Friday, July 4, 2008 
Earlier this month, the New York Times wrote a story about the best travel destinations for the next year. And guess what? We’re number 18! Pretty awesome, right? The story mentions Distant Horizons as a good tour provider (word is that it’s hard to get a visa otherwise, if you don’t have an Iranian […]
Filed under: TRAVEL, VISITING IRAN
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Seattle-based designer/photographer Arash Shiva just sent a link to photos he took in Iran within the last month (see Iran one and Iran two on his site). I apologize because I cropped the one above to better fit this page; the original is here, on his photoblog Gentle Sea. The haze over the city makes […]
Filed under: PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, VISITING IRAN
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I wrote about this issue on Iranian Truth, but I think it’s relevant to address this matter in a more direct way, given that there have been various theories posited in regard to Iran’s recent arrests of Iranian-Americans. These arrests are not an attack against America. They are an attack against us, the Iranian diaspora. […]
One of the most wonderful things about Washington D.C., besides its fantastically throwback Metro architecture (one can’t help but hum the Three’s Company theme song while waiting for the train), is its abundance of free art and culture. Thanks to the Smithsonian Institution, which funds more than a dozen museums in the city, the range […]
Filed under: ART, TRAVEL
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CSU Fullerton has two 6 week intensive (10 units) courses (for beginning and moderate speakers) of Persian over the summer.
Here’s the kicker: ALL accepted students get a full scholarship.
The program includes one summer of immersion language study, and a second summer of studying abroad. If you get in, they pay for everything, so that means […]
Filed under: EDUCATION, EVENTS, TRAVEL
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There’s no TV at Pars Arts headquarters, but the Adventure Divas makes us wish we’d had one when their shows, which are a “lipstick feminist” take on travel, aired on public television. The main “divas,” mother and daughter Jeannie and Holly Morris, traveled the globe to find women doing cool things. Their journey included a […]
Filed under: TELEVISION, TRAVEL
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My father was in town a few days ago, helping me move to a new place. I hadn’t seen him in over a year and it was good just to sit and talk again. Over a few games of backgammon, he caught me up with what family and friends were up to. My hometown of […]