Photos and commentary from John Walker's expedition to view the total solar eclipse in Esfahan.

By Bill Heavey. [Washington Post]

Author Paul Kriwaczek and his guide brave fearsome traffic, cheap hotels and a tight 10-day schedule aboard a clapped-out Fiat in a search for the heart of a 2, 500-year-old civilisation. [Guardian Unlimited]

Links to over 20 personal travelogues that have appeared in the Iranian.

After making friends with Iranians while studying Farasi at New York University, this student went to Iran to see the country for himself.

Article describing several Americans' trips to Iran. [Christian Science Monitor]

An eyewitness report and photos from an October 2000 trip to Iran by five friends.

Travelogue by Doug Burnett. Includes information about getting a visa and hotels.

Photographs of Iran based on "Towards Ispahan", a Pierre Loti novel. Links to Loti's biography, articles and web-based books.

First two chapters of a book by Elaine Sciolino, which synthesizes her more than two decades of study of Iran.