Visiting The Ancient Assyrian City Of Amedi, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated April 2024, Visiting The Ancient Assyrian City Of Amedi, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in June 2020 Located in a wide-open valley in northern Iraqi Kurdistan, Amedi is one of the most picturesque places you’ll visit in all of the territory. The city that sits […]
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Iraq Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Visit in 2024 Updated March 2024, Iraq Travel Guide was originally published in January 2022 I first stepped foot in Iraq back in 2019, visiting the far north- only to spiral my curiosity into the country even further (the same thing happened to me in Afghanistan
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The 10 Best Things to do in Baghdad, the Capital of Iraq Updated March 2024, The 10 Best Things to do in Baghdad, the Capital of Iraq was originally published in June 2022 Planning to travel to Baghdad as part of your greater Iraq itinerary? Well, look no further, I’ll give you all the details to
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Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran Updated February 2024, Crossing the Iran-Iraq Border Crossing at Haji Omaran was originally written in June 2019 In late April 2019, I crossed Iran-Iraq border (into Iraqi Kurdistan) at the Tamarchin-Haji Omaran crossing as part of my overland trip from Afghanistan to Iraq. In this guide, I will cover how
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Rabban Hormizd Monastery in Alqosh Updated February 2024, Rabban Hormizd Monastery in Alqosh was originally published in July 2020 Dating back to 640 AD, the Rabban Hormizd Monastery sits clung and carved into a mountainside just outside the town of Alqosh, located in what is now under the control of Iraqi Kurdistan. The Rabban Hormizd
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Visiting Dore Canyon Near Barzan, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated February 2024, Visiting Dore Canyon Near Barzan, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in July 2020 Near the town of Barzan, located about 140 kilometers from the Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil sits the beautiful Dore Canyon. Akin to scenes from the much more famous Horseshoe Bend, this more lush
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Solo Female Travel in Iraqi Kurdistan Updated February 2024, Solo Female Travel in Iraqi Kurdistan was originally written in August 2019 Most of you that read my blog regularly know that I do go to countries solo that most people, in general, wouldn’t visit. In April 2019 I traveled overland from Afghanistan to Iran and finally
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A Quick Guide to Iraqi Kurdistan Travel Updated January 2024, A Quick Guide to Iraqi Kurdistan Travel was originally written in May 2019 This is the Iraq you probably won’t see on the news– Welcome to Iraqi Kurdistan. Iraqi Kurdistan is an autonomous region located in the far north of Iraq sharing borders with both Iran
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Soaring Mountains & Alpine Lakes In Gomi Felaw, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated December 2023, Soaring Mountains & Alpine Lakes In Gomi Felaw, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in June 2020 Not too far from the scenic Haji Omaran border crossing with Iran, little-known Gomi Felaw sits just a short jaunt from the town of Choman, right along
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Visiting The Yazidi Holy Site Of Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan Updated December 2023, Visiting The Yazidi Holy Site Of Lalish, Iraqi Kurdistan was originally published in June 2020 I had read about Lalish years prior to my visit, so when I was plotting out my journey through Iraqi Kurdistan after my visit to Iran, I knew that
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