The boundaries of countries are losing value. I have discovered that the boundaries are the language. There are a certain number of cities that speak the Turkey language predominantly in Turkey and a certain number that speack Kurdish. To cross the border of Turkey to Iraq, it is more important to be certain which cities are Kurdish and which cities are Arabic. The Kurdish people seem to not be able to predict the actions of the Arabic people. The understand their own, and feel a confidence in explaining what they understand. I am getting very specific on which cities are under Kurdish control. If there is a question. I would not at this moment consider visiting. Baghdad is supppose to be Arabic. But may be different. A big city is normally very Secular in nature.
TAXI TO DOHUK - I have found a taxi to Dohuk. It cost 50 dollars USA from Silopi. I am working on the "Friend of a friend basis." I have people her in the hotel that are friends, and I can trust or must trust my inst ...
FRENCH VS AMERICA - I have a person trying to call from the USA.
They cannot seem to figure out how to call me...
But a French Friend calls me at the Hotel.
This looks bad. Oh well. So much for the French jokes.
The read ...
FIRST BOUNCE OFF IRAQ BORDER - Went to the border of Iraq and Turkey this morning. There is a sign or a small something. Maybe a town at the border called Habur. There was a line of petro trucks about 1 kilometer long waiting to en ...
NOBODY LEAVES THE HOTEL... HEHEHE - I have been walking around this small city.
I am in the what I think is the most expensive Hotel in the city.
15 dollars per night.
Air and BBC and Tea served on a minutes notice.
But... No one seems ...
NEWSLETTER SENT TODAY - Hello,
I sent out my weekly when I get around to it Newsletter.
It has all the pictures I took in the last week.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/newsletterhobo117.php
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HELLO, WE ARE FRIENDS - I am sitting here behind the desk of the Harbur Hotel in Silopi, Turkey. A man is asking in English if the telephone can receive an international call. I answer for the manager that does not understan ...
COMPUTER HEADACHES - The internet compute functions in the Turkish language.
The letters are almost the same. They can look the same, but at the computer level they are different.
I have worked for 2 hours to get to this ...
MAP UNDER MY CONTROL - I have posted a map that I can sketch on and explain.
This is the page.
I go to Dohuk in the Kurdish area tommorrow.
Saturday.
Dohuk is just 80 or so miles into Turkey.
http://www.hobotraveler.com/ira ...
WMD WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION - I was talking with the man from Baghdad. He has a PHD in Mechanical Engineering.,
I asked,
"Does Iraq have Weapons of Mass Destruction?"
He said,
"After the first war most were destoyed.
But Saddam wa ...