IRAN: A Side Of The Country The Media Won't Show You - Arrival in Tehran
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- čas přidán 19. 07. 2024
- In this first introduction episode, I arrive in Tehran and see some of the sights there, showing the stereotyped view of the former US embassy (now the “Den of Espionage Museum”), the Azadi Tower, and the history of the Golestan Palace, before moving to the more modern Tehran with the Milad Tower and Tabiat (Nature) Bridge.
This is just the start, there’ll be a lot more coming from one of the most fascinating countries I’ve experienced.
#iran #irantravel #iranvlog #tehran
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PATHS LESS TRAVELED
In the late summer of 2022 I embarked on an epic road trip around Iran, during a time of unrest as protests escalated across the country.
Covering around 6200km over 24 days, I was able to see this incredible country in a way that many are not fortunate enough to see, and to record my experiences in a way that has not been done before.
Safety concerns meant that I had to limit my filming on occasion, and stay well away from any signs of the troubles going on.
However, what I did see was an incredible insight. Some of the most wonderful and welcoming people, incredible history and culture, and mind blowing food.
Paths Less Traveled - Iran is my story of my experiences, put in an in-depth series of Iran travel vlogs.
Episode 01: Arrival In Tehran
• IRAN: A Side Of The Co...
Episode 02: Kashan
• TEHRAN to beautiful KA...
Episode 03: The Road To Yazd
• The AMAZING JOURNEY To...
Episode 04: Yazd
• The Ancient City of YAZD
Episode 05: The Road To Kerman
• Across the Desert of I...
Episode 06: The Hottest Place on Earth
• The HOTTEST place ON E...
Episode 07: Across Iran to the Persian Gulf
• Across IRAN to the PER...
Episode 08: Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf
• Mangroves? Is this REA...
Episode 09: Hormuz Island - Iran's Alien World
• Iran's Incredible RAIN...
Episode 10: Shiraz
• Shiraz City Iran 🇮🇷 (I...
Episode 11: Bishapur
• Bishapur Iran & AMAZIN...
Episode 12: Even More Shiraz!
• Shiraz City Iran - Ira...
Episode 13: Persepolis
• PERSEPOLIS - The Wonde...
Episode 14: Isfahan
• This is THE REAL IRAN!...
Episode 15: Isfahan - Beyond The Main Square
• Isfahan, Iran... SECR...
Episode 16: Khorramabad
• Khorramabad... But Whe...
Episode 17: Kermanshah
• Into The Heart of Kurd...
Episode 18: Hamedan
• Did You Ever Expect Ha...
Episode 19: Back In Tehran - The End!
• Tajrish & Darband... W...
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I have been in Iran for the past 2 months. Visited the entire this amazing country and people. Honestly, I have never seen a protest since I don't go out at night. However, twice I heard a shooting at night. I would love to stay and witness what will happen, but I must leave by next week. It is becoming more exciting. Wishing a better future for the youths of Iran. They deserve it!
Wow 2 months is a long stay, surely that long can't be just tourism? As you say it's an amazing country with great people, and that's what I want to show in my videos. I also pretty much stayed in after dark to avoid any possible trouble, I'm a tourist, not a journalist!
I am planning to visit Tehran by 13th November do think its safe
@@mokshanranasinghe5360 it is very safe! People live a normal life in all the places except some Kurdish cities and perhaps in some Baluch cities. All I can say is I have been traveling and have not witnessed anything during the day. I am avoiding Kurdistan since there are cities with Marshall laws. However I am going to Kermanshah tomorrow. Touristy places are all safe as of now. Bottom line if you are not political and avoid protests you have nothing to worry about. I feel much more unsafe in many places in the US than here. No guns!
@@jongoldust5987 thank you can you give me a idea about the cost
Thank you, I wish you the best
Welcome to Iran, Chris. One note: the architect of the Nature Bridge is a talented Iranian lady, Leila Araghian.
Thank you! I did not know about Leila Araghian but just had a google to find out more.
@@ChrisKermis and she was only a student when she started the project. This is the documentary that told me that - czcams.com/video/5fY8BVwsLMA/video.html
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Thank you. I am from Russia and I think this anti usa politics is just craziness. I'm grateful you are showing different Iran
Thanks, Glad you liked it!
Dear Chris, I hope you enjoy visiting Iran. In fact, if you had traveled two months earlier to Iran, you wouldn't have faced any protests and unrest here. I live in Urmia and here is one the most beautiful cities located in the northwestern part of Iran and is famous for lake Urmia which is, unfortunately, going to be dried. But we have incredible nature with so many ancient structures back to the B.C period of time, such as saint Mariam church and Jame's mosque. I will be thrilled to come here and visit everywhere.
It was certainly unfortunate timing but I was still glad to see this amazing country. I hope some day I can return.
@@ChrisKermis I hope so 🌹🌹
We loved Iran as well, so so much! Hope that things get better soon and Iranians can have more freedom. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching, it was a pretty amazing trip!
@@ChrisKermis you sure you aren’t m16 british
Thanks , we want change in iran
Propaganda....I am in Iran and I have all the freedom I want. If freedom to you means degeneracy then move to America
I really appreciate you for showing to the world our really Iran... We are modern civilization and hospitality people
Thank you!
My favourite country - from her north to her south. I wish I was an Iranian.
I have been there four times. I will visit her again and again.
Oh, I didn't know Iran has gender 😂😂
@@arshia5066 blush
@@arshia5066 a country is called motherland also. So I guess from the word motherland we can call it a female
Where are you from?
@@mehranmoradi4608 Man az hind astam.
Welcome to Iran
Thank you!
Tehran has a lot of beautiful places for tourists...so welcome to Iran
Thank you, not just Tehran but all over Iran
@@ChrisKermis I am agree with you... Unfortunately most people don't know Iran and have a lot of wrong information about Iran. You and me are trying to make them familiar with the real face of Iran ... good luck my friend 🤞
Thank you Chris for this beautiful video! I was in Iran from June until July of this year and like the previous 2 times I was there it was the best trip I’ve ever been on!
Thank you! It's pretty amazing for sure. Must have been really hot when you were there, though still I wish I had have been there a month earlier.
I know Iran is a misunderstood country with tons of beauty to see. I hope one day to make the trip
Everything in Iran is amazingly ten times more beautiful at night
Thank you for a wonderful report. Please keep up your travels to iran and continue your great contribution.
Thank you!
Hello from Iran.... I am Iranian and I am very disappointed that you visited my country. To be honest, the media talks very badly about Iran, but Iran is really wonderful. I have not yet visited my country. Iran is very big and full of mysteries. .... If you come to Iran, you will get to know hospitality and good people... I suggest that you enjoy the night view of Iran because everything becomes a dream at night, the view of buildings, etc.
As you see from my videos I traveled thoroughly in Iran and it was an incredible experience. Wonderful hospitable people, interesting history, amazing sights and some of the best food in the world!
@@ChrisKermis may I ask, how did you get room booking done, which website did you use
@ajitmuttathethu I actually didn’t have to. As a British passport holder I am not allowed to visit without a pre-arranged guide. All of my accommodation was booked by the company of my guide, with me reviewing it first
so much to see there enjoy it
Absolutely, 24 days of intense travel there showed me a lot!
Hello, I myself work in tourism and was doing tours during the weeks you were here. I got very happy to hear that you enjoyed yourself in my country in spite of some unpleasantness that happened to you. We Iranians/Persians love tourists and we just love to communicate with our guests during their visit. Certainly you have seen us and have talked to the people. Unfortunately, the world doesn't know almost anything about us. Hopefully you and many other tourists visiting Iran little by little can get the word out about the truth of Iran. Thank you for sharing. God bless you.
Once Iran is free you will have so many tourists wanting to visit. Also so many Iranians exiled will finally get to visit home. I’m half Persian and I’ve been to many places around the world. But I can’t even visit the country of my roots because of my Baha’i background. I have no relatives left in Iran. They were either killed or left
Iranian people are amazing. Very well educated and the best hospitality in the world. You combine that with the history and culture. Iran will be the no 1 destination in the region. It will happen in the future for sure
🤍 Thank you for this incredible series! (And at such an important time!) Beautiful; can’t wait to watch the rest of your episodes! 💕🫖
Thank you for the kind words!
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bojournice to meet you-mate-Bravo~this is epic recording! ))
Thank you, appreciate the kind words!
Excellent , well done . I hope you have a great trip
Thank you! Back at home now but it was a great trip.
Thanks for the beautiful video. I hope in the next year or so be able to visit Iran after so many years.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
We have just been to Iran. It was a wonderful experience and a great part of it was based on your informative and beautiful videos. Thank you so much for sharing them!
I’m glad to hear that! Just thinking back on that trip blows my mind
Hi Chris Thank you for showing us this beauty of Iran, unfortunately you were in Iran during protesting. However Some cities are safe and calm, the people from there don't protest at all like Yazd, Kish,. I hope you enjoy this trip If you wanted to come back to Iran to see more beauty in future let us to know.
Thank you. Indeed many places such as Yazd seemed completely calm at the time I was there. I loved Iran and hope some day I can return.
No even those cities have and had protests
Thanks for sharing your experience
Loved it 👍
Thank you, hope I can show how amazing this country is aside from the news stories
I’m sure you can bro !
can’t wait for your next video regards from the uk 🇬🇧
I hope you enjoyed visiting Iran, Chris. Come back later to see free Iran as well 3>
I'd love to visit again someday!
Hi Chris. Fantastic videos your making. Really enjoying Iran trip.
The food looks absolutely incredible.
I also like you video on Morocco, especially the trip to the desert, which has prompted me to go and do the same trip in September.
I've been to Morocco many times and you capture it lovely in your videos.
Keep up the excellent work Chris.
Thank you, I appreciate it! Glad you've enjoyed the videos and have a great trip in September!
I will travel to Iran in a month 😍
Enjoy and stay safe!
Hi I have seen ur videos but there was no Iran over there💔
Hello, welcome to my country, I hope you have a good time on your journey in Iran.🌟🥰
Thank you, Iran is a beautiful country
dear chris ,im happy you enjoyed your trip and thanks for your way of reporting, normally Iran is much safer than that ,it was only not the best time! anyways keep up with the good stuff
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your video! I went in 2017. Iran is definitely lovely. My friends and I had wonderful time.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
I LOVE IRAN ITS PEOPLE ITS FOOD GOD BLESS IRAN SALAM TO IMAM RAZA SALAM TO MASOOMA QOM ABUTURAB SHAH FROM AMERICA
nice job with this, Chris... you impress me as being a pretty righteous dude....
Haha thanks!
Hello .
I will promise you that everything gonna be change in iran and gonna be better after protesting we will invite you to come in iran and visit our iran
Soory for bad moments u had
Wish you the best ❤
(Iranian people)
I loved Iran but certainly didn't visit at a good time. Not something that could be helped but I went out of my way to avoid trouble spots and see the beauty of the country.
Yes, protesters are doing so good for the country, burning buildings, killing people, abusing, so much to make a country better
Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks for watching!
Beautiful and thanks for sharing. Hope you be able to go back soon ❤️
Thank you, I hope so too!
Nice ❤
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QUÉ HERMOSA TIERRA BESA ESE SANTO SUELO POR MÍI, OOOOH BEAUTIFUL!!
OooooooooooHHHHHH QUÉEEEE EMOCIONANTTTTEEEE ❗️❗️❗️❗️❗️🇲🇽🇮🇷🙌
Amazing! 💙💙
Thank you, glad you like it!
waiting for your next clip
Episode 2 has been online for a couple of days, check it out!
@@ChrisKermis thanks for informing me.
i don't know about Tehran, but these days we're facing some difficulties to connect to the Internet in our village.
wish the best for you.
@@sepasgozar. And I wish the best for you. I don't know how it is now but certainly internet access was entirely down in Tehran on the day I left. Wifi and mobile.
Welcome to Iran :)
Hi Chris! I hope you can visit back someday when Iran is free and more beautiful than ever💕💕💕
Hey, thank you!
قشنگ تر یعنی غربی تر او به دنبال این نیست بلکه به دنبال زیبایی شرق اینجاست دیدن هرزه های بیشتر مثل تو از نظرش زیبایی نیست
I'm an Iranian and our people have been through alot with this regime
God help the protesters and fighter for a better future
stay sound my friend
heard pellet shotguns going off rn gotta look out for hot spots
Hello it's very good.
Come to Bayazeh castle future
Thanks, I went to many great places around Yazd but not there. That will be episode 3!
I hope you enjoy your trip in Iran 😊🌸
Thank you, I am no longer in the country but it is a beautiful place
@@ChrisKermis You are welcome 😊
I'm glad to hear that 😊🌸
Good luck and don’t give up 😉😉😉
Thank you!
wow IRAN😍
It's a beautiful place!
welcome to my country bro🥰
Thank you 🙏🏽 It was pretty amazing to travel there!
yw my dear friend🥰
what a man!! thank you 💕
Thanks for watching!
Salom from Malaysia and may Allah guide you.
Thank you. I've always loved Malaysia and have visited several times
@@ChrisKermis how wonderful! I hope you can see Islam as a peaceful as you can visit Muslim Countries.
I know that many people are now under polarisation because of Israel-Palestine, Iran-US, China-Taiwan & Russia-Ukraine. But the best thibg for me is, stay away from hypocrites.
And, I want to tell you something about the truth of hijab was, a peaceful of honor. Because it was mentioned on hadith & quran, you can say obligatory, but women had a choice.
Of course, it's most important to respect the beliefs of others. There's certainly too much polarisation in the world.
@@ChrisKermis may Allah (God) help us all.
Anyway, I hope you can visit Malaysia again. Only if you have a feelings towards Islam when you looked at Mosque.
And, hope you can visit Palestine, espicially in Al-Aqsa or Gaza one day.
Anyway, avoided western news, believe for the truth with our own trust.
@@hadifjamalluddin3319 Always. I believe what I see with my own eyes and from meeting people around the world ❤
Welcome to Iran♥️ if you needed help in Tehran let me know
Thank you!
There's never a boring moment when watching your channel. Love how engaging everything is. New subscriber from iran is here😉
Thank you so much! There’s going to be a load of videos coming from my trip in Iran, hope you like them!
Just had a quick look at a few of your videos, I will check out more. How are things in Iran now? What is the feeling there nowadays? Hope you are safe! Tashakur. Love and support to beautiful, brave & courageous women girls and men of Iran! Shalom from Israel.
@@come_explore_with_me_IL It's so hard to tell, we're so limited as to what we hear on the news. I've been wondering myself what happened on and after the day I left Tehran.
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You're welcome to IRAN
Thank you, hope you liked the video!
Thanks for the video! It was cool!
I have booked a trip to Iran for myself for the second half of February. 15 days, I really hope the situation will get better by that time. All the best . / Daniel
Glad you enjoyed it. Keep an eye on the situation, I wouldn't go now.
As an Iranian, I suggest you to wait a little bit more. In the near future your destination will be Iran, not Islamic Republic of Iran and believe me, you will have more fun. The situation in Iran right now is not appropriate for travelling, people are fighting for their freedom.
Hi as an Iranian i would recommend mostly do not come in Iran if you do pls be careful esp in Tehran , if you have any female traveler with you make sure to take care of her and just don't be around the police, stay safe
Yall on ur replies r lying
Iran is safe
in fact the only thing the government cares about is safety😭😂
Thanks a lot for this interesting footage. I live in Tehran and wish you have a lotttttt fun here🥰✌️
Thanks, this was just the start and there's a lot more. I really enjoyed visiting and eating in Daarband on the last day!
@@ChrisKermis I will follow your upcoming videos from Iran . Good luck 👍
Good trip choice. This timing will help you to grow the channel hopefully
The trip was planned more than 2 months before the recent events, it takes a long time to get a visa for a British passport holder!
Nice video showing us a bit of Iran, while it is certainly reasonable and prudent of you to avoid such dangerous situations and very glad you managed to stay safe, some words of support for the brave women, girls and men of Iran protesting this brutal regime would be nice. I will sub you, interesting in checking out the rest of your vids. Shalom from Israel.
Thank you for watching! I've always wanted to avoid any political or sensitive discussion in this channel anyway and focus on the countries themselves rather than the headlines. Of course by chance I did happen to be there at a difficult time though and want to acknowledge that.
@@ChrisKermis Hey, Thanks for the reply, and yea that's completely reasonable, and anyway a good idea cause we get to see real life in certain countries which are often reported on negatively, not the negative politics. Though I think in this case the difference is that this is not like the West against whatever country, this is the people themselves who want change for their own country, but I do think the West needs to hear more about whats going on there. And yea I hope so too, they are truly courageous and inspiring, just really sad when you see teenage girls among others being killed just for protesting.
@@kausarjabeen5469 dude, I believe in peace, love, human rights and all good things, so I'm not going to engage in hateful dialogue. While we prefer peace and not having to run to bomb shelters we also know how to defend ourselves. The sad thing is that innocents also end up getting killed and that is why war and hate is so bad for us all. There are bettrt ways to solve disputes sadly all the hate and terror over the years have only strengthened the right wingers in Israel. The Iranian people have spoken loud and clear they support the sanctions even though it also hurts them, they are willing if it helps topple the regime. I have heard this time and time again. They are brave. They are proud, they are sick and tired of living under this terrible evil regime which kills girls for nothing but protesting for freedom such as Sarena Esmailzade and Nika Shakarimi. Iranians have explained to me they often r-pe these girls too because they are not allowed to kill virgins. The Mullas are finished and Iranians are getting their freedom. TIme to switch sides or get lost, Boragumsha!
Nobody lies fake state of Israel & it's evil plans against Iran😡🔥long live Palestine 🇵🇸 🇮🇷
@@lenny9672 Soon it will be, you will have freedom and end of regime, and our Countries have peace, I will visit Iran! ❤
Great vibrant video! You’re a brave man! Thanks!
Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!
welcome to Iran ....❤
Thank you!
Nice coverage, wish you safe staying while in Iran, looking forward for more episodes.
Thanks, I was careful and had a great experience overall in the country. Plenty more coming!
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When you said: let's get rid of that, it's not iran.
This is just what we want the people around the world to know.
Thanks a lot.
Exactly right! 💕
Yeah.....except for forcing women to be second class citizens. Forcing them to cover up, raping them, no fair trials. Sure. We all believe you....
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Thanks for watching!
Hi, just so you know it's the Milad Tower and Tabiat bridge . Pleased you enjoyed Iran
Thank you!
My iran 😭🖤
Did they give you a hard time in the Airport?? I am traveling in December and I am a little worried about my phones and camera getting confiscated.
No trouble at all when I went, but that was a different time before the current events unfolded.
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welcome to iran chris
Thank you
welcome to IR
#mahsaamini #womanlifefreedom #opiran
Someday the revolution will succeed i hope
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Welcome to Iran 👍👍
Unfortunately, a person rules in Iran who has been in power for more than thirty years and is over eight years old
Young people want change, but he does not listen
excuse but the Islamic mullas regime its been already for 43 years that hustaged Iranians
@Roberto and you’re not Iranian
@Roberto Quite humorous how your definition of “not blind” is not seeing hundreds of your fellow compatriots who are getting massacred by this occupying force
@@Hermesborugerdian you are a Hasbara troll with clear Hebrew signs .
Lol. Op is a joker. He has a monarchy flag and complains about someone being elected to power for 30 years 🤣🤣🤣
Welcome to Iran, I hope that to have a good memory's in Iran ❤️
Thank you, one of the great reasons to make these little videos is that I'll have even more good memories when my own will fail me!
I haven't been back home to iran in over 2 decades :(
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You look like Lawrence Kraus
EYVALLA
I hope in the near future we can be a better host and welcome you in a free country♥️🙏🏻 #mahsaamini
Could you add A little British comedy to your trip in Iran
We love to see that
Sure!
Comedy is dead in Britain ,killed by 12 years of the Cons.in power and Brexit too of course, the country itself-btw I am English-is an international joke and there is nothing left to laugh about.Sorry you will just have to watch old Mr Bean vids or maybe Wallace and Grommet.
we thought there demonstration was going on everywhere in iran !
They are going on of course, but life also continues as normal at the same time. I went out of my way to avoid trouble spots.
actually TRUE PROTEST (Revolution!) is in KURDISH CITIES which are giving MAXMIMUM sacrifice! Tehran is just sleeping damn them....
Come to Shiraz ✌️✌️❤️
I did, that will be a later video!
You went to Iran in the middle of the revolution:))))
Brother come back in a year or 2 to see what Iran is in freedom.
I hope everything gets okay in iran #freedom
we are having a big revolution :) i hope that you come to Iran when we are free ✌
I am from lran
For the sunrise after a long dark night
For Woman Life Freedom ♥️♥️♥️
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Woman, life, freedom. ❤
I appreciate the video & the light you bright to IRAN. However considering that this video was only uploaded 2 weeks ago, I expected to see something about our current revolution as well. #mahsaamini
wooow this is not like Europa talking ABOUT
I'm sorry for your trip to my beautiful country hopfully less than a few more months you will walk freely all over beautiful Iran, believe me it's not because Iran is my native Country but really Iran have too much to discover, for me as an Iranian still I find a lot new thinks, I've been in to many different countries in all over the world, everyweher was nice but Iran is beautiful cause Iran is a lady the MOLLAS made it looks ugly
Iran is certainly a beautiful country. I knew it would be which is why it was such a big dream of mine to travel there.
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Hi Chris thanks for amazing video i have a question if you can help me I would appreciate it .
I am from Afghanistan and my family live in Iran I go every year to visit them in Tehran .
My wife is English and I have got a 2 year old son I would love to take them to visit my family in Iran but I am worried if my wife be in danger be coz she’s English can you plz advise me with this plz 🙏
It's impossible for me to say regarding danger. It seemed to me that the biggest danger was being in the wrong place at the wrong time, my biggest worry being near a protest that was going on and getting accused of inciting it. If your wife only has a UK passport then she would need to have a guide from an approved company at all times and submit where she will be every day in order to get the visa.
Hi I am from Iran and I dont think it should be anything dangerous for ur wife as a britisher
I think you like Tehran right?
Tehran was great though I really liked Shiraz and Isfahan too
You do look Peraian so Im happy you got out alright. Digging the accent. Thanks
Haha thanks!
You got balls man . if you are out of here. you are so lucky you have not been taken hostage by the goverment
True you're not a journalist but one doesn't need to be a journalist to lend their voice about something. It would have been nice if you used your platform to tell the viewers about what is really happening in Iran these days and why people are chanting "woman, Life, Freedom" and are asking for a complete regime change and end of 43 years of Islamic tyranny.
He has stated he takes a neutral position-like it or not his stance is clear.
welcome to our country ! but be careful ....😑😞
It was amazing being there, though I certainly didn't come at the best of times. I left 2 weeks ago and was as careful as I could be there. My thoughts remain with the amazing people of Iran!
What do you mean by saying be careful??
We have to be more be careful if looking back at history
Although most feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, there’s been a fair amount of negativity, political statement and on occasion even hate speech due to the timing of my visit to Iran. Please allow me to acknowledge that and give some more details the timing of my trip, my time there and why I’m making these videos.
Firstly, my timing. I arrived in the early morning of 19 September and left on 13 October.
As a British passport holder the visa alone took around 2 months, so the trip was a long time in the making. On my second day there in Tehran (as I was stuck in my hotel with a bad case of food poisoning which I picked up in Istanbul), I heard about the situation and the protests starting.
When leaving Tehran to begin the trip, I had a lot of thoughts about leaving Iran and giving up on it entirely. But at the same time, nobody I spoke with was concerned or thought the protests would last long. I decided to continue and really saw few signs of protests or trouble throughout the majority of my trip. At the same time I was very careful to avoid any possibility of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
As I continued back north from the Persian Gulf I found I had to be more careful. I’m sure you will understand that I did not want to risk being in the wrong place at the wrong time and getting in big trouble for it. When I reached the Kurdish region (again this was long planned before anyone knew this situation would unfold), things were more tense and I would happily have left the country a week earlier than I did.
My intention for this channel and these videos has never been political or journalistic. It’s a difficult time for Iran, and I will not detract from that in any way.
I will not show what is going on there in these times, nor will I discuss it or give opinions on it other than how it affected my time there. That does not mean I’m saying the situation isn’t happening. But there are plenty of places online I’m sure where that kind of content and discussion exists. This is not it.
But I do think there is value in showing the rest of the world Iran beyond the news (both now and before the current situation). It gives context to those who don’t know the country - who only hear what the media and news want to say about the current situation. It shows them that Iran is a county worth caring about. It makes Iran more relatable. Normal life, incredible food, culture and people. Not just the protests.
So I really hope you understand that I am not detracting from the tough times of the Iranian people in the current situation.
My love to you all ❤
It's very brave of you to stay in Iran during this hard days, specially as a British person.
As an Iranian I'm very happy that nothing bad happened to you during this time.
Hopefully Iran will be freed soon, so all tourists from around the world, could visit it freely and safely.
Shahyaad Tower, (which is called by the regime Azadi Tower! which means freedom!!!!!!! The tower) is designed and made by Architect Mr.Hossein Amanat in 1971-72 when he was only 24 years old. He was prized by the Queen of Persia Shabanou Farah Pahlavi, He lives in Vancouver now.
@@lenny9672 The Pahlavi King was NOT a hero of the people and made the lives of the Vast Majority of Iranian People Very difficult: Poverty, illiteracy, and fear. That’s WHY they Revolted. Khomeini did fix many of those problems, but also Kept the people from being Free. After him, the current leaders have done NOTHING for the people. Hopefully Iran will be Truly FREE soon. 💕🫖
@@lenny9672 lol Shah was a corrupt guy
The architect is Baha’i too. So he wouldn’t be allowed back in Iran without some sort of persecution. I’m surprised the regime didn’t destroy the tower