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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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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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Although satellite receivers are banned in Iran, you will find lots of houses and apartments which have those receivers. This is the way Iranians watch most of the European and American TV networks like CNN, Euronews, BBC, etc.

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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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