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Among different videos that I have found on the internet about Iran, the series that Sadegh Saba from BBC Persian has produced, seems to be a very good source for those who would like to know the country through traveling to its different places. As I am from Shiraz, the city located in the southern [...]

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The highlight of the third day was visiting the local market in Cancun which is called “Mercado” in Spanish. On the airplane going to Cancun, I read somewhere that bargaining is something necessary in Mexico. One should start with half the price the vendor is asking for, being ready to leave at anytime while bargaining, [...]

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We started the second day, Wednesday December 24th by having breakfast at one of the hotel restaurants. One thing I love about the BF here is the coffee. I haven’t had such a tasty coffee since long time! After breakfast, we decided to spend the rest of the morning by the pool. It was unbelievable [...]

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We arrived at Cancun airport around 5:30 in the afternoon. As soon as you arrive here, you feel the weather difference between Cancun and Montreal (in December!). When we were leaving Montreal, all the city was covered by snow and here we felt the humidity the moment we were getting off the airplane. Everything was [...]

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The limited relationship between western countries and Iran is mostly limited to politics and has hardly affected foreign stuff one can find in Iran. Although the country suffers somehow from the sanctions, people have access to foreign brands such as cloths, shoes, perfumes, electrical stuff (like iPOD, computers, …). You can even buy iPhone here [...]

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Thanks to the favorable agricultural condition in Iran, there is a unique variety of fruits with very good quality in that country. In the recent years, the government has imported some from other countries. However, I have not been seen fruits with the quality and low price one can find in Iran, elsewhere. In the [...]

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The sign reads “We refuse to give Shishe (Ghelyoon in Persian) to women”. In Iran, smoking in public is banned for women. Picture was taken at one of the small cafes at Darband, north of Tehran.

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It’s more than a week that I am in Iran. The country of nuclear energy, controversial president, and ancient history and art! After two years since my previous visit to Iran, there are things that have changed but some have remained the same! There are lots of places that I am trying to visit to [...]

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There have been a lot of blog posts and news about Ahmad Batebi, the way he fled Iran, reasons, and facts. I am not going to comment on any of those discussions. He has been spending the best time of his life in prison for 8 years and I believe that it is totally his [...]

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