- Poetry emotion - ShirazAfter a bus journey to Shiraz ending at 3am we treated ourselves to a day of serious lie-in, rest, washing, journal writing and iPod listening. In the early evening we emerged to wander round the peaceful and laid back Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Aug 21, 2010
- Last of the Summer - Oh hang on, thats not wine...OK I've been dragged in to an internet cafe and I'm not allowed to leave until I write something.
Under the care of Javad, who is a lovely, quiet, tender guy - we arrived in Yazd in the middle of the Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Aug 21, 2010
- No singing for supperHello from Esfahan after a couple of eventful few days from Tehran, south to Yazd, southwest to Shiraz and up (north) over the Zagros mountains to Esfahan. Dave is sleeping in the hotel room after the hottest bus journey Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Aug 19, 2010
- Official Adventure #1As I write this I am sitting listening to Dave play drums with an a.maz.ing dulcimer player in a Tehrani home where we have been invited to stay for the last two nights. (Thanks Fari! Leily and Javad have Posted by rachndave in Adventure Points | Aug 11, 2010
- Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
==The Author==
Azar Nafisi is currently a professor of English Literature at Johns Hopkins University. Prior to 1997, she lived in Iran (http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/Iran/) a Posted by beerman in The Book Club | Nov 6, 2009
- kharanaq, the desert and YazdThere are some kind of experiences that zou live just one time in a life, some opportunities that verz few people have the chance to live. I guess i grabbed one those last days.... i slept in a desert with Posted by hanso in 4 months on the road to India | Jul 2, 2009
- isfahan, irani published pictures on the 3 former posts, cappadocia, van and tabriz, i invite you to take a look, the 2 first one belong to the most precious moments i spent during this trip!
Esfahan, "half of the world"! I guess Posted by hanso in 4 months on the road to India | Jun 27, 2009
- tabriz, irani wont be long, the only computer i found working is the one of the managerof the cyber cafe...
i saved pics on my key, he reached to find it on computer! but i wont have the time to upload it Posted by hanso in 4 months on the road to India | Jun 25, 2009
- IranIran
After looking out the window from the Dora hotel a few of decided to get out of Tehran asap. You could see the smog settle over the city and could smell it as well. We did try Posted by Kickstart in One life, One world | Mar 14, 2009
- The decision has been made....After many months of discussing it with my husband Bobby (Mehran) and countless hours of pondering on my own, I finally made the decision to go to Iran and meet my in-laws, even though I would be travelling on my Posted by mrsmoazemi in Iran for Beginners.... | Feb 5, 2009
- Lets backtrack to Iran. Shall we? Part DeuxLast entry was too long so I had to split it up. If you are just seeing this one and havent read the first part on Iran, then read that part first.
Two more things I want to go into Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jan 22, 2009
- Lets backtrack to Iran. Shall we?Get ready for a major history lesson!
Alright, so finally I have to write about Iran. I hadnt been there in 13 years, and when I was in Africa I tried to go but it didn't work out so I gave Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jan 22, 2009
- Shit this place is nuts...Ok, so I have to take a step back and go over the last part of Vietnam which included Sapa and Hanoi.
After chilling in Ha Long Bay for a couple of days me and Kylie headed out to Sapa on Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jan 7, 2009
- Ladies and gentleman, I present the Islamic Republic of IranHello and welcome back to the drudgery of real life. I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season! If you have any good stories, feel free to send me an email, Id love to hear them.
As for Posted by bejuan99 in B-Juan's World Tour | Jan 5, 2009
- IRAN
BIENVENIDOS A IRAN!!!! ESTO ES LO PRIMERO QUE VES AL LLEGAR A TEHARAN, DONDE TE AVISAN QUE POR LEY LAS MUJERES DEBEN CUBRIRSE LA CABEZA Y VESTIRSE MODESTAMENTE LO QUE SIGNIFICA CUBIERTAS DE Posted by wanderers in TROTAMUNDOS | May 11, 2008
- What to do in Esfahan, Iran?7-11-2007
I slept until 10am, mainly to avoid the mass of Iranian tourists that descended upon the ever wonderful Amir Kabir. A quick beefburger breakfast and I was out the door headed straight back to the pomegranate store, would luck befall Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 11, 2007
- Esfahan, last chance for IranIt was the early hours of the morning when a tall young student entered the bus took the briefly vacated seat to my left next to the window. I dozed off again i discomfort, but at the next stop was Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 10, 2007
- Rasht, and not much furtherKirsty has told me the name of a man who had sorted out her trip to Masuleh from the little bus terminal in Rasht, and as I asked the first pointy faced bus ticket guy for "Rasser" he merely started Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 9, 2007
- Iran part3(Kashan, Qom, Isfahan, Yazd, Kerman, Bam, Zahedan)Being a mourning weekend most of the tourist attractions are closed whilst we are in Tehran. To give us a further insight into the differences between the Shi'a and Sunni burial and mourning practices, we are taken to a cemetery. Posted by murphyre in Rebecca's Adventure Around the World | Apr 27, 2008
- Iran (part2) Tabriz, Zanjan, TehranGentlemanly behaviour does not come naturally to Iranian men; at least not towards women. This is a trait I experience on more than one occasion throughout Iran. They bend over backwards to help men though!
Women must remain covered at Posted by murphyre in Rebecca's Adventure Around the World | Mar 26, 2008
- Iran (part 1)The difference in mood is palpable as soon as we cross the Turkey-Iran border. It is one of being oppressed, repressed, and depressed. Perhaps I will get used to it, but I really don't want to.
In the processing area Posted by murphyre in Rebecca's Adventure Around the World | Mar 20, 2008
- Tabriz, IranI was awake by 6am, but by force and dread of using a shared squat stayed in bed until 10am. Breakfast constituted of fried eggs and a large sheet of thin bread that looked much akin to bubble wrap, though Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 8, 2007
- Yazd, best place in Iran12-11-07
Before the 5am alarm call I was already awake. I think Chicago was awake too. We were both experiencing that bite you get when you would both prefer to be heading in the same direction. More for the sake of Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Dec 6, 2007
- Shiraz, Iran; a place that's a little different9-11-2007
The alarm sounded at 4.15am and after a quick sweet cake I bought the night before I was soon in a taxi on the way to the bus terminal for the bus to Shiraz. This was going to be my Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 12, 2007
- Iran, the Border Crossing at BazarganIran, the Border Crossing at Bazargan
I was a little behind time now, two days, and I was up at 5.15am for a hot shower and out into the misty rain to find the bus to Gubula. I arrived at the Posted by TLWH in Point2Point | Nov 8, 2007