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Ali Habibi

Tip to the Trip

Iranian Visa for UK Citizens

“British citizens traveling to Iran freely and visa-free alongside a couple of their American and Canadian friends” can probably be dubbed as the dullest and in the same time most tragically painful joke that you could imagine telling a British citizen, or any citizen of the other two nationalities, who loves to travel to Iran; its even harder than getting up early in the morning. At the time of this writing, the process of getting an Iranian visa for British citizens, and their mischievous friends, match the hassle and the sweat of climbing Mount Everest since both of them will leave you breathless. It’s nothing less of a Pandora box.

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Travel Guides

Ardabil Travel Guide; What You Need to Know

If there’s something that you wouldn’t miss about Ardabil in Iran is its chilly weather. Although cold as  Iron Man’s heart, Ardabil is inhabited by the most heartwarming and kind ethnolinguistic groups in Iran, the Azeris, who speak the Iranian version of Azeri/Turkish language, a dialect hard to comprehend for none-Azeris. Ardabil is a true testimony to the glorious history of Azeris and has couple more intriguing features in additions to homing genuinely welcoming people, in terms of culture, natural landscapes, history, and tourist attraction, consequently making an Ardabil travel guide an absolute necessity to every Iran-lover with the mindset of touring the country.

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The 5 best Iran Islands

It’s an undoable chore to compare Iranian islands to one another and come up with a list of top five Iranian islands when all of them are entirely sui generis in their own lush eye-catching way. It’s hard to strike up a conversation with an Iranian with them not pointing out one of the country’s fascinating and mythical islands, some of which being as old as ancient Persian cities and being inhabited for as long as the written history of Persia dates back. They will tell you about all the beautiful landscapes, mysterious tribes, strategic geographical locations, marine life, and undiscovered properties of these islands that are spread mostly across the Persian Gulf, not far away from the Strait of Hormuz.

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Iran Business Visa Requirements

Iran is a booming economy with golden financial opportunities that pull many investors to the jewel of the Middle-East. Given, out of the last eight years, Iran has had only a year and a half without any significant sanctions; but, still, many investors and big companies keep a close eye on Iran’s slow-growing economy to jump at the first opportunity. With flocks of investors itching for a shot in Iran, a big question comes into every business traveler’s mind; how and where to get Iran Business Visa? What about citizens of countries like Canada, India, or even Great Britain? In this piece, we will try to give you all the latest updates on Iran business visa and its requirements and any unique information about specific aspects of this type of visa.

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Best Camping Spots in Iran

What’s better for changing somebody’s mood than a reuniting camping trip back to where we all crave so much; nature. As refreshing and self-reviving as that might sound, camping trips in Iran are not made for everybody and anyone who buys an Osprey Ariel Backpack and stuff it with the essential camping gears is not going to have the time of their life; a small misstep or bead of wrongly interpreted geographical information can end in a camper being chased by a roaring bear through the never-ending jungle in the north or a climber finding themselves drinking from a shallow spring while a brown mountain wolf is curiously looking down on them and thinking to himself, that’s a juicy breakfast for me and my entire horde. For this reason, and for you not to wind up in a near-death experience, we have gathered a list of the best camping spots in Iran widely approved and popular that pose no threats to outdoor adventurists.
Camping in Iran is free and legal and exceptionally fun, particularly for blue-eyed blond-hair tourists in Iran who receive the best services and Persian hospitality.

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