Inspiring Travel Writing from Kamin Mohammadi
Kamin Mohammadi is a writer, journalist, broadcaster and commentator based in London where she moved after leaving Iran as a child. She is also a travel writer who has contributed to travel books by Cadogan Guides (Spain, Portugal, the Algarve, Sicily and Sardinia), Dorlin Kindersely (London) and Lonely Planet (Iran). In addition, her travel articles on the Maldives, Iceland, Egypt and Tanzania have been published by publications in as diverse as Geographical magazine, WEXAS Traveller, Impressions magazine, Harpers and Queen in the UK and BEE magazine and Washington Flyer in the US. She writes hotel reviews, a spa review column and also works as a health and beauty editor.
She also specialises in writing about Iran, particularly modern society and has had major stories published in UK publications such as The Financial Times magazine, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and the New Statesman as well as appearing on various British radio programmes as a commentator on Iran. She is writing a book to be published by Bloomsbury in 2008.
www.kamin.co.uk
She also specialises in writing about Iran, particularly modern society and has had major stories published in UK publications such as The Financial Times magazine, The Times, The Mail on Sunday and the New Statesman as well as appearing on various British radio programmes as a commentator on Iran. She is writing a book to be published by Bloomsbury in 2008.
www.kamin.co.uk
Articles by Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
We had been driving through the scrub-tufted desert for over an hour before we turned onto the dirt track that led to Chek Chek. Our driver pointed at the high brown hills that surrounded us and, in an attempt to explain the origins of our...
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Before You Die: A Week in London
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Kamin Mohammadi
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United Kingdom
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Greater London
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London
United Kingdom, London: Spend a week in London. As well as all the museums and shops, London now boasts the London Eye, the envy of Europe, as well as a host of cultural institutions which have benefited from a massive injection of cash - the...
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Before You Die: Dozmary Pool, Bodmin Moor
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Kamin Mohammadi
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United Kingdom
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Devon and Cornwall
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Dozmary Pool
Cornwall, Dozmary Pool: Visit Bodmin Moor, the only natural lake in Cornwall and - legend has it - home to the Lady oh whom rests Excalibur. Walk around the pool and feel the eerie atmosphere of the moor, with its rose quartz and amethyst crystals....
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Before You Die: Glorious Palaces
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
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Esfahan Region
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Esfahan
Iran, Isfahan: See Isfahan, the 18th century capital of Iran, with its glorious palaces and eye popping mosques, its wide, tree-lined boulevards and bridges harbouring old fashioned tea houses. First stop should be the vast main square lined by the...
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Blood and Sand
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Spain
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Andalucia (White Villages)
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Ronda
The sun poured onto the saffron sand, picking out crimson. A hush had descended on the 19th century auditorium as the man in the sparkling suit, head held low, eyes intent, drew out a sword from behind his cape, gaze fixed on the huge creature in...
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Can the Maldives Survive Man?
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Maldives
The Four Seasons Resort at Kuda Huraa in the Maldives understands well the ‘Robinson Crusoe’ factor, identified by the Maldivian Ministry for Tourism as key to the Maldives appeal. All Maldivian resorts occupy their own islands which are...
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Falling in Love in Iran
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
The first time I met Bijan was at my cousin's wedding, in Saqqez, a town in Iranian Kurdistan. I don't know what we talked about because I was only five-years-old, and Bijan was seven. That was before the mullahs overran Iran. In the chaos...
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A Stroll Down Mullah Sadra Avenue, Shiraz
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
Where do you go at the start of the weekend when you are young, free and single in Shiraz, one of Iran’s largest cities? Head down to Mullah Sadra Avenue, of course, Shiraz’s most popluar shopping street. Kamin Mohammadi took a stroll....
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Palermo, the survivor
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Italy
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Sicily
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Palermo
Sicily is the Elizabeth Taylor of islands, a survivor. How could it otherwise manage to bear the dubious honour of being home to Mount Etna, Europe’s largest active volcano? In so many ways Sicily is the essence of what we expect of Italy. It...
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From Revolution to Café Latte
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Kamin Mohammadi
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Iran
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Tehran Region
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Tehran
Twenty-six years ago this week, Iran’s Revolution became victorious after a year of riots, killings and increasing chaos. The Shah left, Ayatollah Khomeini came back from exile and, after they put my father’s name on a gravestone, we...