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The Mountains of Iran

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  Long flight back to Boston today (14hrs!). The photo above is our 36,000ft view of the Zagros Mountains on the western side of Iran. Hard to believe we flew over 900 miles of that country this morning!  Below was our flight path.  More geography . . .  Below is our view of  a strange red lake in Jaheim, Iran. Guessing the color may have to do with high iron content More mountains on the border with Iraq The Italian Alps as we flew over Turin, Italy. They seemed a bit shrouded today! Lyon, France

The Fix

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Back from a great Thanksgiving visit home.  One of the hottest Dubai items we were able to bring back were FIX chocolate bars. They are different than any chocolate bar you’ve ever had and they are amazing!  The bar is made with Swiss chocolate and a pistachio knafeh filling.  Knafeh is a middle eastern thing - think pistachio peanut butter. They are made fresh daily at a location about 1/2 mile from our apartment.  However, there is no storefront and they can only be ordered online through a food delivery service similar to Uber Eats. They are so sought after that they sell out almost immediately.  They have rules in ordering from them as well:  (1) you must have a UAE phone number, (2) only one item per customer (if you are lucky, you can score a box of 6 bars which counts as one item). (3) you can only order at 2pm and 5pm each day and, when they sell out, you are out of luck. We literally set alarms on our phones to be ready at the designated times. You...