Following the coup of August 1953, the government of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi launched the Second Seven Year Plan, an economic development program designed to improve living conditions and increase the productivity of Iran's economy in order to mollify political discontent....Read more
People have always loved and appreciated food. Whether it’s home cooking to be proud of, or a particularly beautiful dish from a local restaurant, photographing and showing off food has only grown in popularity. ...Read more
We’ve all been there. You get settled into your airplane seat and then that one passenger walks onboard and ruins what could have been a few hours of bliss. Smelly food eater, loud snorer, arm rest hog, laptop crusher-there is one on every flight....Read more
It was a founding permanent member of the United Nations Security Council as well as a member of the OSCE, the WFTU and the leading member of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance and the Warsaw Pact....Read more
Egypt is one of the most mysterious destinations on the planet, and it had been on my bucket list for years! Between the Nile, the Red Sea, Alexandria, Cairo, and pyramids that date back to 2500 BC, there’s so much history and culture to experience....Read more
Sustainable tourism is a proven tool for development, benefitting communities in destinations around the world. A new World Bank Group report released on World Tourism Day explains 20 Reasons to integrate tourism in your development agenda....Read more
A protocol was signed between Şanlıurfa Governor’s Office and Haliliye Municipality in order to bring the house, which has a cave in its courtyard, to tourism....Read more
More than 11,000 Iranians are behind bars for failing to pay their debts, according to prison officials. That is almost five percent of Iran's total prison population....Read more
Nostalgia is roughly defined as a yearning or wistful attachment to the past. Sort of like classic rock buffs who think that there hasn’t been a single good song written since 1977, so they keep spamming the same record for the past 40 years....Read more
Ali Daei is an Iranian former professional footballer, football manager and businessman. A striker, he was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the German Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin....Read more
Dizin is the largest Iranian ski resort. It is located in the Alborz mountain range, about 70km North from Tehran. It was established during the 1960s under the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi....Read more
Turkey occupies a geographically and culturally precarious position straddling East and West, bordered by troubled nations whose refugees have poured across its borders....Read more
The park is south of, and contiguous with, Kings Canyon National Park; both parks are administered by the National Park Service together as the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks....Read more
People have been wondering why pizza is so popular. Pizza is the world’s most-loved meal, and in every eight Americans, one loves pizza. We spend a whopping $39 billion buying pizza, which is approximately a third of the world market....Read more
Navigating local customs while traveling internationally can be tricky. It can be hard enough to figure out things like when to tip, or whether it’s polite to shake hands with a stranger wherever you are. But it’s even trickier when it comes to figuring out the appropriate etique ......Read more
