One of them, a 28-year old boy, said that Iran is a safe, peaceful country with no security concerns. “The only difficult part was crossing the street amid heavy traffic,” he added; “Iranian drivers are terrible and crossing the street is very worrying.”

He continued: “We have traveled to many countries. But if I wanted to recommend only one to my friends, this will definitely be Iran. This is a much more special place than western countries. If you want to experience an exciting journey, put Iran at the top of your list.”

The 24-old Chinese girl said: “Iran is very nice and its girls are very beautiful. An interesting point for us was that the hijab is the law of the land; but most Iranian girls don’t strictly observe this rule and it can be said that they have ‘bad’ hijabs. Of course, there are those who wear the long black ‘chador’ veil. But we didn’t see many of them. Wearing the hijab was a new experience for me and I didn’t mind doing it.”

She added: “I liked most of the Iranian food I tried. Iran is a great country and we like to try the new dishes.”