Iran

When you announce to friends, family and colleagues that you’ve just booked a holiday in Iran (an ‘Axis of Evil Tour’ as they might see it), their responses tend to be fairly predictable. They range from the geographically mistaken ‘but isn’t there a war there?’(nope, that’s Iraq) or ‘aren’t they fighting with Israel?’ (nope, that’s Lebanon) to the most predictable of all responses - a look of bemusement and the question “What on earth would you want to do that for?’ So I say to you put aside the thoughts of mad mullahs and the bellicose but oddly attractive (in a Jose Mourinho despotic sort of way) prime minister Ahmedinajad. Try instead to think Persia – the ...  Read the complete review

Think of exotic domes and pillars in an ancient land that might once have contained the Garden of Eden. Think of people both fair and dark. Think of hot summers and warm blue skies. Think of Iran. The journey from Glasgow to Tehran takes six and a half days by train. The worst part is by Virgin Rail to London. Then it's London, Paris, Milan, Zagreb, Sofia, Istanbul, Ankara, Van Lake, Tehran.Or you can fly. The train is more fun, but do your homework on formalities long before you set off. You need a visa. Magic Carpet Travel www.magic-carpet-travel.com does both tailor-made and escorted tours to Iran. For example, "Iran - The Essence" is ...  Read the complete review

It's certaily not as popular as european or even some other middle eastern holiday resorts, but it's surely a great place to visit, or perhaps take a tour to show you all the nice and historic places! It snows so much in winters and its always sunny in summer! The beaches both in the north and the south of Iran are amazing, and there are only a few cloudy days in summer. People are so friendly and most of them know at least a bit of english in Tehran, so you wouldn't have much of a problem! The culture is so different from that in the west, and what youmight have heard about the strict Islamic laws, well, that goes back to decades ago, and ...  Read the complete review