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...
Category: Iran
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...
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 5-Ends) From the Aflak-ol-Fallak Castle, we took a taxi. It was after midday when we arrived home. I saw that Mohammad was in the kitchen. He was making a dish....
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...
