by Calvin Sun | May 7, 2018 | How Did You Do That?, Iraq, Kurdistan, May 2018: Kurdistan Iraq, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path
Yo Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble wrote a song in March 2011 dedicated to Halabja and the 7000 who died during the 1988 massacre by chemical warfare: After a day alone in Erbil, I was ready to see more of Iraq. Douglas Layton of Kurdistan Iraq Tours and his...
by Calvin Sun | Jan 4, 2017 | Fit for Foodies, Russia, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2016: The Trans-Mongolian & Tibet
After New Year’s Eve and 2 memorable days in Saint Petersburg, we headed onwards on the overnight Train 001 from Saint Petersburg’s Moscow Station to Moscow’s Yaroslavskiy Station departing at 11:55pm. We boarded...