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				*Overland to Asia* *Iran*



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		Iran. Not the first country that pops up in your head when you think about a possible holiday destination. But it has a lot to offer: rough mountain area (you can even ski in Iran!), beautiful old desert cities, mindboggling mosques, relaxed teahouses and.... very hospitable and friendly people (sometimes too much). Also very emotional people. Like we have holidays in the west to party, they use theirs to mourn. They mourn about the victims of the Iraq - Iran war (with thanks to that old US of A) or about Imam Husayn (most Iranians are shiite muslim), on his death anniversary you see mosques filled with weeping men. Another thing that struck me was that many people are well educated and very intelligent and knew a lot about my country. Probably this is because on tv there are no movies or series containing violence, sex or kissing (this doesn't leave much space for Western productions). Only religious and/or informative programs. If I had to choose I would also go for the latter. Read here the story of the vegetarian pizza with sausage ff f



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