Iran Journey

Hormuz Island, Persian Gulf

I went to Iran for 2 weeks and it was a very good experience, met with other travelers from Europe, China, Japan, Pakistan & Kazakhstan. Here are some of the things that I noticed in Iran.

Iran is safe and people are very friendly.
Get a good VPN installed on your mobile, when you enter Iran.
It takes couple of days to get used to Iranian currency.
It's better to get an Iranian Debit card, so you don't have to carry large amounts of cash.
You will see people queuing in front of bakery to buy fresh bread in morning, afternoon, evening and even at night.
Snapp taxi app was very helpful, whenever I felt I'm bit lost in the city, called a Snapp.
Using Tehran metro you can reach almost any part of the Tehran city.
I found food to be very different, persian cuisine have very less spices.
Public transportation is good, frequent buses between major cities. Overnight trains on longer routes e.g. Tehran to Mashhad, Tabriz to Tehran.
Bazaar is the heart of every Iranian city, some of the bazaar's still have very Old Mosques and the Caravanserai e.g. Tabriz Grand Bazaar
Mosaic Tile work and Carpet work is exquisite.
Iran is very diverse with different weathers in different parts of the country. When I was there I saw Snow, Rain, Desert, Greenery & very high temperature in the south especially in Bandar Abbas.
I saw many Afghan working in Iran, especially in Tehran.
I liked that Iran mostly have Squat toilets.
I didn't need to worry whether food is halal.