Riding through Iran on a small motorcycle as British person.

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Strong rec mwlp · 2021-04 · on “A record label bringing Iranian music to the world”

I've been wanting to visit Iran ever since I watched this video: [this video] , where a guy tells the story of him riding a Honda C90 through the country.

Strong rec thinker403 · 2021-07 · on “Mr. Rafieh’s Tehran Pencil Shop”

To anybody with a cynical view of Iran and its people I highly recommend watching this fairly recent documentary about a British guy riding a motorcycle through the country. The people seem like some of the most friendly in the world. [this video]

Recommends NaliSauce · 2016-09 · on “I quit my job, bought an army truck, and spent 19 months circumnavigating Africa”

On a only slightly related note: there's a guy who drove across a lot of Asia and Europe on a C90. He filmed some of it and cut it togheter. Here's an example: [this video]

Recommends TomVDB · 2020-01 · on “Trapped in Iran: My Summer as a Guest of the Revolutionary Guards”

There was this British guy who drove from Beijing back home on a Honda C90 moped. His video about Iran is heartwarming. [this video]

Cites emilsedgh · 2021-07 · on “Dividend Cripples Saudi Aramco”

I like this conversation, wish we could talk in person. > Look, I happen to have a very high opinion of Iranians and Iranian society. I think you are one of the most sophisticated people in the world Thank you. I don't have such high opinion we're quite average, but thanks. You are absolutely right that my observations are only a tiny fraction and quite subjective. But that doesn't mean they can be fully dismissed. Go to youtube and search for Americans or European's impressions of Iran when they visited. Some of them are at very rural parts [0], and yet, they are so warmly welcomed. And don't be fooled. Iranians can be horrible people. Just see how we treat Afghans. It's pretty damn embarra