Tag: #TravelinIran


  • Missing the plane in Shiraz, Iran.

    Of the many silly things I had already done in life, I missed the one of missing the plane. It was a ‘thrill I gave myself at the end of a trip that had been uneventful and for which I risked trouble getting home. Shiraz is not just a wine Shiraz was the last destination…

  • There is one place in Poland you absolutely must visit.

    For a place to absolutely visit, I am referring to Auschwitz, but I consider it an example. In fact, any of the other Nazi death camps and beyond could work just as well. Countless peoples have been martyred and exterminated throughout history, and for example, the injustices that to this day the State of Israel…

  • Meetings in Iran, how is Bud Spencer doing?

    Meetings in Iran are the other aspect that will always remain in my memory. Years earlier I had had an affair with an Iranian girl living in Bologna. Talking about her country and telling her about my trivial collection of magnets, she told me that they did not have them in Iran; this goes to…

  • While traveling in Iran, I hold press conferences

    Outside Tehran, the rest of the trip to Iran I did by moving around in the very comfortable buses. The cities are less chaotic and you get to breathe oxygen again. In August it is very hot, we are in desert territory, and I well remember a certain sense of suffocation when I got off…

  • Trip to Iran, meaning a real Italian in Tehran

    Already on the first day of my trip to Iran, I had confirmation of what I had already realized by informing myself from reliable sources.Iran is like a hidden treasure chest, so much so that people are amazed to see you, especially alone. I settle in, almost, immediately In the touching museum of the Holy…

  • Ignorance in social media, especially about Iran

    Ignorance in social media was the most overt fact of the period before my trip to Iran. The one on my return was that it is wonderful. Highlighting two extremes in the country: great cultural wealth and religious dictatorship. Going to Iran It was a beautiful experience, and having done it solo in August 2019…