From Esfahan, we drove south towards Naqsh-e Rustam (a necropolis housing 4 tombs of Achaemenid kings). Since Iran decided in 2013 to jack up tourist entrance fees to a whopping 30x what the locals pay, most of us opted to skip out on visiting Naqsh-e Rustam since the carved rock face tombs were visible from…Continue reading Iran – Persepolis & Shiraz & Yazd
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Iranians LOVE Americans. We never knew that until our trip to Iran in 2004. We were convinced to go by fellow travelers who raved about Isfahan and Persopolis and Bam. Vivid descriptions of such amazing cities made us wonder if the hype could be true and we wanted to experience it first hand. Once we…Continue reading Iran