Visiting Shiraz’s Pink Lake: Maharloo Lake, Iran Updated May 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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The Best Road Trips In The World Updated May 2024, The Best Road Trips in the World was originally published in December 2020 Road tripping is probably my favorite way to travel the world, giving me the freedom to stay as long or short in places as I want, the ability to add impromptu stops
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Crossing the Azerbaijan-Iran Border at Astara Updated April 2024, Crossing the Azerbaijan-Iran Border at Astara was originally published in November 2022 I’ve crossed a number of borders at this point in time, several of which into and out of Iran– so this most recent trip brought me back to Iran, though a cheap(er) ticket lured
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How to get an Iranian Visa in 2023 Updated April 2024, How to get an Iranian Visa was originally written in July 2019 Getting a visa for Iran isn’t that difficult (unless you’re traveling on an American, British, or Canadian passport, in which you should click here to find out what you’ll need to do in my post
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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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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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