Stretched along the Persian gulf and overlooking the strategic strait of Hormuz is a city once occupied by the Portuguese and later liberated by Shah Abbas I from whom it takes its…
Amidst the hustle and bustle and where the wafting aroma of spices beguiles you to one direction and the arrays of colourful fabrics to another, is Minab Thursday market. One of its kind…
Just as I’m putting down the words, I’m sitting in front of the AC and cannot even articulate how hot Yazd must be right now. But that doesn’t change the fact that…
Mountains, deserts, jungles, rivers and lakes, people of different races, languages, cultures, monuments that boast history, stories of war, of defense, sacrifice, colonization and the greed for oil wrap up one of…
Just a few kilometers from Bostan and after having the strangest chicken barbecue picnic ever, we were headed for the village of Bardieh where the Heidari family were awaiting us and we were desperately…
I doubt if any Iranian could just walk into Persepolis and think “this is freakin’ amazing!”. I mean I get that we all feel extremely overwhelmed by the proportions and get goosebumps…
I travel with many people. Strangers who I meet on the journey, foreigners who I accompany and ex-colleagues I have worked with. I really enjoy having people to share the experience with…
Our few day trip in Yazd had allowed us to cover most of the main attractions within the city. Considering we were staying right in the heart of the old town, everything…
It’s almost a week to the winter solstice and the city already evokes excitement. Fruit shops are showing off their best watermelons and raving about their Pomegranates brought from Saveh, where it’s…
So it was a few weeks back. Dorota, one of my readers and also a travel blogger herself had informed me that she’s coming to Iran and will be cycling her way…