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    RE: Bus from Tabriz to Hamadan or Teheran

    by iranexpert 29 August 2011

    As Raja Trains informs, trans-Asian train stops in zanjan every Friday at 16:14 for about 5 mins. http://raja.ir/default.aspx?culture=en-U…

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    RE: Bus from Tabriz to Hamadan or Teheran

    by iranexpert 25 August 2011

    For information about the trans-Asian train you can check http://www.seat61.com/Iran.htm. Tabriz to Tehran is about 8:30 hours and Tabriz…

  3. karen_Lerato avatar

    Bus from Tabriz to Hamadan or Teheran

    by karen_Lerato 25 August 2011

    Hi, we want to take the Trans-Asian train from Istanbul to Teheran but would like to get off in Tabriz in order to get to Teheran earlier/qu…

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    Iran travel experiences

    by bartvanson 21 August 2011

    *Introduction* I travelled through iran in july for almost four weeks. I travelled as a solo (male, 22) traveller but met some fellow…

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    RE: getting to Pirasnsher and a travel mate

    by iranexpert 27 July 2011

    The best is to go to Orumiyeh and use the cars which regularly travel between the border and this city. If you have time you can move…

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    Re: Western Iran travel without Farsi?

    by seftali 19 July 2011

    Thanks, Moji. I meant, Hamadan to Esfahan takes 8 hours, unless what Lonely Planet 2008 says is outdated and wrong. In that case, I assume…

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    Re: Western Iran travel without Farsi?

    by seftali 19 July 2011

    Moji wrote: Tabriz-Zanjan by bus excursion to Takht e Soleiman by taxi or tour Zanjan - Sanandaj by bus actually, my idea was to do as…

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    RE: Western Iran travel without Farsi?

    by moji 19 July 2011

    Hi It is ok if you do not want to follow the routine route the others usually take. It is possible to do a plan on your own even despite…

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    Western Iran travel without Farsi?

    by seftali 19 July 2011

    Hi, I got my visa for Iran and am now working on my itinerary. I will enter Iran from Dogubyazit in Turkey, go to Tabriz and an planning…

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    RE: 2 adults and 2 kids (5 and 9) going to Iran on 14/07/2011- Please HELP!!!

    by moji 06 July 2011

    Hi Unfortunately, hotels are becoming very expensive in 2011 after the removal of subsidies plan. In Tehran Khayam is a cheap place…

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    RE: Itinerary and other questions

    by moji 27 June 2011

    Hi. I should say it is great you are coming back to Iran in less than a year time. Hope other TTers notice the many people coming back…

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    RE: Choqa Zanbil zikkurat in July???

    by moji 21 June 2011

    Hi Lucie Choqa zanbil is great but visiting it at this time of the year, in July is not wise. The temperature will be between 42 - 47…

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    RE: Iran in July or December with litle kids

    by moji 26 May 2011

    Hi. The temperature is increasing as we are approaching summer. It will be like max. 35 degree C - 43 deg C in most cases and in most…

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    RE: Miandasht Caravanserai

    by moji 24 May 2011

    Hi Leandro, Miandasht Caravanserai is located some 105 km to the east of Shahrood city in Semnan Province. (Semnan Province is located…

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    Additions, Omissions and Errata from LP Iran 5th edition (2008).

    by ersy007 28 March 2011

    Below is a list of errata, additions to, and omissions from, the latest edition (5th) of the LP guidebook. I tried sending this info by…

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    RE: Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by salika 19 January 2011

    Hi, I was in Hamedan a few months ago. I visited the tomb of Esther and Mordechai, it was run by an old Jewish caretaker, who was quite…

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    RE: Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by trip_ir 13 January 2011

    May I know when this protests has happened ? I have been there nearly 1 month ago . everything was ok.

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    Re: Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by sandyfoot 12 January 2011

    Hi amiran. Yes, I was in Iran ( while under the Shah's regime). I have stated on the Thorn Tree the best hospitality I enjoyed and experienc…

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    Re: Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by sandyfoot 12 January 2011

    Less than two years ago the Iranian news outlets reported that the tomb of Mordechai and Esther, heroes of the Purim saga, would now be…

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    RE: Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by fear_rua 11 January 2011

    How exactly does this affect people flying into Hamadan, particularly those travelling on to Kermanshah?

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    Hamadan, then Kermanshah

    by sandyfoot 11 January 2011

    Any one planning to travel and to fly in to Hamadan, perhaps en-route to Kermanshah, may wish to know that the Revolutionary Guard's Fars…

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    Question about city connections in Iran

    by flyingorange 08 January 2011

    I was thinking of doing the following itinerary and was hoping someone could comment on it. I have around 2-3 weeks of time, but would…

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    Re: Is Iran still comfortable for travel in May/June?

    by incredibleiran 18 December 2010

    It depends on the cities that you have decided to visit .e.g. If you want to travel to Iran now and visit Kish or Qeshm Island, so, I…

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    Re: Single Women in Iran

    by nikkiaryanfar 12 December 2010

    Hi there Jess I travelled on my own to Iran last year. I went to Tehran, Kermanshah, Hamedan, Yazd, Shiraz, Isfahan and Kish on my own,…

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    RE: Iran in Two Weeks

    by farshid 18 September 2010

    Dear sir, I leave in Mashhad, but if were you I wouldn't step in it. I can offer my reasons as following: 1. It hasn't got that much histo…

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