Iraq Archives - In the Know Traveler

The Heart of Erbil: Ancient Citadel, Grand Bazaar and Animal Market

by ITKT Featured Writer | Feb 4, 2022 | Iraq, ITKT Blogs, Middle East, Spotlight | 0

A few weeks after moving into my new home of Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan, I discovered that it...

A Shooting Star Over Baghdad

by ITKT Featured Writer | May 28, 2021 | Announcements, Iraq, Middle East, Qatar, Spotlight | 0

Tonight’s flight to Doha is a bit different than last night’s flight to Istanbul from...

12 Tips to Travel Muslim Countries

by Ghada Bedair | May 13, 2010 | Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Spotlight | 5 |

From the moment you enter your credit card number and hit accept you are in for an adventure. Traveling to a foreign country is exciting, educational, and at times scary. Whether you choose a guided tour when you arrive, or...

Habibi

by Lisbeth Prifogle | Jun 22, 2008 | Adventure, Iraq, Spotlight | 0 |

"You married or single?" Ali asks me bluntly. I am in Iraq wearing a flak jacket and Kevlar helmet "“ I do not feel feminine at all. I am not surprised when I am greeted as "sir" in all my gear so his...

Iraq blog

by Steve Smith | May 14, 2008 | Iraq, ITKT Blogs | 0 |

No matter how you feel politically about the war, right thing/wrong thing/indifferent, this commemoration speaks volumes. Put up by a peace delegation to mark the 5th anniversary of “Mission Accomplished,” it fills...