Iranian people faced two major shocks in recent years, the severe sanctions and COVID-19. Since the withdrawal of the United States from the nuclear deal (JPCOA) in 2018, Iran’s economy has been enduring a miserable situation. As Donald Trump, the US president, indicated they were using the toughest sanctions against Iran in the history, as they called “maximum pressure”. Afterwards, Rial (Iran’s currency) devalued more than 85 percent which caused the inflation to surge rapidly. As a matter of fact, surging dollar extremely decreased travelling abroad; thus the local tourism booms on the contrary to the first sight. The low price of gasoline which helped people to use their own cars was also another booster for summer trips to the north, as Iranians call the cities alongside the Caspian Sea beaches. In the meanwhile, the spread of the coronavirus was the other black-swan. Iran was among the hardest hit countries by COVID-19. Iran stands at the bottom rows of the countries, according to Bloomberg covid resilience ranking. The northern cities were red regions most of the time. Thus, the restrictions on travelling and the changing behavior of people harshly reduced the visitors in the region which is economically depends on the tourists. Caspian Sea is the world’s largest lake which stretches 1200 kilometers from north to south and it hosts a wide range of species and is well known for its caviar. It is the most favorable destination among Iranian families in summers because it is affordable for almost every class with beautiful natural places to visit. Economic pressure as well as COVID-19 has changed the situation of the region in many aspects. However, people still go there to make themselves happy. It’s a place where all Iranians find it a destination to cheer up and feel free, no matter which class they are belong to. As if in the Middle East, people are condemned to have hopes.