by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 24, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
I arrive in Tehran with the British Foreign Office advising against all but essential travel to Iran. I sure wish I had listened to the warnings. I spend 5 weeks backpacking Iran on my own. As you can see from my photos, it was a very dangerous thing to do. I mean,... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 10, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
To give you better insight into life in the rice fields of Iran, a short video accompanies this blog. This may be normal every day life for the people here but it’s a completely new experience for me. In Britain, we don’t have rice fields. It’s my... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Sep 10, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
One of the greatest positives about ditching the package holidays and getting off the beaten track for your annual leave experience, is getting to see so many different ways of living. So what’s so great about that you ask? Seeing so many different lives... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Aug 11, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
In Iran it is legal for a man to have more than one wife at the same time. The reasoning behind this practice, along with other mysteries of Iran will be explored in upcoming posts. For now, following on from my last blog post about reaching Taromsa for a selfie;... 
by Ishbel Holmes | Jun 11, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
Having covered a 25 km distance at a total cost of 1.5 dollars it may have been a first for mankind; a Scottish person handing over taxi fair with a smile on their face. Shared taxis are an extremely economical and quick way to travel in Iran. There are no genetic... 
by Ishbel Holmes | May 22, 2015 | All Blog Posts, Iran
Ever wonder how it’s financially possible for people like myself to spend so much time travelling around the world? The answer is simple. We follow the universal rule for prolonged travel … The less money we spend the more days we have exploring the world. One of the...