Originally Posted by
kcmd
Really amazing trip report. Great job and kudos for taking the trek. Iraq is an amazing country that I hope over time will come back in a way that us westerners will be able to enjoy and learn from.
Thanks,
kcmd
. Yes, hopefully it can one day be a relatively safe destination like neighbouring Iran.
Originally Posted by
llamaesque
Always a great pleasure reading your trip reports, thank you for sharing once again!
Cheers,
llamaesque. From the 'first' class experience on Iraqi Airways to the Shrines at Najaf, it was a very interesting and enjoyable trip.
Originally Posted by
vn33
Fantastic! Thank you [MENTION=673700]DanielW[/MENTION] for posting this report I really enjoyed reading it.
I hope Iraq will recover from the terrible war years.
Thank you,
vn33. Yes, the country needs some much needed stability and time to heal after so much destruction and turmoil.
Originally Posted by
rivlinm
Great as always. I tried to visit EBL and ISU last fall, but the Kurdish referendum halted that. While I still want to visit, you really make the south look much more worthwhile from an historic viewpoint. Would love to visit the mosques!
Did you find photography challenging? Because of security or just being in a group tour?
Many thanks,
rivlinm. The Mosques and Shrines in Najaf and Karbala were a real highlight, so amazing and felt so privileged to join the Shi'ite pilgrims there. Apart from the obvious places like at road checkpoints and at military areas in Baghdad, we had no real issues with photos.