Mount Halgurd
Finally, we were ready to head out and conquer Mt Halgurd! Mt Halgurd is the highest mountain that lies entirely within Iraq (technically, the highest mountain is Cheekha Dar, but it is partially in Iraq and partially in Iran). We were all super excited, got our bags packed up on the jeep and drove to […]
To Choman
The next day, we were ready to go to Choman to then climb up Mt Halgurd. It was a full day drive with many military checkpoints. Occasionally, they checked our passports, but mostly it was enough to say that we’re under the protection of the foreign minister for them to let us go through. It […]
Erbil
I ended up loving Erbil as a city. In the morning, I met with Jan and chatted with him for a couple of hours. Jan is a soft-spoken Dutch gentleman. He has lots of travel experience and it was fun exchanging some stories with him. Jan is the kind of guy who has been to […]