City names like Mosul, Karbala and Basra – and of course the capital Baghdad – are familiar to us all, but not from seeing people’s holiday snaps, unfortunately. Tourism in Iraq is a very small-scale affair, but I’ve been curious about it recently after seeing a couple of people I knew travel there – and I’ve interviewed two women who’ve recently travelled to Iraq for this episode.
First up, I speak with Julie Kaplan. Curiously, Julie intended only to spend a few days in Kurdistan and on the insistent advice of friends she made there, decided to explore federal Iraq as well – and ending up spending four months there!
I then chat with longtime friend of the podcast Jean Cheney, who joined a small group tour in Iraq recently. She explained how safety issues were dealt with along with telling me about the amazing history and food of Iraq – enough to make me yearn to get there some day, for sure!
Links:
- Julie Kaplan’s website
- Julie’s YouTube channel, Julie from LA
- Jean’s website, Traveling Honeybird
- Janet’s Journeys
- Episode 157 – Eva on her work trip to Iraq
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- Join our LinkedIn group for Thoughtful Travellers
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