Kurdistan for Western Women - Erbil, Iraq Travel Blog

I have had good luck with meals at the Marina, Speed Center, Khanzad Hotel, Beirut, and a few Turkish restaurants. There is a Chinese place too. There is even a Sheraton Hotel with restaurants. Women tend to do family things. ... Just imagine the USA with no pubs, bars, liquor stores, liquor in the grocery stores and every corner, no McDonald's or fast food â€" just shurma and kabobs. The men here gather after work to share tea and smoke shi sha. ...