Ever since my Reasons why I love the Philippines post went ever-so-slightly viral earlier this year, I thought I ought to try something similar in the next country I visit.
So here are the things I love about Kurdistan so far. You may notice a fairly heavy bias towards comedy food items…
I’ll be adding to this list as I go along.
Psst!
Did you notice I’ve been updating things on my blog recently?
There’s an exciting new “View Topics” page where you can jump to different posts, sorted by year, country, city or tags.
Also I’ve updated some of the cover photos, so there are loads of new and exciting photos across the top of each page you look at.
Hope you enjoy all the exciting new things as much as I do, and do feel free to send me suggestions if you’d like to see any other improvements to the site!
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Lovely twisty trees! The biggest mosque in Erbil… …complete with disco lights…. Sunrise over Erbil The old Citadel A very old mosque (approx 300 years old or so I think) Close up views of the Citadel The bazaar… “Things for … Continue reading
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Flying into Kurdistan, some pretty spectacular views of the mountains Driving across Kurdistan, I took way too many blurry pictures of the incredible views from the car window.. For some … Continue reading
Phew! Time certainly does fly when you’re busy!
The last few weeks have been a bit of a blur, but I’m now here in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. However, to backtrack slightly, (cos I like to keep things in chronological order….) here’s a little bit about my security training course before I left the UK.
I spent 4 days in a scout camp deep in the midlands on a Security training course, learning a lot about traumatic first aid in the field (how to cope with traumatic amputations and gunshot wounds in a place with no hospital or ambulance nearby). There were a lot of gory pictures and practice bandaging people with very lifelike wounds!
All very practical and useful.
It was freezing cold, so I had to nip to Asda to buy a new hat, gloves and an extra jumper for the outdoorsy bits, Here’s me wrapped up in a tons of layers ready for the day!
Hello again my lovelies!
Well after all the excitement of leaving parties and lovely presents, in which I got given an amazing model fishing boat which is now my pride and joy, AND an umbrella hat which is the most awesome thing ever, I have now left the Philippines, and am at home, back in the UK.
The flight was fine, and I even had enough space to spread out and lie down across the empty seats. The excess baggage was expensive but in the end I only had 29 kilos, which frankly after being in the Philippines for 1 year, was not too shabby at all really!
Since being back home in the UK, I’ve had a lovely time hanging out with my mum, sister, and niblings, getting lots of cuddles, trips to the spa, arranging to see friends and other such lovely things. Continue reading
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Stuff I've seen, and places I've been...
Stuff I've seen, and places I've been...
Stuff I've seen, and places I've been...
Stuff I've seen, and places I've been...
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