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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Ali: Khorramabad, Iran (Part 1)
I was riding on a touristy horse cart with Shirin, a girl that I knew from my Iranian facebook friend, Matt Sheikhi . The horseshoes sounded …
Djoko: Mainz, Germany
The International Journalisten Programme (IJP), a consortium that is based in Berlin, was going to hold a conference for their alumni in Heidelberg, Baden Wuerttemberg in 2009. …