by rowan | Aug 4, 2021 | Iraq, Mosul
Life After ISIS Visiting Mosul and Hatra Life After ISIS: Visting Mosul and Hatra During the final assault by US-backed forces to retake Mosul from ISIS in 2017, I happened to be in Bashiqua, a village 20 km away. This was completely by accident – I’d...
by rowan | Jul 21, 2021 | Babylon, Hillah, Iraq
Babylon Visiting the Fabled City Babylon: Visiting the Fabled City Babylon is probably the most famous place in the whole of Iraq, despite the fact that the hanging gardens are long gone. Archeologists aren’t even sure that they were actually in Babylon! ...
by rowan | Jun 30, 2021 | Iraq, Samarra
Samarra Climibing the Malwiya Minaret Samarra: Climbing the Malwiya Minaret The Malwiya minaret is one of the most iconic buildings in Iraq and was the highlight of my 3 week trip to the country. It’s beautiful, terrifying if you have vertigo and located in...
by rowan | Jun 15, 2021 | Babylon, Baghdad, Dohuk, Erbil, Iraq, Kirkuk, Mosul, Najaf, Nasiriyah, Samarra, Sulaymaniyah
Iraq Independent Travel Guide Iraq Independent Travel Guide This is my comprehensive guide to backpacking Iraq without a guide or tour group. A lot of people have the impression that Iraq is an expensive, dangerous and difficult place to travel and, after spending...
by rowan | May 5, 2021 | Assam, India
Assam Couchsurfing Numaligarh and the Kaziranga National Park Couchsurfing Numaligarh and the Kaziranga National Park The Seven Sisters is the local name for the seven states that make up north-east India, the far north eastern part of the country wedged...
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