Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you are checking out this blog. GetFactual is taking its sweet time in uploading more of the Silk Road documentary series. I am checking out a different YouTube Channel called Tracks to review a David Adams documentary. Tracks YouTube channel seems to be a historic travel channel. It is from his series Journeys to the Ends of the Earth and this episode is called The People of the Flame. The run time for this episode is 50:23.
David Adams explores Iran. It is considered Earth’s final frontier. Iran does not receive many visitors from Western travelers and has been at the center of world affairs. Adams takes a peek behind the veil and discovers a complex culture. He discovers incredibly hospitalized people in Iran. He starts in Tehran and goes through the Valley of the Assassins, learning about Marco Polo’s trip. Then he journeys into the land of the Fire Worshipers of Yazd. Tehran is David Adams’ first stop and discovers extreme jaywalking. Everyone seems to ignore both the police and traffic signals. Will he manage to get across the street without serious injury? The best way to cross the streets in Tehran is to show extreme bravery and confidence when it comes to extreme jaywalking. David continues to take in the sights of Tehran and stops in front of the former American embassy. He talks about the Islamic Revolution. After this stop at the former American Embassy, he explores the Zoroastrian faith. The fire was the center of this religion. Adams is learning about Zoroastrians and that eternal fire. His next stop after Tehran is Elburz. He wants to catch a bus deeper into the mountains. In the meantime, he is talking with his translator and English teacher in Tehran. He used to be a bodyguard for the past president of Iran. They got to a bus station and meet a blind bus station manager. The man knows his way around the bus station terminal. Adams and the Translator are going to have a long wait for the bus. Cue the funny montage of Adams waiting for the bus with the translator. Finally, a truck driver shows up and gives Adams and his translator a ride. He takes in the sites along the road on the back of a truck. They are heading into the mountains. The mountains were a sanctuary for people who wanted to hide and wanted to remain independent. It is here that David will engage in mountain climbing. Gear checked, and they start heading towards the mountain. Even with modern equipment, the mountains are a challenge to climb. They make their way up a peak and settle in for the night in a cave. They make a fire and sing into the night. Singing, legend has it, keeps the ghosts away. The next day, David Adams travels on his own to continue to learn more about the Zoroastrian faith. He goes to a place called Solomon’s Throne. It was here that legend Solomon struck a stone and carved a lake in the mountains. It is here that he sees the ruins of a Zoroastrian temple. As he continues to travel around Iran, he stumbles onto a village carved from rock. Adams is surprised at what he sees before him. He stops and takes some photographs of what he sees. The village is pretty quiet and legend has it that the river that watered the Garden of Eden flowed from this village. Where else does David Adams’ travels take time in Iran? What else does he learn about Zoroastrians? Does he find the place of the eternal fire? Tune into the rest of this episode to learn more about Iran. David Adams’ travels continue to interest the viewer. He tells an excellent story and shares his experiences along the way. I enjoy hearing his narration and his attempt at singing. He really engages with what he sees. He must have been cold on that motorcycle as he continued his travels. He also comes off as sincere in his learning. This would be something I would show to a geography class and not a history class. It is more of a travel show instead of a history show.
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