IRAQ Part 2: ISIS Border + Holiest Village (no shoes allowed)

✈️ Check out the travel app we created that helps you find incredibly cheap flights to the amazing destinations all over the world! Try it risk free ➡️ https://faredrop.app/ytd_190506 ⬅️ Iraq is not a country we thought we’d travel to, but we are LOVING our time in the northern Kurdish region. We’ve met the nicest local people in the world, and today we continue our road trip in the mountains discovering more of this incredible region. Highlights include walking through a town so holy (in the Yazidi religion) that you aren’t allowed to wear shoes, looking out over the frontline of where the Kurdish held back ISIS, and a family dinner wearing traditional Kurdish clothing :) Watch Part 1 of this video :) Saddam Hussein s Palace (NOT what we expected) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naw6ySmP8bw Interested in traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan? Haval, our guide, was awesome, and we highly recommend booking a tour with him. The easiest way to get in contact with him is via email: haval@iraqikurdistanguide.com. You can also check him out on Instagram @iraqi_kurdistan_guide - https://www.instagram.com/iraqi_kurdistan_guide/ Travel vlog 614 | Erbil, Iraq (Kurdistan) | Country #89/100 | Filmed March 2019 **ALL the music we use is from Epidemic Sound! First song “East West Dance-Off” Second song “Nova” Third song “My Rain Is Gone (Instrumental Version)” Fourth song “Silly Little Things 2” **Sign up for a free trial and download them: http://share.epidemicsound.com/karaandnate —————————————————— Here’s Nate’s FREE guide to airport lounge access: http://karaandnate.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-lounge-access/ How we travel for FREE (Nate’s 30 Days to Becoming a Travel Hacker): https://learn.karaandnate.com/ Kara’s Behind the Scenes Guide to Editing a Vlog: https://learn.karaandnate.com/p/how-to-edit-a-vlog/ Sign up for our Sunday Summary email here - https://karaandnate.com/sunday-summary/ Get $40+ off your first AirBnB through our link!: https://www.airbnb.com/c/karaw76/ —————————————————— GEAR: Our current camera setup: https://karaandnate.com/travel-vlogging-gear/ Our suitcases: http://awaytravel.com/karaandnate Our gear backpacks: http://bit.ly/wandrd_prvke31 —————————————————— PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/karaandnate SUPPORT OUR WORK: http://karaandnate.com/keep-us-on-the-road/ PACKING LIST: http://karaandnate.com/travel-essentials/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/karaandnate/ INSTAGRAM: @karaandnate https://www.instagram.com/karaandnate/ TWITTER: @karaandnate https://twitter.com/karaandnate —————————————————— Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, we got married June 2013 and quickly caught the travel bug! We started “travel hacking” & finally decided we wanted to travel for one year. After 2 years of saving $ and over 2 million miles and points, we sold our cars and apartment and left home January 10, 2016. We started this YouTube channel to share our experiences with friends and family, then decided we really liked vlogging and traveling! So we extended our 1 year trip to now FOUR years :) Now we have a goal of traveling to 100 countries before 2020! We are incredibly thankful to do something we love every day. :)