Yes, it probably wasn't completely wise, but these three weren't really as naive as it may appear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9311_detention_of_Am

Yes, it probably wasn't completely wise, but these three weren't really as naive as it may appear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9311_detention_of_American_hikers_by_Iran http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009%E2%80%9311_detention_of_Am... >At the time of their detention by Iranian troops, the three Americans were on vacation from their jobs in the region in a relatively stable, autonomous region of Iraq known as Iraqi Kurdistan. On the recommendations of locals, they hiked to see a popular local Iraqi tourist destination near the Iraq-Iran border, the Ahmed Awa waterfall. >The three American detainees have stated they were simply hikers who did not realize that they were in Iran and that they actually have lengthy backgrounds as social justice activists >They had been living and active in the Middle East, and were on holiday in Iraqi Kurdistan, an autonomous region of Iraq free from the sectarian struggle that dominates much of Iraq.[16][17][18] They had been advised of the suitability of the region for a holiday by friends who had been there and through Internet research; and were recommended the Ahmed Awa waterfall, a popular Kurdish tourist destination, by a number of local people whilst they were in Sulaymaniyah. >after straying onto the border with Iran. There is some contention that they might not have actually crossed the border.