IRAN. 2017. Vakili Family. Khadijah washing her nephew and help him to clean himself from the sands.

Khadijeh Alami, 1972, from Hamedan.

-How did you come here?
We drove with 3 cars from Hamedan. My nephew also drove here along with his wife and daughter(Rosa) with their own car from Tehran.

-How long did it take?
For us it was about 7 hours drive from Hamedan to Anzali.

-How often do you come here and why?
Every year, we have to come here because we miss the sea. In Hamedan we don’t have a sea and we are facing lots of problems because there is lack of water in our city.

-How long are you planning to stay?
For 3 or 4 days. We come to the beach everyday and we spend the whole day here by the sea. The last day we will go to Talesh forest for a birthday party that we are invited.

-Where do you stay at nights?
We rent a small house in Anzali. It’s not perfect but it’s fine. It’s small but we don’t really spend that much time in the house.

-Do you travel with the family?
Yes, always. Because it’s more fun when we are all together.
Grandmother: my husband passed away 5 months ago and for this trip my family made me to join them. I feel a lot better now and I’m so happy now that I’m here. They are all taking care of me the whole time and helping me to swim.

-Do you think this kind of trips bring the family together?
Grandmother: Yes, 100%. For me it’s amazing because I love my daughter in laws and my grandchildren, so I have the best time of my life here.

-How many kids do you have Khadijeh?
2, a boy and a girl.

-What did you pack with you?
Everything such as meat, chicken, fish, spaghetti, onion, potato, rice, oil, cheese, yoghurt, tea, sugar, we have everything with us.

-What do you do on the way?
We eat snacks and drink tea, we listen to music and the men dancing while driving.

-Why do you come here>?
Just for the sea

-How do you feel when you are by the sea?
It’s like from morning until the night it always makes us feel calm. We