Tuesday, December 15, 2009

German travel info, hikers on trial

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For those looking for some travel info in German (I suspect Swiss German), have a look at Reisetipps Nordirak/Kurdistan , who also kindly li...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

new search feature

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Like Erbil's various developments, this blog is always under construction. The newest addition is the Google Search box on the right whi...
Monday, November 23, 2009

totten 2007

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Not sure if I linked to this Michael Totten article a while back, but I came across it again and it's good.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

articles and news galore

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Portuguese traveller João Leitão has posted some very detailed info about his recent trip to Iraqi Kurdistan, including info on various plac...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

An American in Araby - blog

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You should check this one out. Short musings over travel in various places around Iraq. On Kurdistan, see what Nate has to say about Travel...
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Hikers charged with spying

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Those American hikers arrested after apparently accidentally crossing the border into Iran from Iraqi Kurdistan (see my original post here )...

post-war festival

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This last weekend there was an art festival in Sulaymaniyah called post-war festival : A partnership between ArtRole, UK and Khak Press and ...
Tuesday, September 1, 2009

new Kstan blog

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Some sweet blog posts from Nomad Out of Time , who visited Iraqi Kurdistan last week. Great photos and observations: Irbil - the Citadel Und...

Iraq maps, old-school and recent

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Erbil map from 1944. More old Middle East city maps available from the University of Texas' Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection . Spe...
Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Kurdistan blogs

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Have a look at this excellent blog, Sahmaran , written by a doctor working in Kurdistan. Lots of quality photos and semi-regular updates. An...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

tourists arrested after crossing to Iran illegally

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Welcome to readers of AP/Yahoo News, who kindly linked to this website. The story goes that a group of US backpackers hiking in the mountai...
Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Erbil pub

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The lone review of Deutscher Hof Erbil, the German pub, is here . You can also get a Corona for about $9 at the lobby bar in the Erbil Inter...
Monday, July 27, 2009

Recent travel notes

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Some very helpful travel tips from Jo, who was in Iraq in June: Getting in from Iran at Haj Omran border crossing, no problem, is open to f...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

recent news

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Iraqi oil contracts will be auctioned next week .
Tuesday, June 9, 2009

travel blogs, backpackiraq on twitter

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, A great travel blog from Joe , a Canadian who recently travelled through Iraqi Kurdistan. There are some fantastic photos from the various...
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

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Some news articles from last month: The Dallas Morning News has an article on the first official tour group to visit Iraq's major histor...
Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Babylon opening, BMI to fly London-Baghdad?

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The ancient site of Babylon will be open to tourists from June 1: "The city, located 85 kilometers south of Baghdad, was transformed in...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

new tourism developments in Iraq

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Saddam Hussein's bedroom isn't too popular for honeymoons . -from The Economic Times Saddam's former palace was recently renovat...
Friday, November 7, 2008

Federalism an option

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Obama's election victory is also a cause for celebration for many Iraqi Kurds, who appreciate Joe Biden's support for federalism in ...
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Thursday, October 30, 2008

New library in Erbil

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The Zaytun Division of the South Korean army has now completed the US$4 million library set on an acre of land in the Sami Abdurrahman Park...
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