"Orth used the internet to launch himself into a fantastical realm that happens to be real." -Liesl Schillinger, New York Times
"A breezy narrative that offers a couch-level view of Iran that you won't find in travel guides." -Kirkus Reviews
[Orth"] revels in the small details of Iranian life. -Morley Walker, Winnipeg Free Press
Stephan Orth is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author. For nine years, he was online travel editor for Der Spiegel, one of Germany's top news magazines, and he has contributed to National Geographic, the Courier-Mail, and Time Off magazine, among other publications. His next book, Couchsurfing in Russia, will publish in fall 2018. He lives in Hamburg, Germany.