Hmm. I agree that the hatred towards Iran and Persians is horrible, and I love the Iranian people. And I agree that everything is inexpensive, and that it is a

Hmm. I agree that the hatred towards Iran and Persians is horrible, and I love the Iranian people. And I agree that everything is inexpensive, and that it is a fantastic place to travel to. I'll definitely be going back. But traveling there is actually somewhat difficult. Information online about the visa process is very hard to come by. Embassies will give you conflicting answers, and the Iranian embassy in the Hague hung up on me twice. I just came back from a visit to Iran and I have to say that seeing westerners is a rare sight, even in Tehran. Excluding Tehran Khomeini airport (where I saw maybe 10 western tourists), I can count the number of westerners I saw - the entire time I was there - on one hand. Iran definitely doesn't have "many tourists" - they have fewer than Kazakhstan according to official figures. And the majority of these tourists are Iranian in some way, which is probably because you need an invitation from an Iranian to enter the country, and because if you don't speak Persian (or have a Iranian friend to accompany you) you're SOL.