Baghdad - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some interesting/fun things to do in the area? Can you recommend any “hidden gems"?
If you have any opportunity to get out, take it. - Apr 2019
I enjoyed stripping away the "fluff" from my life for a year. I lived really minimally, and I'm better for it. That was the highlight for me. No commute. No shopping, cooking, etc. A different kind of life experience that I can't have in the real world. - Jul 2018
There is nothing to do here. Unlike the Embassy, BDSC doesn't even have a CLO to depend on. Apart from the Internet, you'll probably spend all your free time panning your next R&R. - Jan 2016
Well, there's dancing, karaoke, fun runs, and other things to do if you make an effort to get out there ('there' being the compound). Making friends with other countries' compounds make for some nice nights to relieve the boredom of compound living. - Feb 2014
Helicopter ride to the airport upon departure! - Jan 2014
Baghdaddy's... and the gym... and barbecues at the pool/on the corniche when the weather's nice enough... and the gym... - Jan 2013
Things are changing with the military leaving and bases closing. There currently is a small bazaar accross the street where you can buy some local stuff, but the rumor is that it is going away. Much of the military-provided MWR extras are being scaled back. - Nov 2011
Work out. There are 2 gyms here. The pool is VERY nice is you're into swimming. Again, Baghdaddies is the bar. They have yoga and other workout classes. There are movie nights and dance nights, like salsa and ballroom, but I hear only girls show up for them. - Sep 2010
Exercise, read, watch DVDs or go to the occasional happy hour. - Aug 2008
