What comes to mind when you think about Iran? It has been in the news again recently, and almost everything we hear and see in the press is negative. It seems like a good time to revisit this post from March 2016 about Chris’s skiing trip to Iran, to show a different side to the country.

Returning home from a trip is a time for a reflection. I am always glad to be home, but I also miss the constant impression on my senses of new sights, smells, and experiences. As I reflect on Iran it is the people that are most vividly in my mind. "Welcome to Iran" may have been the only phrase of English that many knew, but it was always genuinely meant, and followed by a smile.