Georg's video: Traveling in Iran: Experiences Impressions Tips w timecodes

After traveling in Iran for 3 weeks I want to share my experiences and impressions and give you some tips for your trip to Iran! Timecodes: 00:00 Intro 00:50 - 1. My Journey and first Impression 00:54 - 1.1 Travel itinerary 01:23 - 1.2 Organize 01:37 - 1.3 Transportation 02:37 - 1.4 Budget Accommodation (I look a bit destroyed...) 03:10 - 1.5 First Impressions 03:27 - 1.6 Communication 03:41 - 1.7 The cities, climate and landscape 03:56 - 1.8 Food (vegan) 04:52 - 1.9 Safety 06:15 - 2. Curiosities and Surprises 06:31 - 2.1 The calendar 07:03 - 2.2 Numbers 07:22 - 2.3 Nose-Job 07:46 - 2.4 Dresscode (men & women) 08:26 - 2.5 Public transportation (women & men) 09:04 - 2.6 Internet & blocked websites 09:21 - 2.7 Couchsurfing 09:47 - 2.8 Arier 10:26 - 3. Money 10:27 - 3.1 Credit/debit cards 10:54 - 3.2 Exchange money & Toman 13:08 - 3.2 The costs 14:36 - 3.3 Bargaining 15:00 - 4. Experiences/Impressions (good & bad) -----------------------Good---------------------- 15:10 - 4.1 Broden my horizon 15:34 - 4.2 Hospitality 15:56 - 4.3 Couchsurfing 16:04 - 4.4 Food 16:23 - 4.5 The landscapes 16:35 - 4.6 Travel costs & getting around -------------------------Bad-------------------------- 17:11 - 4.7 The Nazi thing 17:35 - 4.8 WTF 18:20 - 4.9 You are not from Germany 18:55 - 4.10 Rules for women 19:37 - 4.11 Littering 20:21 - 5. Tips for your trip 20:25 - 5.1 Do some research 20:33 - 5.2 Don't overplan 20:47 - 5.3 Main Destinations 21:02 - 5.4 Bring enough time 21:22 - 5.5 Climb the highest mountain of the middle east. (Mount Damavand) 21:59 - 5.6 Bring gifts 22:20 - 5.7 Learn some basic Persian 22:29 - 5.8 Friday is a holiday 22:39 - 5.9 Talking about sensitive stuff 22:50 - 5.10 Prepare yourself for the squat toilet and the bum gun 23:19 - 5.11 Be open minded 23:42 - Outro In this video I'm talking about a few experiences and impressions I've made while traveling through Iran in August '17. I hope nobody takes anything personal. Everything is based on my own experiences. I've you have a different opinion or a question please write a comment and let me know. I left my camera on autofocus, so it unfortunately kept pumping, putting me out of focus quite a few times. I'm sorry for that! Filmed on a Panasonic/Lumix G80/81/85 Stay tuned for more videos, Georg in Iran