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 over the fact that all this was built…
10 Historical Gardens in Tehran to Escape the City Life
When the hectic city life of Tehran tightens its grip around our neck, most Tehraners usually hit the road to the Caspian sea to catch some breath and refresh. But what if work, schedule and a ton of other stuff…
Photo Essay: Ceilings of Iran
A whole spectrum of tiles and precisely calculated squinches had me drooling over what lied above my head for too long. Long enough for me to only realize when my sunglasses had hit the ground with a bang! Here’s a thing.…
Is Kerman worth the distance?
My first trip to Kerman goes back to over five years ago. As much I was thrilled by it (mostly because of great company), when I heard of Kerman again I didn’t seem to have a significant memory. What I…
Naqshe-Jahan: A full day at the world’s most beautiful square in Esfahan!
Naqshe-Jahan square, literally meaning pattern of the world or known amongst Iranians as Half of the world proves it claim right at the first glance. With horses prancing their way around the square carrying overexcited tourists in their carriages, children…
10 things to expect on your trip to Iran
Iran’s that one country on your list that you’ve been giving it a lot of thought. Your feet have been itching to tick it off but warnings and daily news headlines make you to think otherwise. While things are not…
Why you’ve been wrong about Tehran all along?!
“With its relatively short history , ugly mask of concrete, sometimes choking smog and manic streets flowing hot with machines, many travelers and no small number of Tehranis will tell you there’s no reason to hang around the capital”. This…
Alhambra, A moorish marvel!
The moorish conquest of Europe and particularly of Spain has been systematically faded out of history and portrait as a brief sovereignty with a slight influence on the indigenous population and perhaps in not such a positive way. However one…
12 Places You Must Visit in Shiraz!
It’s long passed since my trip to Shiraz but I thought since I have a pretty decent record of the places I went and the things I did, it wouldn’t do any harm to write a belated post on it.…
Photo Essay: Lisbon via Instagram
Going through my older blogposts I have realized that when it comes to Portugal I have written very little. Specially about Lisbon where I have been living for the past few years. So I thought it’s time to make it…