!!

[@bregjezijlstra3117]

Amazing video and adventure!

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you so much! It is being an incredible one 🤯

[@bregjezijlstra3117]

@@Thebluelandy Woman power, proud of you

[@mdsiraj-cu1jy]

When will you give the episode of Saudi Arabia?

[@Thebluelandy]

In around a month!

[@albertobriones300]

Estoy flipando contigo. Bien cruzado !!! Yo tb se la sensacion cuando al fin empiezas a conducir en el pais nuevo. Se te olvida las horas de frontera. Alguna recomendación para cuando cruce a Iran? Deberia hacer la visa en Madrid ? O puedo hacerla on arrival en la frontera turca?

[@Thebluelandy]

Fue intenso si! La visa con antelación si vas a cruzar por tierra. Si la puedes hacer en Madrid bien, pero recuerda que tienes un par de meses entre la confirmación y la entrada en el país. Nosotros la hicimos en Estambul.

[@a.a.s93]

you welcome in Kuwait gays , have a nice journey

[@a.a.s93]

if you still in Kuwait and need anything text me

[@Thebluelandy]

Thank you!! We crossed to Saudi Arabia, we are here since a couple of weeks 🤗

[@rustamergashev5473]

Hi, incredible travel that you do! How safe is Iraq now for overlanding?

[@Thebluelandy]

Hi! Thanks, we are enjoying it a lot ☺️ at the moment we think it's a good time to overland in Iraq. The borders are open, you can do visa on arrival (depends your nationality).There are a lot of people driving in the country right now. But there is still a lot of military control and checkpoints, so it is not stress free.

[@rustamergashev5473]

@@Thebluelandy thank you very much for the reply! Safe and enjoyable travels!🙏

[@jdenmark1287]

That wasn’t a good series of decisions, no vehicle or possessions are worth that kind of risk.

[@Thebluelandy]

Hi!! I believe risk perception is partially subjective. From outside it can appear to be dangerous, but once you know about the country first hand, you realize is the opposite. Normally we think something is dangerous because we don't know about it. We were for more than 45 days in Iran , north ,south, east, west. Iranians are the most friendly and helpful people we have met in our trip so far (please note, Iranian people, not the Regime). Apart from knowing how things work in the country, we know people in Iran that were informing us live about the situation (protests). Traveling alone as a woman might appear to be dangerous, but it is the opposite, everyone that I met was wanting to help me get to my destination. This border is used by soooo many foreigners at the moment. It is safe and as I showed in the video I got help by all the border staff. I understand the perception from outside, I would have thought the same 3 months ago, but this video is the prove , things are not as our Media shows us.

[@jdenmark1287]

@@Thebluelandy I agree with about the people of Iran and most Middle East countries in general. It’s that little bit about the regime that’s the elephant in the room. It’s like traveling in Iraq or Afghanistan, it’s all good until the point it isn’t, and then it is very, very, very bad. I’m glad you got to experience the wonderful people of Persia and made it through with flying colors!

[@ranat5526]

Why make political statements in the first place, its your own fault!!

[@Thebluelandy]

Hey! Thanks fo you comment. Can you please elaborate a bit more what do you mean? We cannot understand to what are you referring 🤔