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Iran, Money Matters, Outside India, Travel Extras, Travel Guides, Travel Tips

Money matters Iran and other travel tips

On October 23, 2021, Iran has reopened its borders for foreign tourists. Travelers are trickling back in after nearly a […]

November 14, 2021 By maverickbird
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Tehran Tales

The capital city of Iran stunned, shocked, and disgusted me at the same time. On my first trip to Iran, […]

November 13, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Bitter sweet Iran road trip memories

We were back on the road soon after a few relaxing Gilan days. My humongous Iran road trip was just […]

November 10, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Flower and dolls of Masouleh, an ancient Iranian village

With UNESCO Heritage Site title, pretty flower boxes, and winding mud lanes, the online search of Masouleh presented a very […]

November 8, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Silver rain of Gilan and other experiences

Gilan province in the north of Iran is spectacularly beautiful. It is cool, hilly, and very verdant. Proximity to the […]

November 7, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

An Irani night in Kermanshah

I had a very intensive last night at Kermanshah. It had not just been due to exhaustion. By the time, […]

November 5, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Hajij village: ice-cream, Gandhi, and Amitabh Bachchan in Kurdistan

The difficulty of reaching Hajij took us unaware. We were not prepared for the Oramant mountains and it shook us […]

November 1, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

The formidable Oramanat mountains

The next morning, right after breakfast, I met Ms. Bahareh Taherian, my local Kermanshah guide. She had been strictly imposed […]

October 28, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

A drive through west Iran

We left Abyaneh at sunset and resumed our drive. We were slowly inching towards west Iran and were on our […]

October 27, 2021
Iran, Middle East, Outside India

Timeless Abyaneh, an ancient Iranian village

We left for Kashan from Esfahan. It was going to be our third stop on the Iran road trip. I […]

October 20, 2021
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