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Mohammad Reza described his father in his book Mission for My Country as “one of the most frightening men” he had ever known, depicting Reza Khan as a dominating man with a violent temper. A tough, fierce, and very ambitious soldier who became the first Persian to command the elite Russian-trained Cossack Brigade, Reza Khan liked to kick subordinates in ...

Mohammad Reza Shah took the title Shahanshah (“King of Kings”) on 26 October 1967. He was the second and last monarch of the House of Pahlavi. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi held several other titles, including that of Aryamehr (“Light of the Aryans”) and Bozorg Arteshtaran (“Commander-in-Chief”). His dream of what he referred to as a “Great Civilisation” (Persian: romanized: tamadon-e bozorg) in Iran led to a rapid industrial and ...

Let’s open big, shall we? I don’t understand how this lady sits, eats, drinks, sees, or travels anywhere. HOWEVER. I applaud her sense of drama and I support her wholeheartedly in this.

Someday our great-grandchildren will look at photos of the hadron collider or the first 3D printer and wonder how they were invented so long ago! In the last point, you’ll see the pearl of the collection!

The most alluring things in life are often those that are off-limits. And as travellers, this means that we’re fascinated by places that we’re not allowed to visit.