Iran: 40 Columns of Chehelsotoon

Chehelsotoon Museum  - as spelt at the main entrance where you need to get...

Iran: A Palace Called Eight Paradises

Day two in Esfahan started early with a simple (but kind of differen...

Iran: A Late Night Out on Imam Square in Esfahan

It was already well past midnight. No one was around. There was only me, s...

Iran: Esfahan's Mesmerising Masjid Imam

Back at the hotel after getting lost, I debated whether or not to go out agai...

Iran: Lost and Found in Esfahan

There are actually more than 10 old bridges crossing Zayandeh River in Esfahan, and ...

Iran: Bridges of Esfahan

Muhammad showed me where my cabin was in the train coach although I think I did t...

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Si-o-se Pol (Bridge of 33 Arches)   Esfahan, Iran ---

Iran: Remembering the Shah

After lunch, we literally drove further up the hilly part of northern Tehran to go to Ni...

Iran: Getting Dizzi with Food

After all the museum visits, we were ready for a late lunch. This time, Muhammad ...

Iran: 3 Museums and Counting

Day 2 started early. I went down for breakfast and saw my guide and driver, Muhammad, was already waiting for me in the lobby area...

Iran: An Encounter with the Authority

Upon arrival at the hotel from the airport earlier in the afternoon, I had found this notice of “Tips & Advice for (a) Safe Stay...

Iran: Alone in Tehran

I left the journalist guy and walked around Imam Khomeini Square for a bit, only to experience the hospitality of a total stranger, ...

Iran: Of Hostility and Hospitali-tea

Shiah vs. Sunni No, I’m not going to get into the arguments about Shiah vs. Sunni. I think there is enough of that elsewhere if y...

Iran: Tehran, Esfahan & Shiraz - The Itinerary

When I mentioned that I was going on a 7-day trip to Iran covering Tehran, Esfahan and Shiraz, most responded with a question, “Why ...

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Musée du Louvre Paris, France ---