General: Iraq

i went to iraq several times in the summer and i was fascinated by it. obviously now is not the right time to go as the war is still on but...i went when saddam was in power! now...of course you cannot say his name but he who would want to? apart from that it was great fun! went to see babylon, malwiya and a whole bunch of other stuff and some mosques there which were archietectly beautiful. the people there are warm and welcoming and generally friendly. the summers are very hot though but coming from england no matter how hot it is you appreicate it!!!! :) facilities are difficult there ... more

Iraq, as everyone must know by the amount of media coverage is not a plce that one would place on their holiday hit list. For starters the US and UK blockades of goods has put a high demand for desirable goods onto the market and this has meant that it is very hard to find the basic ammenities nowadays. Their leader, Saddam Hussein is a very controlling and it means that there aren't many people who are allowed visas into the country. Even when you get into the country then you can expect people to be disgruntlede with you because of the blockades and then thereisn't a lot of things to see ... more