Riding through IRAQ العراق 🇮🇶 // High risk of traveling Solo

[@Cocora22]

100% on point!!!! She is very self sufficient but takes many unnecessary risks, my two cents.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@Cocora22 Thanks for the feedback. We all know her passion for adventuring, but sometimes we need to think about our plan twice. I hope everything goes well for her.

[@wayfareryou5903]

I agree. Concerning adventure travel, we should not confuse risky with interesting.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@wayfareryou5903 I don't know the definition of adventure anymore, 😆 Most youtubers are pushing it to the extreme. I watch several channels, and it looks like when they hear something dangerous, that motivate them to go and try it. Gets a lot of views, but someday, it will get them in the wheelchair forever, or it will send them to heaven ....

[@aknmtbr]

I actually think this is the second or third time she has rode through Iraq.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@aknmtbr This is the first time I watched her in there.

[@aknmtbr]

@ yah in one of her videos in this series she mentioned how she had rode through before.

[@cowboy7x]

Wrong!

[@aknmtbr]

@@cowboy7x wrong?

[@cowboy7x]

@@aknmtbr Name the series that she road though Iraq before.

[@cowboy7x]

THIS is the most worried I've been for her. These two countries are the LAST place on earth I'd want to ride through. Iraq is not safe and Iran is SO MUCH worse, (and hostile to anyone from the west.)

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@cowboy7x If I want to ride through there so badly, I would hire someone to guide me.

[@cowboy7x]

@@ADVDad-hw9ls Yeah! But I have NO desire to do that even if I could. I could spend my whole life (and I'm working on it) just exploring the US. And even then, I would carry and big "hand cannon". It's a dangerous world, no matter where you are. I just hope that her fierce independence doesn't cloud her judgment. To go where she's going (by herself) doesn't seem like the smartest thing to do.

[@Africa-s2y]

Brother I am Muslim, and I live in Charlotte North Carolina. I know how much women get respect here in America. And whole world knows how much secure this country and west is, so my advice not to go on these you are a biker and you travel around the world, what is use of your trips man if you have not learnt anything ? What have you seen there ? I think you should share your experience how many bad people you found and how many good people? If you don’t get place to stay in good places it’s happen what is happen with Eichi. Some times not good to save money and go for cheap hotels. And yes our women go market and do everything brother don’t spread wrong information. Thanks and ride safe

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@masoodkhan3287 did you watch that episode of itchy boots crossing the border??? Did you hear that officer what he told her? Did you read the news? Do you know how many religious groups in Iraq are? Did you get to listen to the whole video???? I said there's still a small percentage of radicals that exist in that region. And if you are a western, there's a possibility of getting Screwed . And they already stole her bike and damaged it. Don't just read the title, watch everything, and do your research. Islam is full of great people like any other religion in the world

[@borayalcin9703]

If you want to travel by motorcycle in countries where you have doubts about their security, such as Iran and Iraq, there are tours that organize this in countries like Turkey that are a little safer. Since these tours have already done it before, they know the place and its people well. If you are going to travel as a solo traveler, Turkey is the last country where you can be more or less safe after leaving Europe. Don't think that the oil-rich countries in the Middle East are civilized. Even if your property is not damaged because they are rich, you become more distant from civilization as you move away from Europe. It is like this until the border of India. India is not very nice either, but they have gotten used to tourists due to the influx of tourists. For this reason, they treat tourists more civilized. If you want to continue with the South Sea after India, there is still war in Myanmar. After Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam are again a little safer with their own style chaos. Unfortunately, we, as Turks, are stuck between two continents. Europe is expensive and visa requirements are difficult yet i m planing tour of Bulgaria Greece Macedonia Albania with my motobike, on the other hand, the Middle East always has problems.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@borayalcin9703 thank you for sharing your experience. I have friends living in turkey, and they tell me about people coming from the region over there and the police they are chasing them every day, trying to send them back to them countries. I would like to ride through there someday.

[@FlowerzG]

Also, question - I am surprised the theives didn't bring a truck to load the bike in? What can be done to prevent that?

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@FlowerzG looks like they are still learning how to steal. In some countries, they have a guard working at night, keeping an eye over the vehicles' locals . They get paying daily or monthly depending on how you want to do it. When I was in morocco, every street had a guard, and they knew everyone in that area, and they would keep your bike or car safe

[@bandido776]

Loving people !

[@absfinal]

I thought it was an itchy boots video

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

Just talking about her journey through Iraq . Have a nice day.

[@truckcop1]

Really concerned. When I saw the first episodes that mentioned where she was going I really thought she was pushing her luck.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@truckcop1 Hopefully, she will make it through there without any more problems , and she doesn't try to go through Afghanistan 😆

[@RYwoodview]

Agree, though perhaps as a citizen of the Netherlands she is less triggering than an American would be.

[@FlowerzG]

The question is, do the women not go to the market by themselves because of culture or safety? Both? I agree though, I go to the Middle East frequently for business but it is too risky to go to Iraq. I am not so concerned with just riding through the area but the motives of random people you might meet along the way who might call their buddies to kidnap the foreigner or....steal her stuff. Even someone with connections can sell you out.

[@ADVDad-hw9ls]

@FlowerzG Maybe both . I know some religious groups won't let them women go outside without having a Man "husband or brother" or someone closer to the family to go with them. And they consider women alone by themselves as someone who doesn't respect them rules and they can treat them with disrespect.

[@Africa-s2y]

@@ADVDad-hw9ls No brother you got wrong information no religious group do such stuff yes in our Muslim culture women should dress properly if she wants respect otherwise our women is the most respectful if you compare rest of the world. However it’s not you saying it’s media