Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category
Jan 2, 13 • Azerbaijan, Georgia, Holland, Iran, Myanmar / Burma, Romania, Thailand, Travel experiences, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan • 2 Comments »
Year 2012 was very successful in terms of traveling and full of thrilling impressions and amazing discoveries. In 2012 I started my long term trip and spent exactly half of the year (July-December) traveling full time. First part of the year I...
Dec 7, 12 • Iran, Middle East • 6 Comments »
It took me some time to create this post, because I was afraid that I have not gathered enough pictures so that you understand everything I want to say. But, I hope you will get my point anyway and trust my judgment. If not…well I guess you...
Nov 5, 12 • Iran, Middle East • 4 Comments »
Rice : Rice & Kebab : Rice & meatballs (Shiraz dish – Kalam Polow): Mirza Qasemi (mashed eggplant & spices & egg): Kashk-e-bademjan (mashed eggplant & zucchini & curd & fried onion): Ghormeh Sabzi (beef &...
Nov 5, 12 • Iran, Middle East • 16 Comments »
This first time visitors’ guide describes what we did and see in Iran, how we traveled around, where we stayed and what we ate. It is up to you to do more research and decide where you will go and what exactly you will do. We believe that our...
Nov 4, 12 • Iran, Middle East • 3 Comments »
Most of our travel experiences are mainly related to the people we meet, and less to the places themselves. And so it happened that our dear sweet host in Isfahan, was a young girl of 20 years old. With this on our side, we had the opportunity to...
Oct 24, 12 • Iran • 5 Comments »
We have way too many pictures from Yazd and decided to post in a separate gallery as an addition to the story about Yazd. Let us know what you like most. ...
Oct 24, 12 • Iran • 4 Comments »
We left for Yazd on Monday morning with the “express train”, at 6 am. I have to admit, we were a bit sad to leave Tehran, as every time you leave a place, an empty space grows into your heart. Knowing that …you might never return....
Oct 23, 12 • Iran • 3 Comments »
There are not many sights in Tehran and the Golestan palace stands out as besides being the most beautiful the palace is the oldest historical monument in the capital of Iran. The Golestan Palace (The Rose Garden Palace) belongs to a group of royal...
Oct 22, 12 • Iran • 8 Comments »
If you visit Shiraz one of the places you will be recommended to visit is famous and holy mosque of Shah Cheragh. It is famous for its beauty as well as for its importance for Muslim people. There are several tombs of holy people who were buried...
Oct 21, 12 • Iran • 8 Comments »
Shiraz is one of the places we liked most in Iran. We happen to stay in Golshan hotel which is located very central and in walking distance to several main sights. Nasir al-Mulk mosque is the most amazing of all of them. It may look pretty simple...
Oct 21, 12 • Iran • 8 Comments »
Many countries contribute to the diversity of English language. You can come across funny signs or inscriptions in probably every non-English speaking country. I have already posted our collection of funny signs from China. This time signs we have...
Oct 20, 12 • Iran • 14 Comments »
Have you ever tried a boiled sheep head? No? Does not sound appealing? How about eating a sheep head for breakfast? You would not? Well, tasting food is an indispensable part of travelling which includes trying food which is not typical in your...
Oct 19, 12 • Iran • 15 Comments »
Tehran, 4th of October 2012 We arrived to Tehran on a Thursday afternoon. It was hot, dusty and crowded. And we were only at the bus station. The best part of coming to Tehran was that we managed to find a couchsurfing host, and this was our first...
Oct 18, 12 • Iran • 5 Comments »
I wanted to visit Arg-é Bam like crazy but had to see Rayen castle instead. When i saw a picture of Arg-e Bam I knew I would go there no matter what. To my regret the horrible earthquake of 2003 ruined it completely and many people told me that...
Oct 16, 12 • Iran • 11 Comments »
I already mentioned in my previous post that Iranian Rial has several exchange rates and that official is almost half of the so called grey market rate. Besides currently Iranian Rial is going through serious inflation and rates against other...
Oct 16, 12 • Iran • No Comments »
This is not a palace or National Museum, but if you are in Tehran, you might want to see the infamous US Embassy which ceased its operation in 1979 under tragic circumstances. The US diplomatic mission has been defunct since the so called Iranian...
Oct 15, 12 • Iran, TPR Photo Quiz • 18 Comments »
Please tell us what this construction is and you will get a nice postcard from Shiraz, Iran. Travel Photo Report Quiz is a series of posts with photo questions about countries, cities, places of interest, food, etc. A Winner gets a...
Oct 8, 12 • Iran • 8 Comments »
...so they say. I have to admit, that the first 4-5 days in Iran weren’t the best and wasn’t really what we were expecting. Mostly because of us…and I truly believe in laws of attractions, therefore I guess we...
Oct 6, 12 • Iran • 14 Comments »
There are many myths & lies about Iran you can come across in the Western media. One of them is the harsh suppression of women. Segregation of women on transport may look like of one of the forms of this suppression. When I was going to Iran I...
Oct 4, 12 • Iran • 11 Comments »
Currency exchange is an actual question in Iran as you cannot withdraw money from your Visa or Amex. Although ATMs exists in Iran, they serve only Iranian bank cards. So all foreign travelers face the question of where and how to safely exchange...
