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Surprises in Iran
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 30 May 2011
Books for Troubled Times in the Middle East Destination: Iran Book: Saved by Beauty: Adventures of an American Romantic in Iran (NEW May 2011) by Roger Housden Roger Housden‘s Saved by Beauty combines an enticing travel guidebook with a philosophical memoir as he travels in Iran, seeking the beautiful culture he first fell in love [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Day 269: Under the skin of Iran
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 16 November 2010
Mural outside the ex US embassy in Tehran (*see below for the story) Last night in Iran. Tomorrow our Silk Road chapter begins. A little excited about the upcoming journey, a little nervous about the unknown, a little fazed about adapting to another new environment. In retrospect, Iran wasn’t quite how I imagined it would be. A lot more developed, a lot more open, a lot more en mode. The
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Book Review and Interview: Iranian Thriller
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 12 November 2010
Destination: Iran Book: NEW Cemetery of Dreams (October 2010) by S. Mostofi I was not sure Cemetery of Dreams by S. Mostofi would make it to the Travelers’ Library, because I’ve had bad results with self-published books. However, this historical thriller was a pleasant surprise.
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Day 463: All Back To Mine
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 29 May 2010
Thu 8 Apr: The train pulled into Tehran central at around 9am. I fannied about for a while trying to find somewhere that would change my US dollars before heading off to the Indian embassy. Some of you might remember a few months ago we ran the story about Mr. Samaddar, the chap from India who holds [...]
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The trans-asian express: a very long train ride
Blog: arnika round the world - 11 May 2010
The 80 hour train ride from Tehran to Istanbul involved a lot more that just sitting on the train. We had heroin smugglers, drug dealers, long border crossings, 2am ferry rides, and of course getting left behind in the middle of Turkey. The bus takes 40 hours, and despite the very long, slow train I [...]
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Tehran- the politics come out
Blog: arnika round the world - 9 May 2010
Before Tehran the politics of the country seemed more like a pain in the ass than actual reality, however in Tehran you are reminded that the government are in fact a little crazy. If you have read any information about Iran you will realise they are not so good at foreign relations. Clearly no one [...]
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Tehran traffic rules
Blog: arnika round the world - 6 May 2010
While in Tehran, visitors must take note of the unique traffic laws to avoid death/injury Motorcyclists are exempt from any road rules Helmets are optional on motorcycles but not advised as they may affect carefully styled hair Always look both ways, even on a one way street, as buses have lanes which they drive down [...]
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Video: Iran Trip 2009
Blog: GoBackpacking - 27 February 2010
_ Editor’s Note: This video makes me want to visit Iran. What about you? Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 core lessons, a community forum for asking questions and receiving personalized feedback, plus audio interviews and a blog. Join Travel Blog Success today and learn to build a better travel blog. Membership includes 12 core lessons, a community forum for asking questions and receiving personalized feedback, plus audio interviews and a blog.
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Iran
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 11 April 2009
If you believed everything you hear in the news, Iran would not be on anyone's travel itinerary. For me the country has been a bit of a personal challenge.
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