Rangi Hotel, Takab

The Throne of Solomon with the effervescent lake in the foreground

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==“Mostly Harmless”== If you are familiar with the phrase 'damning with faint praise' then you'll get the joke (whether it was intended or not) in the Lonely Planet guidebook to Iran which... more

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koshkha

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The Warmest Welcome in Northern Iran
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12/09/2010

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Advantages The warmest welcome in Northern Iran
Disadvantages Decorated like 1980s Student Accomodation

“Mostly Harmless” If you are familiar with the phrase 'damning with faint praise' then you'll get the joke (whether it was intended or not) in the Lonely Planet guidebook to Iran which describes the town of Takab as 'not unpleasant'. Not since Douglas Adams’ fictional Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy described the Earth as ‘mostly harmless’ (the first edition just said ‘Harmless’) has there been a phrase better designed to give the impression “Move along, ladies and gentlemen, nothing to see here”. Our guide was less charitable and claimed the town was "famous for nothing". If you should find ... more