Category Archives: Iran

“I have never encountered splendour of this kind before”. Visiting Isfahan with Robert Byron

Posted on 25/09/2016 by awtytravels

On paper it sounded like a good idea: visiting a country whilst reading about it, journeying through the physical space and the mental one concocted by a great travel writer, attempting to match my experiences to those of the author. … Continue reading →

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Weren’t all they supposed to be madmen?

Posted on 18/09/2016 by awtytravels

Lunatics. Zealots. Religious fanatics. These were a few of the attributes that friends and acquaintances slapped on the people of Iran whenever the topic came up. Unrequested opinions were offered, together with garbled memories of articles penned down by the … Continue reading →

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An afternoon south of the river: finding Armenians in Iran and how civilization begun.

Posted on 01/09/2016 by awtytravels

“…a wicked regime where anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial is official ideology, and with […] killing of women just because they’re women”  – Sarah Palin The south bank of the dried Zāyanderūd river is Armenian at heart. This piece of Iran, long … Continue reading →

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A taste of things to come

Posted on 30/08/2016 by awtytravels

Ah, teasers, don’t we all love them? Despite Turkish Airlines’ best efforts I’ve arrived home from a visit to the most photogenic place I’ve been to recently – Isfahan in Iran. I’ve filled half of my notepad with scribbles which I’ll … Continue reading →

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