the northest so far, Sweden

One of Sourena’s several cousins was getting married in Sweden and the part of his family that lives in the Netherlands planned a trip to be part of it.

 

I wasn’t really involved in the organization of the trip …

Pavia

24hours in Pavia

When you are in your late late twenties, your closest girlfriends are living completely different lives in completely different places; it’s difficult to meet up. We decided that it was time to make it a spontaneous visit; we sat on …

Antwerp

to Antwerp and back

We decided at the last moment to visit one of my best friends in Antwerp while other two good friends were in town. It had been a long time since we last had seen each other; we have been busy …

Sofia

discovering Sofia

We picked Sofia as our trip destination almost by chance. We had to work within the limits of a comfortable budget, last minute booking and an Iranian passport + Dutch residence permit.

This east European capital had been on my …

Iran

Iran with my parents

I was asked if I would write a third chapter on my last trip to Iran and I quickly replied “sure!” but I didn’t think about how familiar Iran became and how difficult it is to translate that into words.…

Iran

at home in Iran

To write a sequel to the previous experience would be the easiest way to share my second trip to Iran and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.

I’m thinking to present it differently thou, as already from the last …

Iran

my first days in Iran

DAY 1

holi-day in Iran

first impression: heavy pollution ROSE deep sleep

 CISTA is waiting for the two outsiders (us) to wake up, so that she finally has the perfect victims to play with (us) and to confuse thanks to …