Iran travel stories

Frustrations and Friendliness in Persia

There was no way around it. I was never going to find an Irish bar in Iran. In fact, I was never going to find an Iranian bar in Iran. With alcohol strictly off the menu, I was having serious doubt...

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A one-way ticket to Palookaville

Or make that Baluchistan. And it had all been going so well. I had made an abrupt exit from Tehran on the night bus to Shiraz - a 14 hour slog on an old, 60's Mercedes bus. I had come to Shir...

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Iran, part 2

12 - 13 July 1996: - Tabas - Mashhad After Yazd, it is a long bus-haul north, straight through the desert, to Mashhad. As usual, the bus-ride is quite a cultural experience, and the crew is partic...

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Iran, part 1

30 June 1996: From the Turkey/Iran border to Tehran At dawn, my Turkish bus follows the ancient Silk Road through a corridor between the windswept craggy hills of the Eastern Anatolian plateau, al...

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Iran 1999 - Part Three: Shiraz & Tehran

When I got to Shiraz I noticed that there were black flags and banners draped throughout the bazaar and in the mosques. I inquired and was told that they were in mourning for Hussein, the grandson ...

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