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Into the Hills... Literally!
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 29 April 2012
In the Northern most parts of Iraq, the landscape defies every image we are bombarded with by mass media. Towering mountains, snow-capped hills and lush green valleys. Countless caves swiss cheese the mountain sides. These are not necessarily cave systems, more like pot holes in the rock.
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Stumbin' over History
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 13 April 2012
We don't usually think about just how much the places we grow up in fundamentally shape even the most basic of concepts. Growing up in Canada, history is something that began in 1492.
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Goin' without Knowin'
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 11 April 2012
Part of the problem with constantly living, working and travelli
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Amna Suraka
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 2 April 2012
While the details may be a little fuzzy, pretty much everyone is now aware that Saddam Hussein was not a nice guy.
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Tauntin' Iran
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 28 March 2012
Few stories out of Iraqi Kurdistan have made more headline
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Interview with Techno-Vagabond Anil Polat aka Fox Nomad
Blog: Vagobond.com - 10 March 2012
Interview with techno-vagbond Anil Polat - Fox Nomad [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Why People Cook in Time of War
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 24 February 2012
Destinations: Baghdad and Beirut Book: Day of Honey:A Memoir of Food, Love and War (Org. Feb. 2011, New in paperback 2012) by Annia Ciezadlo “Day of honey, Day of onions.” Arab proverb. Other books dissect the causes and results of war in the Middle East. focuses on something more basic–the everyday life of people caught [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Fallin' in Northern Iraq
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 8 February 2012
It can be interesting to see what countries choose to immortalize on their respective currencies.
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Holy, Erbil!!
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 26 November 2011
For those familiar with guidebooks and other such travel paraphernalia, a common theme of recommendations should be obvious.
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Doublin' Up on Dohuk
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 12 November 2011
During my first visit to Iraqi Kurdistan several years ago, the city of Dohuk was where i broke ground. Although the town was nice enough, i remember a feeling of under-whelm-ment.
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Za-kho, Za-kho, Off to the Bridge I Go
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 11 November 2011
There's nothing wrong with Chumbawamba (of Tubthumping fame). They are one of many one-hit wonders that simply weren't able to parlay initial success into a full blown career. The Iraqi border town of Zakho is a bit like that.
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Divine Lunchin'
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 5 November 2011
Allow me to begin by saying that despite the title of this blog entry, it has nothing to do with restaurant critiques or Iraqi recipes. My idea of a great meal is not about service or even menu selection, but it is instead about the company one keeps.
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Shaqlawan Sugar Coatin'
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 29 October 2011
There are those elitist travellers who preach some sort of gospel of not needing a guide book. Somehow, local knowledge will trump any research, blogs or convenient paperback book. After nearly 2 decades of living, working and travelling overseas, i can say that local knowledge more often than not...
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Bearin' my Soles in Lalish
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 23 October 2011
I like the unique, the special and the uncommon. When you can mix that with unknown, uncharted and untravelled, it's almost a guaranteed winner.
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Al Kosh, of Course!
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 15 October 2011
Admittedly, one of the biggest problems with living and travelling "off-the-beaten track" is no one has bothered to beat a track for me. It's tough to find information on places to go and things to see in Iraq. A few years ago, the LP updated an Iraqi section in the Middle East guide.
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Sunday Featured Traveler: Anil Polat, Traveling in Northern Iraq
Blog: Everything Everywhere - 7 August 2011
I am reviving a new feature this week where I feature other notable trips and travelers on Sundays. Today’s featured trip is from Anil Polat who blogs at Foxnomad.com. Anil is from Turkey and has been traveling around the world for several years. I met him this year in Valencia, Spain during the European Gran [...]
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A Day at the Museums
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 29 July 2011
Cradle of civilization. Fertile crescent. Breadbasket of the Middle East. While recent events in Iraq may be plastered all over the Sunday papers, the region has a history older than history itself. Not uncommonly, countries with a well defined past are apt to celebrate it.
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Parkin' it in Erbil
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 24 July 2011
Living in Iraq is not exactly the thrill a minute adrenaline surge you might think. Frankly, it can be a little boring, especially when it comes to finding something to do in you free time.
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Suly the Sequel
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 16 July 2011
Although i don't typically retrace my steps when travelling, there are times when it can be interesting to revisit a place. Often first impressions can be undeservedly swayed by any number of seemingly trivial factors, like the weather on a particular day or a random bout of food poisoning.
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Duckin' into Dukan
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 15 July 2011
In a country largely devoid of any significant bodies of water, it seems
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Crackin' the Citadel
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 24 June 2011
Membership has its privileges. 'Cause let's face it, i'm never going to be a rich man working in the places i do at the jobs i choose. So instead of monetary gains, i hope for experiential enrichment. With my latest job in Iraq, that's exactly how things are.
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Dining With Al-Qaeda
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 23 May 2011
Books for the Arab World in Troubled Times Destination: Middle East Book: Dining with Al Qaeda (2010)by Hugh Pope Every Monday for a while now, I’ve been writing about books that might shed some light on the current internal struggles of countries in the Middle East (as well as Iraq and Afghanistan as the center [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library To comment on this post or search for related information, click on the link to A Traveler's Library.
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Takin' the High Road
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 16 May 2011
So you think you know Iraq, eh? After years of mass media bombarding us with images of... well... bombs, we have come to recognize Iraq as a country of chaos, death and destruction. But as is usually the case with mass media, the reports couldn't be any further from the truth.
