The Best Road Trips In The World Updated January 2025, The Best Road Trips in the World was originally published in December 2020 Road tripping is probably my favorite way to travel the world, giving me the freedom to stay as long or short in places as I want, the ability to add impromptu stops […]
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Hiking to Abudelauri Lakes in Georgia Updated January 2025, Hiking to Abudelauri Lakes in Georgia was originally published in December 2023 On my most recent trip to Georgia, the top of the list for me was hiking to Abudelauri Lakes after coming across them on a satellite map as I was looking for new off
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How to Get to Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia Updated December 2024, How to Get to Khor Virap Monastery, Armenia was originally published in July 2023 Probably the most iconic site in all of Armenia is the famous Khor Virap Monastery with the sacred Mount Ararat looming high above. Funny enough, I never made it to
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Crossing the Azerbaijan-Iran Border at Astara Updated December 2024, Crossing the Azerbaijan-Iran Border at Astara was originally published in November 2022 I’ve crossed a number of borders at this point in time, several of which into and out of Iran– so this most recent trip brought me back to Iran, though a cheap(er) ticket lured
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Dilijan Travel Guide + Best Things to do in Dilijan, Armenia Updated December 2024, Dilijan Travel Guide + Best Things to do in Dilijan, Armenia was originally published in May 2023 Arriving in Dilijan after a few days in Yerevan was a welcomed change (even though I love Yerevan), landing in a beautiful little mountain
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Visiting Uplistsikhe Cave Town, Georgia Updated December 2024, Visiting Uplistsikhe Cave Town, Georgia was originally published in March 2022 Looking like an out-of-this-world moonscape, Uplistsikhe is an abandoned cave town whose name translates out to the Lord’s Fortress. Uplistsikhe is Georgia’s oldest cave towns among many, located in the Shida Kartli region very near to the
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Tbilisi’s Bunkers: A Secret Soviet Underworld Updated November 2024, Tbilisi’s Bunkers: A Secret Soviet Underworld was originally published in November 2023 A beguiling network of Soviet-era bunkers, bomb shelters, chambers, and tunnels weave their way beneath Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi. These bunkers of Tbilisi have managed to stay mostly a secret until more recently,
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How to get to Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan’s Fire Mountain Updated November 2024, How to get to Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan’s Fire Mountain was originally published in November 2022 Azerbaijan is known as the land of fire, making Yanar Dag, Azerbaijan’s famous burning mountain, a sight to behold. Located a short trip from Baku, Yanar Dag is
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Crossing the Georgia-Armenia Border by Marshrutka Updated November 2024, Crossing the Georgia-Armenia Border by Marshrutka was originally published in April 2023 The drive from Tbilisi and Yerevan is one of the more spectacular drives I’ve been on. In this guide, I’ll share with you how to cross the Georgia-Armenia border by marshrutka after having done
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How to get to Dilijan from Yerevan (and Vanadzor) Updated November 2024, How to get to Dilijan from Yerevan (and Vanadzor) was originally published in May 2023 Famed as the Armenian Switzerland, Dilijan was one of my favorite stops on my most recent return to Armenia. I usually try to travel cheaply and use public
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