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  • Naqsh-e Rustam (Necropolis), near Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran

    Ants in the World’s Most Stunning Graveyard
    The scale at Naqsh-e Rustam is so huge, the tourists below appear like tiny ants.


  • Persepolis, near Shiraz, Iran

    Melancholy at Persepolis
    Are we evolving or devolving one wonders after seeing Persepolis


  • Vakil Historical Bath, Shiraz, Iran

    Vakil Historical Public Bath


  • Mostafa Rahemi, Attari (Persian traditional medicine man) in Shiraz

    The Last Medicine Man


  • Free Airline Food – Not a Mirage in Iran

    Free Airline Food – Not a Mirage in Iran
    Flying in Iran is relatively inexpensive. But the best part is the free hot meals.


  • Sculptor Ahad Hosseini, Tabriz Museum, Tabriz, iran

    Hate and Love Spew Out in Articles about Iran Travel


  • Iran's unsafe roads Snowy road in khorasan razavi province iran outside mashhad copyright ali torkzadeh escapefromtehran com portrait

    Travel in Iran carries the risk of going to jail – WRONG!
    It’s far deadlier and not for what you think


  • Iranian road police, Travel Tour Iran Ali Torkzadeh Com 3363

    Final thoughts on the road trip through northwest Iran
    I’ve learned so much more about this complex land


  • Babak Castle East Azerbaijan Ali Torkzadeh Com 2645

    Trek to Babak Castle
    A Visit to the Home of an Iranian Anti-Arab Hero


  • Sometimes ducks rule the roads in Lorestan, Iran

    Escaping Tehran Once Again
    Why we come here reluctantly and leave excitedly


  • Naval Museum Bandar E Anzali Gilan Province Iran Ali Torkzadeh Com 3124

    Museum of Weapons at Shah’s Former Summer Pad
    Bandar Anzali, Iran


  • The abandoned caravansarai of Zafaraniyeh, near Sabzevar, Iran

    Waiting in Iran, for 400 years
    The day I fell in love with an abandoned caravansarai


  • Child at the Village of Zafaraniyeh, near Sabzevar, Iran

    Stumbling Upon Antiquities in Iran
    Highway boredom leads to a day of marveling Iran’s past


  • “I’ve known people all over Iran and discovered that with people, it’s only their heart that’s big or small,” shepherd Mohammed Motamedi told us.

    Extreme Persian Generosity
    My Endearing Experiences with the People of Lorestan


  • The Wailing Wall at Iman Reza Shrine Dar-al Hojjeh, Mashhad, Iran

    Iran’s Wailing Wall
    Strangely soothing even to a mere spectator

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