Persian rug

travel tourism village home in Seyyed Mahalleh near Sari Mazandaran province iran

Mar 21 2023

Waking in a traditional Iranian village home
Deep unscientific analysis of sleeping on the floor in Iran

21 Mar ’23

This entry is part 9 of 14 in the series Iran Road Tour: Tehran to Mashhad via the Caspian Coast

I’m a happy man in an Iranian traditional home because everything – eating, sleeping, receiving of guests – happens not on furniture but on floors covered with nothing but Persian rugs. Empty rooms are peaceful.

An island in an ocean of clouds, Filiband, Mazandaran. A strange world and yet jsut just a daytrip from Tehran

Mar 18 2023

Touring Iran’s Caspian Region: Filband
Day 3 of our aimless escape to the highest point in Iran's Mazandaran

18 Mar ’23

This entry is part 7 of 14 in the series Iran Road Tour: Tehran to Mashhad via the Caspian Coast

Filband is a village in northern Iran in the middle of the clouds so dense, you would swear you’re at beach not on top of a mountain. Were having a blast touring Iran’s Caspian Sea area.