Category: Iran
8 reasons why Iran will be the destination for 2016
When talking about Iran, and in the interests of expectation management, I always like to start with the negatives. The visa situation is still a bore (although soon to improve, inshallah); ladies need to wear a headscarf at all times in public; there’s no booze (anywhere – not even in the 5* city hotels); the
$1 million holiday with Emirates Palace
By Paul Johnson on Nov 24, 2008 in Accommodation, Bahrain, Hotels, Iran, Leisure Travel, Middle East, Regions, Special Offers & Packages, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany, United Arab Emirates
The Telegraph details a $1 million ‘special offer’ that’s currently being advertised by Emirates Palace. For this price you get a week in the luxurious Palace Suite at the hotel, along with first class flights from anywhere in the world. You’ll also get a butler service, access to a chauffeur-driver Maybach and a 
Unprecedented 2010 world cruise itinerary from Crystal Cruises
By Paul Johnson on Sep 22, 2008 in Cruises & Boat Travel, Iran, Kuwait, Middle East, Regions, Saudi Arabia, Speciality Travel
Voted World’s Best more than any other cruise line by the readers of Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler, luxury cruise specialist Crystal Cruises has set an exotic new course with a unique Middle Eastern twist for its 15th annual World Cruise set for 2010. The detailed 108-day itinerary, featuring maiden visits to Iran, 
