Our 2016 Iran group on the bus
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field.
Will you meet me there?”
– Rumi
by Cilla Utne, …
By Cilla Utne, CEO
The air is hot and dry, but not as hot as I had imagined. In the distance, sharp arid mountaintops formed long before humans walked …
CCJ’s Founder, Carole Angermeir and Ambassador-at-Large, Wilford Welch lead Cross Cultural Journey’s maiden trip to Iran. With our upcoming trip to Iran in October 2015, watch the videos below for their personal observations and insights into the country they both …
By Wilford H. Welch
Good politics or good policy? That is the quandary many U.S. Congressmen now face with regard to Iran. The American people have been conditioned over the past thirty-six years to distrust Iran and support policies that …
Our inboxes were filled with updates this morning as we received a photo of some of our Iran travelers at the Nasīr al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz. As they near the end of their journey, it seems they are having a …
On April 4th, CCJ was happy to see a group of travelers land in Iran on our Splendors of the Persian Empire journey. Our Ambassador-at-Large, former US diplomat Wilford Welch sent us an update.
…Dear All,
I suspect you are
Iran is a mysterious place to American travelers. For centuries, this beautiful, ancient land has been one of the great spiritual, cultural, political and economic powers of the Middle East. It’s the birthplace of Sufism and home of philosophers and …
In the city of Yazd, Iran burns a mighty flame. An Atash Behram (Fire of Victory) to be exact. Contained within the Zoroastrian Fire Temple is a flame said to be burning for over 1,500 years- since around 470 A.D. …
