[...] Dubai is the new place to go. And it’s safe and Westernized so you can feel adventurous about going to the Middle East and….shopping at modern malls, buying Gucci and staying in gazillion-dirham hotels. Um, no thanks. I’d rather go to Oman or Saudi Arabia. Heck, I’d rather go back to Iran. [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-172576 Visiting Israel » TravelBlog Archive » Family Travel Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:29:37 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-172576 [...] If you’re considering a family trip to Israel (and here’s one family who made the trek) you will need to weigh the obvious dangers with the educational and spiritual benefit. Ironically, it’s very similar to my thoughts on travel with kids to Iran. [...]

[...] If you’re considering a family trip to Israel (and here’s one family who made the trek) you will need to weigh the obvious dangers with the educational and spiritual benefit. Ironically, it’s very similar to my thoughts on travel with kids to Iran. [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-163968 Perceptive Travel Blog » Blog Archive » Bahrain Rising Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:04:41 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-163968 [...] I watch all this with bemused interest, since I spent a few years living in Bahrain as a preteen, had my 12th birthday in Iran and then returned to Bahrain for a brief visit as an adult.  Middle Eastern nouveau riche excess is not new to me and the Middle East as a whole is not particularly scary. [...]

[...] I watch all this with bemused interest, since I spent a few years living in Bahrain as a preteen, had my 12th birthday in Iran and then returned to Bahrain for a brief visit as an adult.  Middle Eastern nouveau riche excess is not new to me and the Middle East as a whole is not particularly scary. [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-127666 Visiting Israel » TravelBlog Archive » Family Travel Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:11:23 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-127666 [...] If you’re considering a family trip to Israel (and here’s one family who made the trek) you will need to weigh the obvious dangers with the educational and spiritual benefit.  Ironically, it’s very similar to my thoughts on travel with kids to Iran. [...]

[...] If you’re considering a family trip to Israel (and here’s one family who made the trek) you will need to weigh the obvious dangers with the educational and spiritual benefit.  Ironically, it’s very similar to my thoughts on travel with kids to Iran. [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-122622 Home Turf Media - » Carnival of Cities #6, Worldly Views Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:57:35 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-122622 [...] Shiraz & Esfahan, Iran. Seafarer likes adventure and exotic destinations, but she does wonder about travel with kids to….Iran? She has fond memories of her own time there as a youngster, but can the years have changed the country so much as to make it now completely unsafe? Let her know at her BootsnAll blog Family Travel. [...]

[...] Shiraz & Esfahan, Iran. Seafarer likes adventure and exotic destinations, but she does wonder about travel with kids to….Iran? She has fond memories of her own time there as a youngster, but can the years have changed the country so much as to make it now completely unsafe? Let her know at her BootsnAll blog Family Travel. [...]

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-120875 Seafarer Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:03:11 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-120875 Hi Matt, Thanks very much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Always important to get feedback and perspective from someone who's been there.

Hi Matt, Thanks very much for stopping by and leaving a comment. Always important to get feedback and perspective from someone who’s been there.

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-120761 Matt Sun, 11 Mar 2007 07:43:56 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-120761 Iran is an awesome place to travel too, even with kids. The people were very friendly and the anti US rhetoric which is presented in the media was nowere to be found. Food was very nice, alot to see (historic wise), people were probably in my top 3 most hospitable people and the culture is rich. If your kid has breathing problems, the Tehran would be a no go zone, the polution there is horrendous.

Iran is an awesome place to travel too, even with kids.

The people were very friendly and the anti US rhetoric which is presented in the media was nowere to be found.

Food was very nice, alot to see (historic wise), people were probably in my top 3 most hospitable people and the culture is rich.

If your kid has breathing problems, the Tehran would be a no go zone, the polution there is horrendous.

]]> http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html/comment-page-1#comment-115188 Blah, blah: overused travel stories » TravelBlog Archive » Family Travel Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:47:56 +0000 http://www.familytravellogue.com/travel-with-kids-toiran.html#comment-115188 [...] Dubai is the new place to go. And it’s safe and Westernized so you can feel adventurous about going to the Middle East and….shopping at modern malls, buying Gucci and staying in gazillion-dirham hotels.  Um, no thanks.  I’d rather go to Oman or Saudi Arabia.  Heck, I’d rather go back to Iran. [...]

[...] Dubai is the new place to go. And it’s safe and Westernized so you can feel adventurous about going to the Middle East and….shopping at modern malls, buying Gucci and staying in gazillion-dirham hotels.  Um, no thanks.  I’d rather go to Oman or Saudi Arabia.  Heck, I’d rather go back to Iran. [...]

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