by Carl Howard | Sep 4, 2012 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Travel
The stereotype of Iran is that it’s a desert. While this was a close match for the centre of the country, the north is surprisingly lush, with plenty of green valleys. The desert itself was mostly rocky in my experience — not the sandy dunes that feature in the...
by Carl Howard | Aug 28, 2012 | Blog Topics, Interesting Stuff, Travel
Getting in:As mentioned in the previous post on Iran, this is quite complicated. As with the Central Asian republics there’s a 2 step process where you first need an authorisation (obtained through whoever you’re organising the trip with) and then you can use this to...
by Carl Howard | Aug 21, 2012 | Atheism and Religion, Biases and Fallacies, Blog Topics, Travel
The next country I went to after Turkmenistan is Iran. There are plenty of misconceptions about Iran in all countries (not just developed Western ones). Given that the situation has deteriorated a lot since my visit in Oct 2011, there will probably be even more...
