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...
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Perfect Strangers Series: Kerman, Iran
Nasriati: Kerman, Iran (Part 2) This is the second part of my Perfect Strangers Series in Kerman The hotel where I stayed in Kerman provided a good breakfast. That morning I had a full...
Perfect Strangers Series: Khorramabad, Iran
Ali: Khorramabad, Iran (Part 4) We arrived home after 9 pm and I was a bit tired so I directly went to my room and laid down. I thought I fell asleep for a...
Perfect Strangers Series: Khorramabad, Iran
Ali: Khorramabad, Iran (Part 3) When I woke up in the morning, the family was ready to prepare for the trip. I was excited. Elham and his brother arranged the logistic needs. The...
Perfect Strangers Series: Khorramabad, Iran
Ali: Khorramabad, Iran (Part 2) I was happy to see again both the sisters of Ali, Elham and Mahza, in their own city, Khorramabad. I remembered when I met them in Esfahan by chance in...
Perfect Stranger Series: Lima, Peru
Angel: Lima, Peru Peru is the farthest country (from Indonesia) that I have ever visited so far. l always had a wish to visit the country after I read some comics about the Inca...
Perfect Strangers Series: Kerman, Iran
Nasriati: Kerman, Iran (Part 1) The wheels of Mahan Air aircraft that I boarded from Tehran just touched down the runway at Kerman Airport, Iran. It was almost 1.30 am. The aircraft was full...
Perfect Strangers Series: Aschheim, Germany
Yulis: Aschheim, Germany After attending the International Journalisten Program alumni conference in Heidelberg in 2009, I decided to spend the rest of my valid Germany’s visa days in the families of mixed Indonesian-German couples. ...
Perfect Strangers Series: Mashhad, Iran
Behnaz: Mashhad, Iran “Iji, I will bring my family tomorrow, is it okay?” Behnaz, my company, asked me as I was dropped off at my hotel. “Of course, no problem, Behnaz” I replied...
Perfect Strangers Series: Tehran-Mashhad, Iran
Train Companions: Tehran–Mashhad, Iran It was my own decision to travel semi-independently in Iran when I first visited the country in 2014. Tehran, Shiraz, Yazd, Esfahan, Kashan, Tabriz and Mashhad were the cities...
