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"Bacon" sandwiches, Instagram models and joyful shoe shiners: it’s impossible to just walk for the sake of walking in the wealthy northern Tehran. Irony is everywhere.
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Online Cat & Mouse in Iran
I cursed and yelled. I asked existential questions. Why am I here? What is the point of all this? Then it dawned on me: millions of Iranians are going through the same thing right now. The BLOG: https://escapefromtehran.com/iran-travel-tour/internet-cat-mouse-in-iran/
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Sticker shock in Iran is like an infuriating prankster following you everywhere, waiting to jump you when least expected.

It happens even more often to the expats hopelessly stuck in 1979.

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Here in Mashhad, I’m subject to the rulers of Iran. Their wish is forcing me to remember the analog world.
And for that, well, I’m thankful. http://escapefromtehran.com/iran-travel-tour/waking-up-in-an-angry-iran/
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I don’t care that IranAir has old planes, broken toilets and no AC in the middle of the summer. The entertainment makes up for it all.

I’m on a rickety 25-year-old Airbus A330 going from Frankfurt to Tehran and I’m about to witness the Iranian version of the cat and mouse.

It’s like a mini refresher on the Persian culture and etiquette.

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It’s a joy to be just a tourist in Iran. Outsiders aren't treated like treated as the irritating mobile cash machines who brave the streets of Rome and Paris and Barcelona. But to live in Iran, it takes time and nerves to find your routine. https://escapefromtehran.com/iran-travel-tour/nervous-going-to-iran/ What the ef am I going to do for my zoom meetings with the crappy Internet over there? But then if Iran is so bad, what made me so happy when I live there? I ask myself. Gotta go back to find out.
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Sometimes it’s impossible to walk away from tenacious Iranian hospitality, especially when there’s tea from a charcoal-powered samovar and unforgettable abgoosht.

There's so much madness on Iran's roads, it's easy to become inured to the outrage. I photograph to remember and verify it was as insane as I thought it was.

In Iran, even strangers shower each other with pleasantries. But behind the wheel, Iranians are lawless and ruthless. I often ask about the reason. These are some of the opinions I’ve gotten.

Trying to get an Iranian driver’s license provides insight into why the country is a world leader in traffic fatalities. No one in Iran takes driver’s education seriously, not even the driving schools. This is a story about my time at a driving school in Mashhad, Iran’s second largest city. ... See more