The Lonely Planet for Iran didn’t have very nice things to say about Ahwaz. “Using the well-served airport is the only reason you’d choose to transit this vast, featureless, industrial…

A day trip out of Ahwaz was made to make it to Shush, Iran.  One of the main sites I wanted to visit while in Iran was the tomb of…

The Chogha Zanbil Ziggurats were built around 1250 BC (well over 3000 years old).  As Iran’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chogha Zangil was incredibly well preserved to this day. …

I arrived into Tehran not knowing exactly how my trip was going to unfold. My friend Reesa had a classmate (Sara) who’s father (Dr. Mohammad Housseni) was living in Iran…

I was not disappointed with this picturesque ancient Phoenician town along the Mediterranean Sea. We visited a Byzantine church and took in the citadel and its surrounding ruins. It was…

I went to Tripoli with my friends whom I met at my hostel – Dragana, Vlad, and Michael. The city itself had a left to be desired, but I was…

A highlight of Lebanon, Baalbek has a rich Roman history. I went out to this site with Michael and Angela. The minibus was a rather strange ride, making a pit…

Immediately after visiting Saida, Dragana, Vlad, and myself continued on to Tyre – an ancient Phoenician coastal city. Along the highway, it was rather striking to see UN convoys, and…

Going for a day trip with Vlad and Dragana, we visited Saida before going to Tyre. What was most evident was the heavy UN, military, and Hezbollah presence on our…

Leaving early in the morning from Damascus, it took almost 5 hours to finally make it to Beirut. The border crossings were busy and inconvenient, but I was able to…