The Zayandehrood, which means “life-giving river”, is the largest river in central Iran and was a major source of water for the country. In the old days, the banks of the flowing river were the centre of all social and economic activities in the city. For the most part recently the river, which flowed for 400 kilometres from the Zagros ... Read More »
The Day of Ashura is on the tenth day of Muharram in the Islamic calendar. It is commemorated by Shi’a Muslims as a day of mourning for the martyrdom of Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of Muhammad at the Battle of Karbala on 10 Muharram in the year 61 AH. In Iran the Commemoration of Husayn has become a national ... Read More »
Havar Village is located in the North Khorasan Province. It has a mild weather for most of the year. Has beautiful forrest and mountainous lands. To it’s south are the “Aladagh” Mountains a popular spot for hikers and mountain climbers. Read More »
A note the $20K price tag is for the NY to Singapore flight, others may vary by a buck or two! Singapore Airlines Suites are exclusively on board the A380 aircraft, provide the distinguished few with their very own haven of tranquility. You can luxuriate in your very own private space in a largest ever armchair hand-stitched by master Italian ... Read More »
Who knew dark could be so stunning? The older we get the more we seem to want to get out at night. Well see what things you can miss. Plan your next vacation travel adventure to visit these locations, they have a lot to offer aftere the sun goes down. Below you can see our picks. [See full list here] ... Read More »
Qeshm Island is located a few kilometers off the southern coast of Iran, opposite the port cities of Bandar Abbas. Following photos are from the annual Norouz Sayyad Festival held in the village. Norouz in Persian means new day, and typically refers to the Persian New Year festival. Sayyad means fisherman. Read More »
Well officially the summer is over, it was not too hot just about right. The photographer of Mehr-news does a fantastic job of catching some great moments of vacationers enjoying the end of summer, soon the heat will be replaced by cooler Autumn weather. Read More »
Below is a photo pictorial showing Iranian female railway attendants hard at work. Tending to travelers comforts, serving them with drinks, snacks and reading material. These trains are assembled locally by “WagonPars“, this partcular trip was between Tehran and Zanjan. Read More »
The Guardian – German photographer Casey Hugelfink had access to the Islamic republic in the dark decade after the 1979 revolution, throughout the Iran-Iraq war, when the country was sealed off to reporters and most of the world. She captured these scenes of everyday life with a 35mm Olympus OM and processed them more recently with the Camera+ app on ... Read More »
The Baatara gorge waterfall is a waterfall in the Tannourine, Lebanon. The waterfall drops 255 metres into the Baatara Pothole, a cave of Jurassic limestone located on the Lebanon Mountain Trail. Discovered in 1952 by French bio-speleologist Henri Coiffait, the waterfall and accompanying sinkhole were fully mapped in the 1980s by the Spéléo club du Liban. The cave is also ... Read More »