April 2, 2018 Bandar Abbas Before we left, I learned a couple of Iranian expressions, specifically to “make a tent” (pitch a tent, or go camping) and “make a…
April 1, 2018 Persepolis I am usually not fond of tours, but I had little time in Shiraz and Persepolis was high on my list, so I decided…
March 31, 2018 Shiraz My expectations for Shiraz were maybe a bit high. I heard so many nice things about this city, from gardens to poems to Hafez;…
March 20, 2018 Esfahan Esfahan is one of the cities you should have seen before you die. The Naqsh-e Jahan Square is the second biggest square in the…
March 19, 2018 Iran Problems… Does this go well with my headscarf? Things I would have never imagined to hear me say
March 16, 2018 Chaharshanbe Suri On another note, I successfully burned all the bad from the last year away so I’m all fresh for the new one.
March 15, 2018 Getting in the Travel Mood After my first days in Tehran and Dizin it was time to start the “real travel”. I didn’t make a lot of plans before…
March 11, 2018 Copper Paint Lessons in Esfahan As I am always up to learn new things, why not try out copper painting a bit.
March 5, 2018 Snowboarding in Dizin I wanted to go snowboarding in Iran, but finding out how to get there was more difficult than expected. Iranians don’t really know about…
March 5, 2018 Settling In While the first day in Tehran was challenging, on the second I already stepped out the door with a bit more confidence. Every Friday…
