After just a few days, I know that Azerbaijan is a land of many contrasts. It has a long and varied history, has been part of the Persian empire and the Soviet Union with remnants of both still evident as well as many other invaders in between. The Azeri language is a Turkic language but...
The final installment from Isfahan – enjoy! http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lawyerchick92/3/1350755218/tpod.html
Isfahan was one of my favorite stops when I visited Iran a few years ago. It’s an amazing city (even if the river has been diverted for the subway construction!) and there is so much to see and do there. Every tour we do includes time in Isfahan. http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lawyerchick92/3/1350627064/tpod.html
I talked to family again today in Aleppo to see how they were doing. They were telling me that we don’t even hear half the news of what is happening in the city. Some of the hospitals are open – the public ones and also the private hospitals – but they do not have enough...
Zoroastrian Towers of Silence, Fire Temples, Water Museum, and more from Yazd. Enjoy! http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lawyerchick92/3/1350495987/tpod.html
Persepolis, Naghsh e Rostam, Pasargadae, and then on to Yazd. Enjoy! http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lawyerchick92/3/1350409556/tpod.html
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I talked to a friend of my daughter today that lives in Aleppo, Zuka. We are trying to convince her to leave, but she says she can’t go by herself and leave her family behind. She is the only one in the family that has a passport. Even with a war going on you need...
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