In the wilderness about 200 miles south of Tehran is a place called “Half of the World.” Ishfahan, twice the capital of Persia, was the...

Tomb of Cyrus the Great (all photos are my own) “O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus...

The historical vibrations of Persia really begin to hit home in the central desert towns of Iran, especially in the large city of Yazd —...

One of the oldest towns in the world displays some of the finest Persian architecture in central Asia

While Tehran has much human drama to keep a first-time or umpteenth-time visitor entertained, the heart of Iran still beats in the...

If your Persian rug wasn't made in Iran, then it isn't a Persian carpet. There is mystery woven into each fabric composition that is...

Iran/Persia is the torn heart of Central Asia (Asia Minor). Secular China is the body, Byzantine Russia the head, the Hindu Indian...

Cosmopolitan Smog - view from Tochal Ski Mountain Tehran, the largest city and capital of the Islamic Republic of Iran, fans out below...

This account of Iran's people, land, arts, and history begins simply with a collection of faces -- of citizens going about their daily...

Buckled in a business class seat on a Lufthansa airliner scheduled to depart from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington D.C. , on September...

I am travelling to Iran to explore some of the antiquities and historical highlights of the great Persian Empire with a small tour group acc