It took me a couple of hours to go through the entire report but it was worth every minute. This is the best TR I've ever read. So intense! Well done sir, well done.^

Thank You for the beautiful trip report and pictures, as well as your fight against ISIS.

Well there's nothing I can say about this report that hasn't already been said, but I'm still going to tell you that it was an absolutely amazing read. The photography was brilliant too, probably the most original, creative and fascinating report I've ever read.

Thanks, Coathanger. As ISIS retreats and the territory of Rojava expands, hopefully some semblance of peace and stability can now slowly take hold.
Thank you for the kind words, Seat 2A. I�ve got a few trips planned for this year, so hopefully some more adventures coming soon!
Many thanks, mgobluetex. Yes, it was definitely more adventurous than I am used to, but so very much rewarding and amazing.
Thanks, Martina70. The brave YPG & YPJ fighters get full credit for their fight against ISIS, but I was very privileged to be able to meet and photograph these selfless warriors.
Thank you for the great compliments, CMK10. I was quite nervous before embarking on such a trip to this part of the world, but it is something now that I will look back on as a very significant, enlightening and moving experience.

Daniel,
I don't if you are just Crazy or have an unquenchable lust for travel and knowledge,either
way we are sure lucky to be able to go along with your real life photos and informative
narrative.
If I were to have a FT dream it would be to go on one of your trips with you to a place
I would never dare go to on my own :~))

Thank you,
Gary

Daniel, your trip reports are some of the best on flyer talk, but you have even outdone yourself. This was an amazing TR, between your photography and your narration, it brought me to tears a couple of times. Thanks for sharing your adventures, and allowing us to participate through your lens!

Incredible trip report. New York Times worthy.

Many thanks, peachman/Gary. I think its a 50/50 mix of travel lust / craziness that drives me to venture to some of these places. I used to have dreams of venturing to exotic places too, and evenutually managed to tag along hauteboy and ironmanjt.

Thank you, channonc. Yes, this trip defintiely affected way more than I expected. My friend told me too that he had trouble sleeping after reading this report. The brave people of Rojava deal this everyday though, and it makes their strength and resilience so much more amazing.

Thank you, keitherson. I actually had one of my travel anecdotes from another trip make it onto their website as a reader submission. Not quite 'published in the NYT' but a bit of a buzz.

Fabulous TR. Incredible photos. Really humanises the conflict over there. Thank you.

Fascinating, truly over the top. I didn't realize how involved the YPJ women fighters are, your photos of them are beyond striking. I agree with many others, this is the most amazing thread ever in FlyerTalk.

I can't really sum up my thoughts on these stunning reports. What a tragedy. And how humbling seeing life going on.

Wow awesome trip report, really!

I've visited Mardin and Urfa in Turkey 3 years ago (when it was still safe in that region), and was all the time wondering how life at the other side of the border was.

Do they have normal internet access over there, or can they only rely on Turkish cellular networks?

Thanks, dante30. Yes, as well as the soldiers, the civilians have also made considerable sacrifices during this horrible war.
Thank you, Dianne47. I saw a photo yesterday of a YPG fighter that was burying his daughter, a YPJ fighter that was martyred during the battle of Manbij. Very sobering.
Cheers, Sealink. Yes, quite hard to comprehend the reasons and motivation for this much evil, destruction and despair.
Many thanks, fbruno. In the border towns, i.e. Qamishli and Kobani, you could get a Turkish cellular signal, and the shops sold Turkish SIM cards etc. When we went further south to Al-Shaddadah, my phone actually picked up a Syrian cellular signal, and I got a text from the Department of Tourism, welcoming me to Syria!

Daniel that TR was just amazing, you must have balls of steel!