Hotels in Tehran - Prices and Reviews

Yikes – 5am and we're on the road to Tehran! The hotel kindly provided takeaway breakfast. It was the type of breakfast eaten throughout the Middle East and one which we have become accustomed to – tomato, cucumber, soft cheese, bread, olives, and hard boiled eggs.

You’ve heard of the middle of nowhere? Well, we stopped...

Well hello there! Wondered where you'd been. I'm currrently at Imam Khomeini (the 1979 one, not to be confused with the current Khomeni (is he still alive?)) International Airport which appeared to have been turned into a sauna for the evening. Thankfully for those of a nervous disposition everyone is fully clothed. And for those of you easily m...

What a day! I'm not a morning person. Let's clarify that before we begin. Knowing that will allow you for forgive me all manner of indiscretions and misbehaviour! It didn't begin well. To be honest it began yesterday morning at 5.00 am when the alarm clock interrupted my slumbers. I distinctly remember laying my head on the pillow but a short ti...

We are unable to update the site as TravelPod is banned in Iran. We are writing as we go and saving it though - so please come back at the end of October to see what's happening! Some of you will know that Claude is heading to Ghana as a volunteer on November 6th. She will spend one month teaching youngsters English, maths and science. For the w...

"Come inside,Sir.Come in...." With these words I was ushered inside the border gate,overlooked by a large mural of Ayatollah Khomeini and President Rafsanjani,and welcomed into the Islamic Republic of Iran. A small queue had formed,mostly comprised of an organised coach party of American tourists.The western women wore colourful headscarves and ...

Destination 69: km61'989 Highlight von Iran: Fahrt in die Chaos-Mega-City Teheran!!! 25km vor Zentrum jedoch von einem unglaublich netten, religiösem Reisefan auf Autobahn abgefangen. Der hat mich in die City eskortiert und mir so einen Infarkt erspart. Die dunkelziffer der Einwohner Teherans soll ueber 20 Millionen betragen, meinten Einheimisch...

Once again, we jumped on a bus and headed towards Tehran. The first thing the bus boy did was to give us all biscuits and orange juice. This comes in a bag which doubles as a spew bag. That was breakfast. We then drove up a mountain and then down the same one. I was asleep when this Extremist woman starts screaming. Whats happening, are we going...

The bus journey from Kermanshah was long, boring and uncomfortable, but with air conditioning! Bonus. As usual we were given our goodie bag which doubles as a spew bag. Up and down the mountains and the family behind us had been scoffing stuff all morning. All of a sudden everyone turned to look towards the back where a woman was shouting and wa...

I felt safe in my taxi cab, although I became increasingly concerned about how to deal with the chaos on the street when I leave the cab. I have been to many countries around the world, and they've got nothing on Iranian traffic. Pedestrians regularly hop-scotch, somersault, back-flip, pole vault, kick and chop their way directly through 12 lane...