She’s already making her bridesmaids cosplay as Yvette from Clue, I doubt she’s going to expend too much mental energy worrying about bra straps.

haha thank you. This article infuriating me and all these comments are borderline racist. They’re acting like she was visiting a zoo full of savages and they thanked her for her bravery and courage.... am i crazy?

Some pretty impressive orientalism.

What is this cracker shit??

The whole time reading this, I was thinking, has she never heard of ta’arof?

I gave you a star but would liketo also offer a leather journal that ties with a string.

As a (comparative to the majority of the world “rich”, in that I have the means to plan and take a vacation annually) white girl who likes travelling and learning about interesting places, I appreciated the topic of travelling alone as a woman.

I’m not sure what to make of all the examples of her openly flaunting her ignorance of local customs. Am I supposed to think, “Oh wow, what a wild and brave person”? Because all I thought was, “Shit girl, maybe you should’ve picked up a ‘Lonely Planet...’”

When i get really angry at an article I look for the replies that say what I’m thinking... you are the only one i find that gets my exact sentiment. This white girl “Im so powerful and a lonely wander, no one is like me” is annoying. She isn’t a special snowflake and brave warrior for conquering foreign land. The…

I felt the exact same way. I found the topic interesting (a woman travelling alone in a place at the intersection of gender and culture conversations) but something about it made me feel icky. I feel like if I was at a dinner party where she was telling this story I would feel very annoyed at the tone.

I didn’t like the bit about the State Department “patronizingly” pointing out that it isn’t easy for a woman to travel alone in Iran. I guess they should just say, “Nah, it’s easy, don’t worry about it. Go right ahead and don’t bother with any precautions.”

many iranian women have travelled iran alone. How nice for you to position yourself as the outsdier willing to break the rules. Iranian women have been living under this regime for decades, and have figured out how to live their lives under it. Despite what you may have been told, or not seen, they do have some…

I have to agree. This was an interesting read, but for reasons I can’t quite put my finger on, didn’t sit well with me. There’s kind of a tone-deaf smugness to it

I did not wake up this morning thinking I would like Ariana Grande, yet here we are.

“3,000 miles away, Wes Anderson is jolted from his slumber. “Something eccentric is happening,” he murmurs.” This made me whole day. Bravo, Ellie!

This happened in my junior year of high school.

Men who complain about the "friendzone" don't know what friendship is. For the record, friendship is when you care about another person's well-being. The end. And the only thing your friend owes you is to care about your well-being in return.