Caviar from the Caspian Sea
The word ‘caviar’ comes from the Turkish havyar, meaning ‘salted fish eggs’ – and that’s exactly what this delicacy is
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Iran
Gate of All Nations: Persepolis
Persepolis is captivating because it doesn’t stretch the imagination much to picture how it once was. Columns still stand around giving an idea of the scale of the roofs they once held up, boulders and gateways, doorjambs and bits of wall are all scattered about like lego of the gods, watched over by great, carved beasts.
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Want to Buy a Carpet?
Our globe shopping hosts explore the world of carpet making as they tour markets and bazaars to find out more
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Music Travel Videos 2
Each track, many originally composed for a variety of our iconic series’, has been set to pictures of the destination.
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Persian New Year A second one hour compilation of short travel stories from around the globe. In this episode: Persian
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