LOTS OF, LOTS OF... - NO CARAVAN TIP
I was talking this morning with the man from the USA that works
at A.I.D. at breakfast. Discussing the pros and cons of transportation
in Iraq. We both agree that a Caravan of cars is d ...
LANGUAGES HELP FOR KURDISTAN - There is about 4 major dialects as best I can figure in Kurdistan.
This information came from the owner of the Shanan Hotel, plus he
is also the owner of the film processing place directly across the ...
THIRD HOBO CROSSES THE SILOPI TURKEY BORDER - A READER JUST SENT THIS TO ME
He wrote:
Turkey to Iraq border crossing.
I crossed the above border about three hours ago. It wasn't a big deal. Here's what happens.
The nearest Turkish ...
CARVANS AND CONVOYS RECOMMENDED - Thanks to the UN and other NGO for being targets.
I will go in the bus here in Iraq, or by colective taxi.
Safer.
So you can be the targets, and I can be the Hobo... Under the Radar.
Get some horse s ...
JJ IN ARBIL - JJ. The guy from the USA that arrived in Arbil is still in Arbil.
He is a California guy that now lives in Brooklyn, New York and he has the personality
that goes along with those cultures. I be Indi ...
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SATELLITE CONNECTION IN SULAMANI - I do not like Satellite connections.
Sometimes they work good, and other times they just glich up all the photos and make stop spots on the hard drive.
I was on the Island of Koh Pha Ngan when used th ...
BACK IN ERBIL NOW - I first went to Kirkuk. There was some form of new on BBC about a pipeline being blown up in the area.
The taxi driver in Kirkuk took me to a very expensive hotel. 35 Dollars a night U.S.
He spoke a e ...
MAN FIGHTS TO HELP ME AT BUS STOP IN KIRKUK - I took the taxi to the "Garage" as they call the bus stops in all the cities in Iraq so far.
This is really a spot on the road where the taxis congregate to find passengers.
Once a taxi has a full loa ...
LARGE FLAME NORTH OF KIRKUK - One reason I wanted to stop at Kirkuk is to check out the big fire that was shooting in the air.
I had taken photo of it the day before on the way to Sulamani.
It looked like one of them oil well on f ...
SOON BACK TO MOSUL - I will go to Mosul again.
Probably stay for 4 days. I really do not know.
Then to Tikrit if possible. Then to Baghdad.
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