Iran Yesterday and Today

American traveler's "most fascinating" foreign journey

Rick Steves writes European travel guidebooks and hosts travel shows on U.S. public television and public radio. Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of Iran's rich and glorious past, learn more about the 20th-century story of this perplexing nation, and experience Iranian life today in its historic capital and in a countryside village. Most important, you'll meet the people of this nation whose government so exasperates our own. www.ricksteves.com

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03-Mar-2009
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Q

Whatever Zion...

by Q on

this report is not "from a different planet", as you put it. It's Iran. It's reality.

We all realize you have a problem with reality. We realize you can't stand it when anything other than your anti-Iran agenda gets national attention. We realize why you must reflexively call reporters "gullible fools" just because they didn't copy AIPAC (or should I say CJPAC) talking points as you do every day. We realize all of this. We are aware of it.

We simply don't care for it and aren't fooled by it.
Accept reality and deal with it... or keep doing what you're doing.


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Beautifull

by Toofantheoncesogreat (not verified) on

I loved it, but it still ranks after the two documentaries the BBC has had on Iran, one by Rageh Omar and the other one by that Iranian gentlemen exploring Iranian food across the country.

Still, I like his friendly face and open attitude when explaining history and situations, and when he is talking to people.


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Zion hates all "Goyim"

by Anonymous Iranian guy (not verified) on

You have to understand that Zion is a pure Goy-hater. All Iranians are considered "Dirty Goyim", because only Jews are the Chosen People.


tsion

LOL

by tsion on

Q and friends,

do you even read what I write? I did not say anything against the people or the "peaceful" country flowing with milk and honey (and hanging teenagers and imprisoned students... ) at all. I just mentioned, that amidst all of this, he is parroting the Iranian regime's "excuses" as if they were the will of the people, including the same decent people he is showing there. (and that makes him more a fool than a "propagandist" by the way. The poor guy evidently thinks he is doing the world a favor this way.)

You don't agree? You think the Iranian people do all these things because their "so very different, almost as if this is a report from a different planet kind of different" view of everything makes them "want" things that way, and the Americans just have to "understand" all of this "sophistication"? Fine. Good for you. I really apologize, but I rather think Iranian people are like everyone else, want freedom and prosperity for themselves and their children, and are currently under the brutal rule of an ideological minority that imposes all of this on them. This is just what I think makes more sense. Why does that make you all so angry?

Zion


MiNeum71

Very Charismatic & Entertaining

by MiNeum71 on

I enjoyed every single minute of this very interesting documentary which passed much too fast ... thanks for sharing.

 


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Kambiz, thank you indeed ...

by Mehrnaz (not verified) on

It was beautiful. Is it not amazing that any glimpse of the widespread beauty of Iran and simple joys of ordinary people fill Zion with envy to the point of hallucinating that she can speak for the "will of the Iranian people"!!!


Q

Don't believe you lying eyes Zion, it's all fake footage!

by Q on

Nobody spoke their mind, it was all actors.

Iran is a hellhole, not worth visiting. Just bombing. Isn't this your basic message? IRAN BAD!

Your love and respect for Iranians is getting stronger by the second! I'm just glad others get a chance to be reminded of it once in a while. Do me a favor, don't stay away too long again, OK? Many of my countrymen have short memories when it comes to hatemongers. They need to be reminded what you're all about once in a while.

"repeating the view points" from Zion? REALLY? YOU'RE calling Rick Steves is a propagandist?

(insert your own joke here)


Abarmard

Rick Steves

by Abarmard on

Is a nice guy and it shows in all of his shows. I did enjoy his show and I have taped it HD so when I put it in a large screen, the part when he shows the beautiful mosque in Isphahan, it it looks romantic and megistic. 

Hope to see more shows that are based on the reality of the Iranian life and culture than pointless demonization. If you can see this show in HD please do so.


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Loved it

by Alborzi (not verified) on

I really enjoy seeing the Iranian people. When I took my wife to Iran, she complained these girls even make the hejab look good. I wish peace upon them, they are the best.


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Zion, The greatest enemy of

by Noam (not verified) on

Zion,
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance..it is the illusion of knowledge
So i think you are a fool , not those people in Tehran.


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"I am very philantropic!" (?) - in part 3

by farrad02 on

Did you note the guy in Isfahan saying: "I am very philantropic!" Makes you wonder what he thinks is the meaning of the word "Philantropic"?


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Mazal Tov

by Appalled (not verified) on

Tsion, Zion, Buddy,

I heard that the fool ended up in Iran after he was denied permission by the Israelis to report from the Gaza strip on the recent humanitarian actions by the IDF for the palestinian people. What a schmuck? Why show a peaceful country and decent people when you can show torn up, mutilated, bloodied and murdered defenseless women and children is beyond me!!!!!


tsion

Ignorance

by tsion on

Repeating the view points of the Islamic republic as the will of the Iranian people for the American audience amidst usual reporting. They sure love such gullible fools in Tehran.
Zion