IFP- It was mutual: I trusted people and they received me kindly in their homes, said Kristina Palten, the Swedish runner who travelled to Iran with the motto of trust. Heres IFPs translation of Khabar Onlines interview with Palten, a 45-year-old Swedish ultra-runner who ran across lots of Iranian towns and cities: A lot of tourists travel to ...

The Swedish female runner Kristina Palten who ran 1,840 km across Iran to break preconceived ideas about the country is working on a book and a documentary movie which will portray her Iran journey. Overwhelmed by the kindness of the people she met and adventures she experienced in Iran, Palten is now trying to collect all her memories in one place,...