Comments on: Tehran

By: radar

radar — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:33:47 +0000

Ah, the Shah. What a lovely guy he was. And a real human rights nut too. Can someone remind me how he came to power again?

By: Chthoniid

Chthoniid — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:35:53 +0000

…I can suggest a few places (from experience) where the threat of being blown up or being shot at is a little more palpable.

I can recommend Isfahan also as a travel destination.
Baluchistan still has some crocodiles left if that appeals

By: big bruv

big bruv — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:26:53 +0000

Bloody hell DPF!…Iran, Turkey, what is next…..Palestine?

Is this the DPF ‘please shoot me’ world tour?

By: Sam Buchanan

Sam Buchanan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:35:26 +0000

Are you getting down to Isfahan or Yazd? The latter is a stunning old town and a Zoroastrian centre.

By: Rufus

Rufus — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:55:51 +0000

Davidp 2:37 “Did you shout “death to America” or burn an effigy of George Bush?”

LOL

Like – “when in Rome…” and all?

By: davidp

davidp — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:29 +0000

>There was a large group of school girls visiting the Crown Jewels at the same time as Paul and I. I think they were from outside Tehran as their reactions indicated they don’t see a lot of western men. Lots of pointing, staring and giggling.

School girls often point and giggle at me. You get used to it.

Did you shout “death to America” or burn an effigy of George Bush?

By: Rufus

Rufus — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:25:01 +0000

I’d love to visit Iran, see the sights, soak up the history. I’ve read a couple of stories of guys going snowboarding in the mountains – sounds amazing. And the history, the history. I’d love to go …. if it wasn’t for the dickheads running the show. I don’t know if I could go and be relaxed, knowing at any one moment someone could grass on you, and you’d be a whole pile of trouble.

Friend of my family went to North Korea a few years back. Said it was amazing, but scary at same time, constantly watched by lots of intimidating guys in uniform.

By: paul henry

paul henry — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:58:04 +0000

Yeah, no, good point. The Asiatic Lion evolved a smaller, rounder head for the benefit of human feet.

By: Murray

Murray — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:24:55 +0000

david; They’re full of Persian whores, intense incense and are generally inexpensive although you should take at least a dozen shots before and after with possibly a booster during, the decore would impress any DPM dicerning shopper for its colour and various syntentich animal skins. Think cloe of Wainui on steroids.

Basically value for money if you can hold your breath long enough, don’t look at the decorations and don’t mind your dick dropping off.

I leave the kiddie sex trade to others more qulified than myself.

Thanks for the email, your VIP card is on its way.

By: david

david — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:13:33 +0000

@Murray 12:37

Please share your intimate knowledge of Persian knocking shops with us. We await in breathless anticipation.!!!

By: david

david — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:11:24 +0000

Can’t imagine Jonothan Hunt accepting a posting to that Embassy, no matter how big the wine cellar is.

By: william

william — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:01 +0000

I’ve been to Tehran a few times and there is of course a wonderful restaurant there called McMeets … not sure there was any real meat in anything they sold.

If you can, take the cable car to Tochal in the mountains….. it a very long cable car and some of the little cafe’s and tracks up the mountain are amazing…… and if you ask nicely someone will find you a bottle of Shiraz to make the day more passable.

By: Murray

Murray — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:37:35 +0000

I think the Crown Jewels are infinately more tasteful.

The phrase Persian knock shop comes to mind looking at those things.

By: Chthoniid

Chthoniid — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:36:50 +0000

That Tiger’s head would just be an annoying tripping hazard.

Is is a tiger? I was picking Asiatic lion.

By: Ross Nixon

Ross Nixon — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:35:39 +0000

But I don’t know for how long!
Iran holds ‘largest ever’ war drill one day after threatening Tel Aviv http://tinyurl.com/y9exczm

By: unaha-closp

unaha-closp — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:29:40 +0000

If you want to see something truly amazing there are a few synagogues in Tehran.

By: paul henry

paul henry — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:46 +0000

That Tiger’s head would just be an annoying tripping hazard.

By: Richard Hurst

Richard Hurst — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:00:17 +0000

Are you sure that’s the NZ embassy? Because with all that fencing, locked doors and bars on the windows it looks just like a little corner liquor store in South Auckland.

By: ngaioconservative1

ngaioconservative1 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:44:03 +0000

You do realise that for these Iranian schoolgirls you now represent the archetype Western male?

By: gazzmaniac

gazzmaniac — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:37:18 +0000

Did you notice the no photography sign out front of the NZ embassy?
Those crown jewels look seriously impressive – when will NZ be getting some?