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10 Survival Items for Your Trip to Iran

Shirin — Sat, 06 Dec 2014 18:46:01 +0000

After having been to Iran a couple times and friends who have been much more often, I have started to notice trends in what people go prepared with. The weather, the activities, and the traditions all lend themselves to all types…

True Moments, A Photo Series (7): Reza’s trip to Iran

Shirin — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:32:36 +0000

Thank you to Reza Taymouri for this photo submission! Reza, one of our Facebook fans, recently went to Iran and offered to share his experience with us through his photos. He says, “I thought that Iran is beautiful-especially the cities I…

True Moments, A Photo Series (5)

Shirin — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:00:50 +0000

So typically, I take photo submissions for this section, and I still will! But I realized I haven’t posted any of my own photos yet, and hey, I have been to Iran too! So, these are from a trip that…

From Iran, Living in America… Visiting Turkey. Oh boy.

Shirin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:00:30 +0000

We got back from Turkey a couple weeks ago and after surviving the chaos of lost baggage, jet lag, and consistent wondering as to why I live in America vs. Europe (this last one was the most common thought actually) I…

True Moments, A Photo Series…in Turkey (4)

Shirin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:30:53 +0000

Back from Turkey! It was an amazing trip with some awesome stories. While I work on a post around some of these stories, thought I would share some photos to keep you busy a bit. Enjoy the Turkish moments.. Click…