CNNPhotos traveled to Cambodia daily and stayed for earlier this year . `` Even if traditional grand bazaars continue to be the favorite places to shop for regular Iranians , they now face competition from huge shopping malls , which were erected in the outskirts of major cities across the country , '' Cristofoletti said . He thought a month life in Iran contradicted the way the country is normally portrayed . ` ` I was really surprised to see these kind of modern stores and malls , '' he said .
CNNPhotos traveled to Cambodia daily and stayed for earlier this year . He thought a month life in Iran contradicted the way the country is normally portrayed . `` I was really surprised to see these kind of modern stores and malls , '' he said .