Travel guru Rick Steves continues his adventures in Iran with a fascinating visit to the ancient city of Persepolis.
Steves is having fun, but as you’d expect, things are a little dicey when you’re traveling in the Axis of Evil. For one thing, the “death to America” chants get old. And you can still stay at the Holiday Inn Express, but the continental breakfast is hideous.
Incidentally, Iran allows you to grow marijuana as long as you use it for food purposes. Look for details in Steves’ next book, “Great Cuisine of Iran.”
A fictitious airline placed ads in real newspapers, purporting to base fares on how much travelers weigh. “Derrie-Air” listed fares starting at $1.40 a pound.
Sounds like a great idea, unless you’re a certain travel guru who just gained 40 pounds in a month in Iran.
Ed McMahon isn’t laughing much these days. He says poor planning and bad luck are the reasons he’s facing foreclosure on his Beverly Hills mansion.
McMahon learned the hard way that subscribing to 15,000 magazines is no guarantee you’re going to win the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes.
— Doug Parry, Herald staff
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