Kudos to you for exploring a city that have an unsatisfactory perception to many people who looks forward to make a travel, Even after knowing that your blog is latest and situation remain more or less same how many people would be ready to Pack their bags to Iran.; It is my impression though.
Earlier it might be done to the Iran-Iraq war, now maybe the conflict of interest with the US and all. Whatever the impression may be, like you said I heard that Iranians are people with some beautiful heart for others or they are a group of people that can be considered to be the best hosts. (Based on a true account though the cause for it is unfortunate).
Your blog has thrown some good light on a place and I may rank it as one of the best in its category of travel. I was not aware of this hitchhiking and on a honest note I need to google it for knowing what it is. And reading that both of you in a special relationship status had undertaken such a travel and completed it successfully had given some happy moments while reading it. And also kudos to you for doing the same way and traveled to 30 countries and it made me surprise too'.
Overall the blog is really interesting and deserve an appreciation from fellow steemiens. Does not matter the presence of one or two or few scammers as it is present in every nook and corner of the world where tourists flock there. You can see such peoples infamous religious places too who are known as touts in some places.
This blog can be considered to be an informative article than a travel blog with details included ranging from visa requirements, where the visa cards are not accepted, the famous places to be visited, some historically important places to the general information on the places.
I rather appreciate you for providing such fine details and also not making it slightly boring by including so many photographs unlike in many other travel blogs here.
Mehdi and his friends wanted to do something special so we decided to rent a cabin high up in the mountains - higher than the clouds.
This looks really the awesome part of the tour at least in the write up as only you knows how good was other places