December 16, 2005
Hiking in Baghdad?
Could be the weather. Or boredom. Maybe it's the burrito I ate.
Hard tellin'.
But something made me Google for "hiking in Iraq."
And the results are...
Not much. No organized treks. No instructors or guides. No hiking accomodations. No equipment rentals.
What gives? You'd think there was a war going on over there or something.
But there's at least one brave (insane?) soul, however, who's been hiking in Iraq on his own. Bet the IEDs make for exciting hiking!
Hmmm. Where else off the beaten path can I try?
North Korea maybe?
OK, after seeing the "one missed called" on the IED pic and reading exactly what that is and how it's used, I'm feeling so terribly uninformed about what's going on in Iraq - and a little freaked that guy picked the darn thing up! That's some unbelievable stuff - although being a gadget geek myself, I found it fascinating even though I know I shouldn't....
And then I read that guy's blog (http://www.livejournal.com/users/ioerror/177534.html), "If anyone has any information on IEDs in Iraq, I would love to hear about it.
I really wish I had brought a GSM jammer with me. Or an EMP. Or a HERF device of any sort. Or a bullet proof vest."
Yeah, like someone's going to comment on his blog about IEDs they've seen in Iraq because they're just hiking around the country for fun.....
And bringing a bullet proof vest on his trek is an afterthought? Yeesh.
Posted by
Wendy ADecember 17, 2005 07:00 AM
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