Traveling to IRAN: Group Tour Vs Independent Travel

This article was originally posted on Travestyle.com When planning a trip to Iran everyone will eventually come to the stage where they’ll have to choose between joining a tour provided by a company or having it all in their own hands. For some nationalities such as Americans,...

10 Historical Gardens in Tehran to Escape the City

This article was originally posted on Travestyle.com When the hectic city life of Tehran tightens its grip around our neck, most Tehraners usually hit the road to the Caspian sea to catch some breath and refresh. But what if work, schedule and a ton of other stuff are trapping...

10 things to expect on your trip to Iran

This article was originally posted on Travestyle.com   Iran’s that one country on your list that you’ve been giving it a lot of thought. Your feet have been itching to tick it off but warnings and daily news headlines make you to think otherwise. While things are not all...

8 Things You’d Wish You Knew Before Traveling to IRAN!

This article was originally posted on Travestyle.com   I’ve been meaning to write this post for a really long time now but I thought I needed to investigate things a little deeper before I list my facts. After I was destined to travel around Iran with a Spanish group I...

A Girl’s Guide to Dressing Up for Iran

This article was originally posted on Travestyle.com   The dress code issue for women in Iran has always been a hold back for many female travelers. Many believe that countries that enforce such laws on tourists or even their own civilians are to be left out of their bucket...

10 ideas for adventurous holidays in Iran

Architecture and culture Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz. Photograph: Getty Images The sacred shrines in the holy city of Qom, ancient monuments at Persepolis and Isfahan, the gardens of Kashan, poets’ tombs in Shiraz, and the tiled Nasir al-Mulk mosque, considered the pinnacle of...

Presently Iranian Sites Registered in UNESCO’s List

There are several Iranian historic sites registered in UNESCO’s list of World Heritage. Some of them belong to pre-Islam Iran and some to post-Islam Iran. At this page, you get familiar with all the registered ones in the UNESCO so far. This list gets updated as UNESCO approves...

Is Iran The Most Important Travel Destination in Our Lifetime?

The capital city of the world’s strongest Islamic Republic is Tehran. It’s unknown and enigmatic, mysterious and unfathomable even to those who have spent a lifetime in the shadow of the towering Alborz mountains – which on this day remained perplexingly dusted with snow, even...

History of Iranian Food & Cuisine

Iranian food or Persian cuisine refers to the traditional and modern styles of cooking originating in Iran. Situated between the Mediterranean Sea, Central Asia, the Caucasus, the Indian subcontinent, and Anatolia, Iranian cuisine has a shared history and ingredients with...

10 Reasons Why You Should Skip the Alps and Ski in Iran

Modal Trigger Tehran’s Milad Tower in front of the snow-capped Alborz mountains. Photo: Borna_Mirahmadian / Shutterstock.com While you probably won’t spot Salman Rushdie waxing down his Burton Custom X board at the top of a run anytime soon, Iran’s Dizin ski resort — an...
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