Tag: Safe travel in Iran
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Nervous Going to Iran
Why am I nervous If I was happy in Iran?It’s a joy to be just a tourist in Iran. Outsiders aren’t treated like treated as the irritating mobile cash machines who brave the streets of Rome and Paris and Barcelona. But to live in Iran, it takes time and nerves to find your routine. What the ef am I going to do for my…
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Hate and Love Spew Out in Articles about Iran Travel
Readers’ comments on online articles about travel to Iran wildly fluctuate between praise and condemnation and I’m still getting used to seeing the sometimes jolting disparity. Case example: the 191 comments left on The Guardian’s Iran Holiday Guide in the 24 hours since publication. The article by former Londoner Haleh Anvari (who also authored the brilliant…
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Final thoughts on the road trip through northwest Iran
I’ve learned so much more about this complex landThe biggest risk of travel in Iran is not going to jail (or from getting shot or ripped off, as is the case in the streets of Europe and America). Here the risk is getting your gourd smashed in a traffic accident! Or at least think you’re out of your mind after witnessing what Iranian drivers are capable of.…
