Disaster in the making

Mozart on the run

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October 11th 2004
If a hotel is recommended by the Lonely Planet, it is NOT CLOSED! An inclusion in the travellers' bible" is a licence to print money for a hotel owner and, usually, an excuse to raise the price. In some places, additional premises open with similar names to confuse the traveller and skim the extra business generated. When I arrived in Shiraz, the (evil) taxi driver took me from the bus station to ... read more

Middle East » Iran

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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