It's not all too many years ago that I would have thought Iran was definitely off the visit list, but in recent years it has become quite a popular destination amongst travellers I know. Episode 146 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast is, in fact, devoted fully to Iran because I've had so many guests tell me about their good experiences there that I just had to create an entire episode to be able to share some of their stories.

First up I chat with Brett Seychell of Social Cycles who first visited Iran on his two-year cycling journey from London to Melbourne. He loved it so much that he has now been half a dozen times and runs tours there!

Next I speak with photographer Dale Neill who has also taken a tour group to Iran in recent years. Dale reiterates the common theme of this episode, that Iran is probably the single friendliest country he's ever visited.

Finally, I hear from Joanne Karcz who was recently in Iran for a month and had so many good stories to tell about the country and especially the kindness of the people.

Links:

• Brett from Social Cycles - https://www.social-cycles.com 
• Dale Neill - http://www.daleneill.com.au and the Fremantle International Portrait Prize -  https://fipp.org.au 
• Joanne’s site Travel with Joanne - https://www.travelwithjoanne.com/   
• More from Joanne on Iran in Episode 141 - https://www.notaballerina.com/141
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• Show notes: https://notaballerina.com/146