Traveling to the US as a Swedish citizen after visiting Kurdistan I like to travel to places that people usually don’t. Kurdistan is currently on the top of my bucket list, specifically the Iraqi region, but I’d also like to visit the U.S., mainly to visit friends. I just had this sudden midnight realization that going to Kurdistan before the U.S. will most likely be problematic. Would I be able to enter the s…

Turkish and Iraqi Kurdistan Safety Hi, I’m considering flying to Van in Turkey before travelling to Diyarbakir and from Diyarbakir to Erbil in Iraq. I see some embassies have a do not travel notice to Iraq. Is this justified? Is Iraqi Kurdistan and the Kurdish part of Turkey safe? Any itinerary suggestions? Thanks! submitted by /u/TheCatholicAtheist

Underrated travel destination: SouthEast Turkey (Kurdistan) submitted by /u/yezoob