Iran – Isfahan

We reached Isfahan in the afternoon. We are extremely lucky to stay at the Abbasi Hotel, which is indisputably the most beautiful hotel in the city. Ali’s father picked the hotel for us. It is an old caravansary and its garden is what heaven should look like. From the uber cool metal table and chairs in the…

Iran – Kashan

After spending two days in Tehran, we left early in the morning to get on the road to Kashan with Ali, his sisters and father. Our friends Amir and Mitra joined us on the way. Kashan is overlooked in many tourists’ itineraries, but it is a gem in the desert and has spectacular architecture that…

Iran – Tehran

I visited Iran with my friend Alireza in November 2013.  Ali took most of the beautiful photos of Iran on my blog (I took the shitty ones with my iPhone). Ali’s home is in an area called Farmaniyeh in Northern Tehran. It’s a very fancy neighbourhood, there are lots of luxury residential buildings, and people are…

Iran – Getting There

I visited Iran with my friend Alireza in November 2013. We met in Ankara where we boarded the Transasia Express and it took us four days to get to Tehran. I had this posted on my old blog, but now decided to write about Iran on this new blog too. Ali took most of the beautiful photos of…