Where you belong isn’t always where you’re from

A horizontal travel-food collage featuring Persian dishes from Tabriz, Kandovan, and Oromiyeh, including dizi, joojeh kebab, shenje kebab, Turkish kebab, tea, noghl, fresh juices, and other family-favorite foods, set against Iranian landscapes and historic architecture.

Day 167 since 28 Feb 2026. In the midst of COVID-19, we explored the mesmerizing Chabahar. On this 167th day of Iran’s unique display of defiance and self-actualization, we completed our conquest of Tabriz, Kandovan, and Oromiyeh—each place revealing another layer of this land Naufar Ganih has long called home. We arrived in Tabriz around noon, checked into our accommodation,

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