Our Man In Iran – Andrew Burke

from planet lonely · host Iain Stewart

Andrew Burke has worked on Lonely Planet guides to Senegal and Gambia, South Africa and many Asian destinations including Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Thailand. He’s also been a journalist for the FT, South China Morning Post and Australian Financial Review. In this episode we focus on his numerous trips to Iran, a country he believes redefines traditions of hospitality. Expect tales of private parties in North Tehran, desert weddings, dealing with the Revolutionary Guard and the kindness of strangers. (05:25) First Impressions, Tehran(13:12) a desert homestay(17:33) Iranian hospitality, and a wedding(30:46) sights including Yazd(34:48) cuisine and pre-Islamic culture(40:45) North Tehran(43:53) arrested by the Revolutionary Guards

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