Tag Archives: Duhok

The Shopping Trip

November 28, 2015 · by · in Travel · 3 Comments

I try not to have preconceptions, but this is not what I expected. When I think of the Middle East I think of traditional markets, like Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar. Not an upscale shopping mall that would not seem out of place anywhere in North America. Okay, I have heard that they have places like that […]

The Road to Duhok

July 10, 2015 · by · in Travel, World Affairs · 1 Comment

The turn to Mosul is on the left. It is blocked off, only the military are allowed to use it now since ISIS took the city in June 2014. The journey from Erbil to Duhok takes about two-and-a-half hours, depending on the number of checkpoints. This time I think we went through four. There can […]

Restaurant With No Name

July 7, 2015 · by · in Travel · 4 Comments

I’m not sure exactly where the place is, which makes it difficult if you want to sample the food yourself. I didn’t even get its name, if indeed it has one. I might have found one mention on the Internet, but it also gave no name. I can tell you the restaurant is about an […]