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Travel Blogs from Erbil, Iraq
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Nawroz - Kurdish New Year
March 21 is a day for celebrating the Kurdish New Year or the first day of spring. It celebrates the death of an evil king in 617 b.c. The king had a birth defect of two snakes growing out of his shoulders that needed children's brains for ...
Kurdistan for Western Women
... the city – I think they are there more to have a job than anything else. Ankawa is a the Christian neighborhood of Erbil. There are shops selling alcohol and a few restaurants where you can get a beer. There are even a couple Christian ...
Barzan Region, Kurdistan, Northern Iraq
... dancing and songs and much clapping. The babies didn't cry once and joined in the dancing and singing! It was an entertaining day with the bus arriving back in Erbil at 9:00. If you are in Iraq… this is a “must do” ...
Kurdish wedding
... - head, earrings, necklace, belt, anklet - these guys love the bling! Then off to the wedding - I think the guests outshine the bride! In Kurdistan it is rude for the bride to smile - imagine!!! If you are ever in Erbil - buy the ...
Kurdistan
... of ordinary passengers. They probably looked at me with the same curiosity. By the time the departure lounge for the flight to Erbil, Iraq was found, things seemed more normalized. I noticed a loud and out-going group of six women and two ...
Erbil, Iraq - Merry Christmas!
Seasons Greetings: It is official! Iraq celebrates with an UN Christmas! The Christian church in Ankawa has a "Jesus Cave" see attached photo, A tiny, man-made igloo like structure with christian religious (manger-like wannabes)statues inside ...
Erbil
... not recommended. I stayed purely within Kurdish Iraq and everything mentioned in this blog is related to Iraqi Kurdistan only. Erbil, as a capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, served well as an introduction to the country. Certain differences to Iran were ...
A day trip within Kurdistan
... - they were so friendly we thought they were just curious and wanted to practise their English. Driving back into Erbil they were a little more serious and conscientious as a security precaution, so we limited our jokes and conversation....gone were the ...
Welcome to Kurdistan
... register our route with the local police. It was here that we were turned around and told to go back to Erbil. Apparently, a few months ago, some American hikers were arrested in Iran on suspicion of being spies. The police were ...
We do make a dfference....
As I didn't travel this Christmas, I have enjoyed washing the dirt and dust from the balcony of the apartment, experimenting with food and the hotplates, and lying down on the couch and reading a book or two (not great for the neck or back but ...
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