Welcome to our adventure!

Join us as we travel around the heart of the old Persian Empire, or modern-day Iran. We'll share stories of the people and places we encounter in our travels from the perspective of an American. The stories will highlight the beauty and warmth of the Persian culture and identify contradictions with the American narrative of Iranians. But most of all, we are on an adventure, and we want you to join in on the fun!

The primary means of interaction are stories written by me, Joseph Carroll. Additionally, we've provided several means of organizing the stories to make it easier for you to follow along.

Here's how the site is organized:

Stories Individual stories from our travels. Each new story is also sent as a newsletter to subscribers.
Trips A narrative view for each trip to Iran in timeline format. All stories will be listed under a trip giving you an easier way to view the progression of our trip.
Locations An interactive map view of our trips allows you to easily see where we've been and explore other sites in the area.
Photos & More Photo and video albums from each of our trips. (Our own version of Insta' Stories )

The best way to stay on top of all of our stories is to subscribe to our newsletter! If you subscribe, you'll receive at most 2 - 3 emails a week from us with stories from Iran and other Persian inspired experiences.

Latest stories

2022 Jumping In

Morning Yoga

Morning Routines One of the better habits I picked up during the pandemic was a morning yoga routine. As some may know, I have not been blessed with natural flexibility. So feeling “advanced” in my age, I thought some daily stretching would be a good idea. A fun aside, one […]

2022 Jumping In

Stepping Out

Into Forbidden Territory I have to admit, the thought of traveling to Iran made me a little nervous. After all, Iran is the enemy, right? In preparation for all this, there may even have been a conversation about what to do if the Iranian authorities arrested me! (In hindsight, I […]