Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Cycling the world - Asia: 18 episode
After a few slow days in Duhok, I leave Kathleen’s home with a bit of motivation and decide to explore a corner of Kurdistan before attempting to enter federal Iraq through Mosul. The heat is brutal at forty four degrees and the climbs come one after another. I reach Amedi the next day after wildcamping beside an almond farm where a curious mouse kept visiting my tent.
After a stroll around Amedi I start heading toward Mosul eager to see if my Kurdish visa will let me into federal Iraq at all. A questionable Iranian style ayran gives me stomach trouble as I keep grinding through mountain roads. By night I camp in a grassy patch beside a tiny shop called the Rose Market. The road to Mosul is getting closer and stranger.
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Cycling the world - Asia: 18 episode
After a few slow days in Duhok, I leave Kathleen’s home with a bit of motivation and decide to explore a corner of Kurdistan before attempting to enter federal Iraq through Mosul. The heat is brutal at forty four degrees and the climbs come one after another. I reach Amedi the next day after wildcamping beside an almond farm where a curious mouse kept visiting my tent.
After a stroll around Amedi I start heading toward Mosul eager to see if my Kurdish visa will let me into federal Iraq at all. A questionable Iranian style ayran gives me stomach trouble as I keep grinding through mountain roads. By night I camp in a grassy patch beside a tiny shop called the Rose Market. The road to Mosul is getting closer and stranger.
MY GEAR FULL LIST: kit.co/davidetravelli
SUPPORT my round the world bike expedition:
Donations: paypal.me/davidetravelli
Postcards' Club: alaska2patagonia.com/postcards-club
Follow me:
Blog: alaska2patagonia.com
Instagram: instagram.com/davidetravelli
Facebook: facebook.com/davidetravelli
Twitter: twitter.com/davidetravelli
#bikepacking #biketouring #bikelife
#bicycletouring #cycling
*Some links in this description are affiliate links and therefore when clicked, if you buy the service or product I may make a small commission off of that sale. My opinions on products and services remain unbiased.
