The best of Istanbul in 24 hours
24 hours in Istanbul is way too short and I really regret I did not have more time to explore this vast multicultural city. Tthere…
Middle East
The Persian food guide: Eating your way through Iran
This post is about the most popular Persian food and how to eat Persian food when travelling in Iran. Persian food is one of my…
Top 10 cheap hotels in Iran
This post is about the best cheap hotels in Iran. In preparing my trip to Iran it was sometimes hard to find information on budget hostels…
Tehran bazaar in pictures
I just wanted to buy some souvenirs on my last day in Iran and therefore I headed to the Tehran bazaar. I was planning to…
The best things to do in Yazd: Gateway to Iran’s desert
This post is about the best things to do in Yazd. An ancient desert city in the South of Iran. It was a long bus…
A visit to Persepolis, Pasargadae and Naqsh-e-Rustam in Iran
This post is about my visit to Persepolis, Pasargadae and Naqsh -e- Rustam in Iran. These places that are nearby Shiraz make a perfect day…
The best things to do in Shiraz: Iran’s center of poetry and beauty
I arrived in Shiraz after a 7 hour bus journey from Esfahan. A taxi driver and a family got my attention and I joined them to…
The best things to do in Isfahan: the blue jewel of Iran
Iranians say that Esfahan is half of the world. The old capital of the Persian empire is still full of history with beautiful Persian Islamic…
The best things to do in Kashan: the traditional heart of Iran
This post is about the best things to do in Kashan Iran. Kashan was the first desert city on my itinerary. I arrived late in…
Qom: the religious face of Iran
Not every Iranian I met during my trip appreciated the fact I went to Qom. Some told me they would never visit this city of fundamentalists.…