24 Hours in Erbil, Iraq (Kurdistan)

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  • Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
  • I had such an amazing time traveling around Iraqi Kurdistan and I met so many incredible people. Follow me along on my first day in Erbil as I learned a ton about the people and the history of Kurdistan. I have never felt more welcomed in a place!

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  • @badinnos
    @badinnos 2 года назад +2

    Welcome to south kurdistan greetings from the north of Kurdistan 👋👋😍

  • @tylandian
    @tylandian 2 года назад +1

    Such a crazy experience.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      Totally! But such a cool place to check out.

  • @davidpinto7664
    @davidpinto7664 2 года назад +1

    Never stop exploring!

  • @angriella97
    @angriella97 2 года назад +1

    Such a cool video! So many nice people there.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      Thanks so much. Yeah the people there are amazing!

  • @lindatk4745
    @lindatk4745 2 года назад +1

    Bravo for the video!

  • @laisgusmao1
    @laisgusmao1 2 года назад +1

    Looks like an amazing trip!

  • @backpackingwithmarco3047
    @backpackingwithmarco3047 2 года назад +1

    Love this video brother! It inspires me to visit there!

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      You definitely should! Such a great place.

  • @kyryloreketskyi2025
    @kyryloreketskyi2025 2 года назад +1

    Such a cool video! Definitely wanna visit there!

  • @AmberTraveling
    @AmberTraveling 2 года назад +1

    Great video! Did you see any other tourists? How are women treated there?
    I love that about traveling too, that the time stretches out and 24 hours can feel like you learn what you learn in a month at home.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      Thanks! I didn’t meet a single tourist during the few weeks I was there actually. And it seemed like women were treated well there but I can’t really speak from personal experience. I will say that it’s more open minded than most other middle eastern countries I’ve been to.

  • @HavalKurdistanPeace
    @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

    Amazing channel bro, welcome to South Kurdistan. You should have 100k subscribers at least! May I ask what type of camera do you use, GoPro 9 ?

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад +1

      Thanks man! Appreciate it. I just shot this on my iPhone. But I have bought a GoPro since then. I will be releasing another video today about Kurdistan too.

    • @HavalKurdistanPeace
      @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

      @@Rolliepeterkin That's great, I look forward to watch your new videos of Kurdistan 👍🙂

  • @نسيمالصباح-ش9ز
    @نسيمالصباح-ش9ز 2 года назад

    ❤❤❤👌👌👍👍

  • @AxaxweKrd
    @AxaxweKrd 2 года назад +1

    That english teacher is clearly not informed enough and very insecure about what he is saying about kurdish language and history. It's just wrong to say that kurdish is just a mix of persian, arabic and turkish. So let me correct: Kurdish is an indo-european language with many dialects. The two main dialects are Sorani (middle kurdish) and Kurmanji (north kurdish). There are differences in these two dialects but it is not impossible to understand each other at all.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад +1

      I think he was just simplifying it for a dumb foreigner like me! But thanks for clarifying and informing me!

  • @hazarzubairhammo4203
    @hazarzubairhammo4203 2 года назад +2

    ❤️👍🇹🇯

  • @johnrimhong4287
    @johnrimhong4287 2 года назад +1

    Ok so what were the negatives for you as a tourist there? Or what didn’t you like?

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      It was really hard to find working ATMs. I’m Erbil there were some but when you get outside the city they’re nonexistent and people have actually never heard of the concept of a cash machine. And NO place in country accepts credit cards. So at one point I had to make $20 stretch like 4 days.

  • @Neymar-fr6qy
    @Neymar-fr6qy 2 года назад

    Oh, welcome to Kurdistan.❤️

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад +2

      Thanks. I felt very welcomed there! Love it.

  • @darraghoconnell5726
    @darraghoconnell5726 2 года назад +1

    Looks great man...what do you use to edit videos

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      Thanks man! I use Adobe Premiere. Pretty easy to use.

  • @toddpicone791
    @toddpicone791 2 года назад +1

    How do you research a trip like this in terms of accomodation, landmarks, transport etc as I’m guessing there wouldn't be too much information out there in comparison to cities that are frequented by many tourists.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      Great question but I’m the wrong person to ask about that. I do absolutely no research before arriving to a place. Like zero. To me it’s part of the fun. Like a challenge to figure out a puzzle once I land and start talking to people.
      However, even the most remote places have blogs and RUclips videos about them. And staying with a Couchsurfing host helps a lot as they will teach you. Asking friends who have visited. And in this case, I just looked at Google maps and saw some random things that looked interesting. That’s it.

  • @Jacksirrom
    @Jacksirrom 2 года назад +1

    Kurdistan and Iraq were comparatively developed until we illegally destroyed their country twice in 30 years with wars and inhumane sanctions. Very nice to see recovery.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад

      It’s definitely sad the destruction that was caused by the wars. And the Kurds definitely suffered immensely under Saddam as well.

  • @simko28
    @simko28 Год назад +1

    How stupid that Kurdish teacher saying Kurdish language is mix of Arabic , Turkish and Farsi , while Kurdish language is closest to proto Indo European family of languages , which basically all western languages including English are evolved for it 6000 years ago . Still we share many vocabularies with them. It’s the earliest Caucasian race settlement there in Mesopotamian Anatolia, when horse were domesticated , then people moved to west and India and they took the language with them and evolved over time to today ‘s modern European and Indian languages , that’s why they call it indo European language

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  Год назад

      Hey man, I think he was just trying to explain it simply to a stupid foreigner like me. I’m sure he knows the difference! But thanks for watching and for your comment. I love Kurdistan and all the people!

  • @HavalKurdistanPeace
    @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

    Its very sad to see the racist and hateful attitude from most Turks and Turkmens towards Kurd and Kurdistan. Kurds have a big heart and patience.

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад +1

      Definitely have big hearts and so welcoming!

    • @HavalKurdistanPeace
      @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

      @@Rolliepeterkin I live abroad right now, when I'm back in Kurdistan I would be so glad to invite you to our house and offer you any assistance that you might require😍

    • @Rolliepeterkin
      @Rolliepeterkin  2 года назад +1

      @@HavalKurdistanPeace Amazing! Doesn't surprise me at all. Nicest people in the world!

    • @HavalKurdistanPeace
      @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

      @@Rolliepeterkin Thank you so much bro, you are a very nice person too 🙂

  • @HavalKurdistanPeace
    @HavalKurdistanPeace 2 года назад

    The English teacher from Kurdistan has a very poor knowledge about the Kurdish language and its history. Kurdish language has a different structure from neighbouring languages. Kurdish alphabets inferred from Aramic. Even Arabic alphabets inferred from the ancient Aramic Language.