Travel Honoring Saadi and Hafez in Shiraz No trip to Shiraz would be complete without honoring the Iranian poets Saadi and Hafez.…MariaJuly 6, 2017
Travel Naqsh-e Rustam, majestic tombs of Persian Kings It was time to bid farewell to Persepolis and head to Naqsh-e Rustam. At Persepolis…MariaJuly 2, 2017
Travel In the Footsteps of Alexander at Persepolis There it was, we had finally arrived! History books have made me dream of ancient…MariaJune 26, 2017
Travel Zoroastrian Sacred Places in Yazd And here we were on the road again on a different quest, to visit the…MariaJune 20, 2017
Travel Exploring Yazd As promised I'm taking you on a new journey, exploring Yazd as it should be…MariaJune 14, 2017
Travel Yazd, the pearl of the desert I realize that it has been a while but sometimes life shows you that you…MariaJune 9, 2017
Travel Snow, Salzburg and Literature When I went to Austria this past Christmas and New Year I had been secretly…MariaFebruary 2, 2017
TravelThis & That Christmas Wishes from Vienna So I'm back on the old continent. It's Christmas day and I was preparing to…MariaDecember 25, 2016
This & That White Christmas I’ve had my share of white Christmas during all these years of living abroad. Each…MariaDecember 19, 2016
TravelMarkets Exploring Isfahan’s Grand Bazaar This was definitely not my first sand storm and I suspect it won't be the…MariaNovember 18, 2016