How to get to Kandovan, Iran Updated August 2023, How to get to Kandovan, Iran was originally written in July 2019 Kandovan is like a mini Cappadocia with cave homes built into jagged volcanic rock (Ha! I’m literally just repeating what everyone else says here despite never having been to Cappadocia, and we may as well …
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A Day Trip To The Kaluts Desert In Iran Updated August 2023, A Day Trip To The Kaluts Desert In Iran was originally published in August 2020 I arrived to Kerman alone and spent a day wandering around its bazaar and playing in the surrounding hills and after the recommendation of contacting Amir Mahani, a day …
How to Get an Iran Visa on a US Passport Updated August 2023, How to Get an Iran Visa on a US Passport was originally published in December 2022 Why yes, you can visit Iran as an American. Though it requires you (as well as UK and Canadian passport holders) to jump through a few …
Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran Updated August 2023, Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran was originally written in June 2019 In late April 2019, I crossed Iran-Iraq border (into Iraqi Kurdistan) at the Tamarchin-Haji Omaran crossing as part of my overland trip from Afghanistan to Iraq. In this guide, I will cover how …
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Tabriz Travel Guide + 9 Things To Do In Tabriz, Iran Updated August 2023, Tabriz Travel Guide + 9 Things To Do In Tabriz, Iran was originally published in May 2020 I arrived to Tabriz in a blizzard at the end of April 2019. Not what I was expecting this far into spring in Iran, …
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Kashan Travel Guide + 5 Things To Do In Kashan Updated July 2023, Kashan Travel Guide + 5 Things To Do In Kashan was originally written in April 2020 Kashan was a stop on my Iran itinerary I debated axing. I was needing to pick the pace on my journey toward Tehran and onward to Tabriz and Kandovan to eventually cross the border into …
An Iran Itinerary for One Week to One Month for Independent Travelers Updated July 2023, Iran Itinerary for Independent Travelers was originally written in July 2019 “Welcome to Iran!” Said the man examining my passport* and stamping my visa paperwork at the Afghan-Iran border. All I had planned was 3 nights at Vali’s Homestay in Mashhad, after that I …
Two Day Tehran Itinerary + 13 Things To Do In Tehran Updated July 2023, Two Day Tehran Itinerary + 13 Things To Do In Tehran was originally published in May 2020 Tehran in many ways feels like a capital city in all the right ways. The juxtaposition of the chaotic traffic and bustle on the …
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Shiraz Travel Guide + 17 Things To Do In Shiraz Updated June 2023, Shiraz Travel Guide + 17 Things To Do In Shiraz was originally written in April 2020 With the scent of orange blossoms in the air, I stepped out of a taxi at Vakil Bazaar after having just arrived from Hormuz Island (via …
Esfahan Travel Guide + 19 Things To Do In Esfahan Updated June 2023, Esfahan Travel Guide + 19 Things To Do In Esfahan was originally published in May 2020 I won’t lie, Esfahan was my least favorite place I visited in Iran. Sure, the architecture was phenomenal, but it was the city I thought was …
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