Most and least tourist-friendly countries….really?
So the World Economic Forum has just released a list of the world’s most and least tourist-friendly countries…but I’m not quite convinced by the results! Places like Iceland, New Zealand, or Morocco, came out on top as the friendliest countries in the world but Bolivia, Venezuela, and Russia all hug the bottom of the list….
Interesting StuffPhoto Flashbacks…Health & Safety in Iran!
[singlepic id=4158 w=340 h=520 float=center] Just one of the pics that left us open mouthed in Iran – a child riding in the back of a pick up truck on
Middle East, Photo FlashbacksPhoto Flashbacks…Mental Traffic in Iran
[singlepic id=4059 w=620 h=440 float=center] Believe it or not, this ISN’T a car park! It’s just an ordinary day in the centre of Tehran – one of the worst cases
Photo FlashbacksIran in pictures
Thought we’d do this post just to give you a pictorial idea of Iran!.. Iranian flags: [singlepic id=895 w=620 h=440 float=center] Vast and arid landscape outside of the cities: [singlepic id=854
Asia, Interesting StuffBack to Tehran, and a change of plan…
I’m sat writing this back in the hotel lobby in Tehran. We arrived back here yesterday just before 3pm after a journey which wasn’t as bad as expected! It flew
Asia, Interesting StuffBridges and Bongos in Esfahan
En route to Esfahan we visited a Tabatabaei Historical House – a really grand, rural household which gave us a great insight into how people used to live in that
Asia, Interesting Stuff, Middle EastThe holiday is over and now the real adventure begins!
In our last post we asked you to wish us luck for the next couple of weeks – this is because we’re heading into a couple of countries that not
Interesting Stuff, Middle EastWe’re in Iran and are instant millionaires!
[singlepic id=820 w=620 h=440 float=center]Just got to Tabriz in Iran. Very hot here but we are now official millionaires having just exchanged our cash for Iranian Rial! A heads up
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