Voted "Most Likely to be Confused with a Local"...
Here I'm being briefed (by an Azeri man) on the penalties for fornication, adultery, alcohol, and hard drugs...
Ahmedinejad and Me October 21st 2007 Hopefully these will buy me some more time to procrastinate on my Iranian blog... but seriously, how do you summarize Iran in a few hundred words or less?
So.. How was Iran?
Riiight.
All photos are courtesy (and property) of "Big Dan X". ... read more
Middle East » Iran » East » Yazd Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and the shah was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political author... ... read more
My trip began (July 19, 2004) as a 14-month leave of absence from my job, with the intention of "seeing the world", and a bunch of unrealistic ideas of what can be accomplished in a year. Turns out a year isn't as long as it seems, so I've recently quit my job (yeay!) to become a full-time traveler. Until, that is, I run out of money or decide I'm ready to rejoin the ratrace.
In the meantime, I'm trying to blog at least once a month from the countries I'm visiting. I'm not interested in Western Europe, so don't expect pictures of Venice here. My blogs are basically my impressions of pla... full info