About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Travels Archive
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Photos from Helsinki, Pt. I
Posted on April 28, 2008 | No Comments -
I’m in Helsinki
Posted on April 28, 2008 | 3 CommentsI’m here until May 1 to report for PRI’s The World. I’m staying at the Stadion Hostel, where there’s free WiFi. So far, I met a friendly Greek student who’s studying abroad here on the bus back from the airport, and an Iranian engineer who... -
Notes from Iran, Part IV
Posted on April 20, 2008 | 1 CommentPart III ; Part II ; Part I Music: Blue Scholars – Second Chapter 9:16 Pacific Time March 26 2008 Without even realizing it, I clench my teeth and suck in air quickly and audibly, almost every time I ride in a Tehran taxi —... -
Notes from Iran, Pt. III
Posted on April 18, 2008 | 1 CommentParts I and II can be found here, and here, respectively. Music: Beethoven – Symphony No. 6 12:17 pm Pacific Time March 24 2008 For the last couple of days, we begin our morning with Iranian noon, a sweet, almost buttery cheese, homemade quince jam,... -
Notes from Iran, Part II
Posted on April 17, 2008 | 2 CommentsMusic: The New Pornographers – Sing Me Spanish Techno (Soho Sessions) 1:03 pm Pacific Time March 22 2008 Khanoom and her husband — who passed years before — are buried sideways, so that they can face the Shrine of Massoumeh in Qom for all of... -
Notes from Iran, Pt. I
Posted on April 16, 2008 | 4 CommentsSo, as you probably know by now, I was traveling in Iran for two weeks in late March. I didn’t blog about it or publicize it much, given that as a dual-citizen (I can be drafted into the Iranian military, although I have a short-term... -
Photos from Iran, Pt. I
Posted on April 4, 2008 | No CommentsHere’s my first batch. I’ve got nearly 1,000 in all. Here’s a few of my favs from the first round: -
I’m in Paris until Saturday
Posted on April 3, 2008 | No CommentsWe had a six-hour flight from Tehran, braved Paris rush-hour traffic and made it to my aunt Firouzeh’s house in Issy-Les-Moulineaux. I’ll be spending two nights here (my parents four) before heading home to California for one night before I mosey on over to Austin... -
I’m en route to Paris
Posted on April 2, 2008 | No CommentsThey have free WiFi, and serve “Caffè Americano” at Tehran airport. No joke. More on the flip side. -
Pico Iyer: Across the World in 36 Hours
Posted on January 2, 2008 | No CommentsNYT’s Jet Lagged: Jerusalem these days is barely a day away from Santa Barbara. In 36 hours or so I moved from a society that seems to have annulled history — and even parts of reality — to a place a millennium away where the...
