Hormuz Island: A Guide To Iran’s Rainbow Island Updated March 2024, The Hormuz Island Travel Guide was originally written in July 2019 Welcome to the unusual and beautiful Hormuz Island, located in Iran’s Persian Gulf region. It seems that many forget or often overlook Iran’s gulf islands when planning trips to Iran. Truth be told, Hormuz […]
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A Day Trip To The Kaluts Desert In Iran Updated March 2024, 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
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Solo Female Travel in Iran Updated June 2023, Solo Female Travel in Iran was originally written in May 2019 Yes- it’s possible, no- it’s not inherently dangerous. You might have to deal with a few inconveniences, annoyances and a challenge hither and tither but overall solo female travel in Iran is a rewarding experience. I spent
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Esfahan Travel Guide + 19 Things To Do In Esfahan Updated February 2024, 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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Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran Updated February 2024, 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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Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran Updated February 2024, Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran was originally written in April 2020 I knew very little about Shiraz prior to my visit, aside from the uber-famous Pink Nasir al Molk Mosque. When I arrived in the city I was welcomed by a friend of a friend
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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
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How To Have An Epic 2 Days In Yazd, Iran Updated February 2024, How To Have An Epic Two Days In Yazd, Iran was originally written in April 2020 Truth be told, I almost skipped Yazd. I’d read it was too touristy, that, and paired with the fact that I’d spent too much time in Shiraz and
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An Iran Itinerary for One Week to One Month for Independent Travelers Updated February 2024, 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
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Tabriz Travel Guide + 9 Things To Do In Tabriz, Iran Updated February 2024, 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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