Just saying. Mina, a girl from Tehran who invited me out to lunch through Couchsurfing was similarly curious about foreigners coming to Iran. Most people whom I talked with about my trip offered me strong words of caution, with some even trying to convince me not to go, especially alone and especially as a solo female traveler, ugh. I mean, even the tap water here is safe!
Whethe r the threat was in my imagination or not, all it ever took was for me to move close to another woman and the guy would quickly disappear. Scary stuff, Iran. Kidding, family, Kurdistan is of course totally safe. You can read about my experience getting a visa to Iran here. Some nationalities including the US and UK at the time of writing can only visit as part of a tour. And of course I know some people prefer to travel on organized tours anyway. Check here for the latest Discover Persia tour prices and itinerary.
You do have to dress conservatively as a woman in Iran, but you can still wear colorful, pretty clothes! And a normal scarf will work fine for covering your head — use a lightweight one in the summer and heavier scarf in the winter and if, like me, you struggle with keeping it on your head, use bobby pins! Subscribe to my newsletter for exclusive updates and stories from my world travels and life in Norway! Great post!
Looking forward to reading the rest of your posts! I admire your Indiana Jones type adventurousness. Come to Armenia and bring Rana with you. Or just send Mina here to me. There are lots of Iranians here in Armenia now — about , come every March 21 and stay for about 10 days, and some never leave. Tell Mina I said — Mina-ye-aziz, dokhtar-e-kheili-ghashang, be keshvar-e-Armeni va sharh-e-Yerevan mosaferat bokoni o be-man bia. By the way, in Armenia I am known by the name Antranik, which you will find in my videos on youtube. Haha Mina says that your comment is very sweet!
I wish she could travel with me to Armenia. Maybe someday!! It is better that you come to Iran.
Mina and Ms. Silvia do not come to Armenia …. I love Iran so much too and so do my kids. I agree we are all individuals and not necessarily our government.
However we do have the privilege of travelling. Thx for your amazing post and humour! Just responded to your email — let me know if you need anything else! Nice to hear these kind words. I strongly look forward to seeing more tourists in Iran. Other countries are not able to advertise our country correctly. Unfortunately you have to cover some parts of your body. Loved your pictures and your blog — thanks for sharing.
I lived in Tehran many years ago with my family and think often of my experiences there and still have a wish to return visit only. I hope that you get a chance to return for a visit sometime soon — Tehran really is such a special city. Salute from a Persian to Milton Kraft, with a tiny little advice: Although everything is pictured so nice and pretty by kind and lovely Silvia and some other Iranian fellas, but your better off holding a non American passport and be concerned about your safety if you are or have been in an even minor political or… position.
Thank you dear Nathan Anderson. Iranian land, my beautiful land.
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There is security here. Here people around the world could do without the inconvenience and trouble to travel to different places of beauty. Really beautiful. Have a sweet moment ….. Iran or Persia is a country of four seasons. Such climate variation is unique in the world. This is because of the business relations which Iran has had from the ancient history to these days.
Iran always has been used as a bridge between East and the West world. The ancient monuments and Silk Road is the strong evidence to that. The variety of wearing, the variety of Accents and dialects are the result of these business relations.
Simple as that. I find great inspiration through the travels of others but you have just raised the bar. I would be truly happy to help you, if you like i can help you out to visit my country, try our best food and visit our breathtaking places… u can contact me if one day u see an opportunity to come. You are the exact opposite of that and I love that you went to Iran alone. I hope more people read your travels and are inspired to drop their fears.
Also, I just Googled Marivan — wow. I cannot wait to read about your travels there. It looks so beautiful. When I was younger, I was scared of the world. I now feel a responsibility to make sure no one waits as long as I did to conquer their fears!
There was an underground car park. He was put into a container lorry. This causes legal complications and ambiguities. Thanks, Tina! I really appreciate that you came visiting Iran and written down your experiences and share them to us and all around the world. If the offence is then repeated 3 times - the punishment is execution".
So good to read this! I am going to Morocco alone in May, and I am both excited and worried. I hope to have stories like yours to tell when I get back! Ahh I would love to go to Morocco! I LOVE this so much!! I loved reading about your experience in a place most Americans would be terrified of visiting. Ahh thanks, Karisa!! I can just imagine how scared your friends were before you headed to Iran. I cycled across Eurasia in and found everyone hospitable and warm, so no surprise I ended up marrying one. I since quit engineering and moved from Australia to Iran to start a project sfiran.
My American sister in law loved it too. Great story Silvia, always nice reading fresh stories about Iran. Good on ya Silivia. The world needs to see these places as real places and not just war zones. Well done and stay safe with your new family.
Thanks, Victoria! War Zone?! Definitely looking to feed those temptations with my posts on Iran, haha. It really is worth a visit! So many people have all these crazy preconceptions and insist places are dangerous, when they have never even been and probably barely even read anything about that place. So glad to see that is right!
Looking forward to reading more! I actually started to wonder if some people were confusing Iran with Iraq after some of the things they set about Iran. So bizarre. Glad I would at least have had well wishes from you! The place is amazing and the people are beyond hospitable.