Iran Tour: the not so ugly four-letter word

We arrived in Shiraz in the early hours and there’s nothing like be greeted with a smile and have a car waiting at 4am. The tour was going to take us through the center of Iran – starting in Shiraz and ending in  Tehran.  We decided to go overland the whole way for a fewContinue reading “Iran Tour: the not so ugly four-letter word”

Rick Steves and other thoughts about Touring Iran

Rick Steves managed to get himself and a film crew journalist visas to Iran back in 2008.  He too seemed apprehensive about the trip even with his travel resume and years of teaching others how to travel.  They were allowed to film 10 short days  and brought PBS viewer a very thoughtful piece about travellingContinue reading “Rick Steves and other thoughts about Touring Iran”