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Ali Habibi

Iran in Depth, Travel Guides

Hotels in Yazd, The First Adobe City of the World

Yazd is a city deep in the dry-lands of Iran with the minimum amount of rain or snow in a year which most likely would have turned this city into hot ruins over its 5000 years of history. However, being located around a hot desert has its own perks and it’s lead to the people of Yazd mastering the art of architecture to survive the harsh environment. For this reason, Yazd has been called a marvel of adobe engineering and mud-brick houses and walls and wind catchers. Today’s well-known hotels in Yazd have mostly renovated remnants or of yesterday’s unparalleled traditional Persian houses built for Khan’s or noblemen. A trip to Iran can only be announced “remarkable and indelible” if you book a room in one of these Yazd hotels, which, by the way, have more to offer than just mud-brick walls and cozy yards.

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Hotels in Mashhad; a holy stay in the holy city

Any hotel ran by an Iranian family or manager is definitely the one you want to be booking a room in since hospitality runs deep in Iranian’s blood, no matter of the geographical location of the guesthouse or the ethnicity of the Persians in charge of it; Persians are absolutely crazy about hosting guests and showing them a good time. The same thing can be said about the Hotels in Mashhad, the pilgrimage center of Iran, and their managers.

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Hostels in Isfahan; witnesses of Persian hospitality

Isfahan has always been a host to many different types of guests during its enriched and fascinating history, foreign and domestic alike. From Kings, Queens, Sultans, and wealthy traders to ordinary travelers and tourists, Isfahan has never left anyone without a roof on their head while they were staying in the city. That’s why when it comes to accepting guests, hotels and hostels in Isfahan are so wonderfully reviewed by tourists and travelers from any country and background.

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Iran in Depth, Tip to the Trip

How to Travel to Iran by Car

Everything starts with an ignition; an ignition of an idea, an ignition of a determination, or an ignition of a simple car engine that is going to take its rider to a magical trip. Traveling to Iran sounds like a work of magic for many outsiders and the fact that they can travel to Iran by car, in their own vehicle, seems so far away for many but the truth is that many travelers put the pedal to the metal as soon as they realize that traveling to Iran via personal cars isn’t that hard. Iran is a vast country with extensive land borders and numerous entry points for vehicles at all directions except in the south that is sealed off by the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea. To the west of Iran the Gurbulak-Bazargan border and to the east, the Mirjaveh-Taftan border and lastly to the north, the entry points of Nordooz-Agarak are some of the busiest and crowded borders, especially in holiday times, that provide border crossing services to tourists or Iran-lovers on their way to travel Iran by car.

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