A bicycle, thousands of miles, and a life-changing journey

In 2015, British journalist Rebecca Lowe decided to bike from her home in London all the way to Tehran, Iran. When she announced the decision to her family and friends, most thought she’d gone mad. But she went anyway and survived to write a book about her adventure. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke with Lowe about her new book, “Slow Road to Tehran.” 

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