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TAXI TRIP SERIES: YAZD, IRAN
Taking a taxi as a mode of transportation is challenging in a country whose language I do not speak. As a foreign, female, solo traveler I was prone to be exposed to many possibilities...
Perfect Strangers Series: Copenhagen, Denmark
Pernille: Copenhagen, Denmark (Part 5) Visiting a red light district intentionally out of curiosity was my project of the day. Pernille was confident that it would be okay for me to pay a ...
Perfect Strangers Series: Copenhagen, Denmark
Pernille: Copenhagen, Denmark (Part 4) Denmark and Pornography Denmark is the first country in the world that legalized pornographic images. The country did it between 1967 and 1969 after having long debates, studies and...
Perfect Strangers Series: Copenhagen, Denmark
Pernille: Copenhagen, Denmark (Part 3) Amalienborg The cloudy sky was hanging above Langelinie that afternoon. The weather in North Europe could change drastically especially during autumn. While in my country cloudy skies indicated that...
Perfect Strangers Series: Copenhagen, Denmark
Pernille: Copenhagen, Denmark (Part-2) After Germany, Denmark is the second foreign country that I first visited. Although both countries are situated in the European continent, their culture is not absolutely similar. I just realized...
Perfect Strangers Series: Tehran, Iran
Sahla: Tehran, Iran My flight from Khorramabad to Tehran was finally confirmed. The departing time was changed though I never received any notification. While waiting for my departure, I went to a small shop in...
Perfect Strangers Series: Shiraz, Iran
Maryam: Shiraz, Iran (Part 3-Ends) It was my last day in Shiraz. My plan to see zurkhaneh, a traditional Persian gymnasium, on that day could not be fulfilled as it was not open. So ...
Perfect Strangers Series: Shiraz, Iran
Maryam: Shiraz, Iran (Part 2) After enjoying the interior beauty of the prayer hall in Nasir al Mulk Mosque, Maryam and I moved to our next destination, the Qavam Garden. We walked on foot...
Perfect Strangers Series: Shiraz, Iran
Maryam: Shiraz, Iran (Part-1) In the morning I was woken up by the sounds from the living room. I looked at the clock on the wall, it was 7.30. I slept soundly in Mitra’s...