Cycling Turkey, Kurdistan & Kuwait in 47°C Heat: Daragh Cronin

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Cycling Turkey, Kurdistan & Kuwait in 47°C Heat: Daragh Cronin
Jun 09, 2026 Season 4 Bella Molloy

Daragh Cronin is back with a wild update from his Cork to Everest Base Camp ride. This time he shares with us the extraordinary hospitality of Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan.  Then every bike travellers nightmare, a flat refusal at the Federal Iraq border crossing derailing his plans for his route. 

This led Daragh to have to re-route through Dubai and Kuwait City where the intensity of the trip got turned to the max when he found himself trying to cycle through the desert in extreme heat leading to a stint in hospital to be treated for heatstroke. 

Follow along with Daragh via his instagram - @roaminwithcronin



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