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Great birthday party for Yerevan 16 Oct 2012 | 12:22 pm
Sunday was Yerevan’s birthday… her 2,794th birthday to be exact. Yes, Yerevan was founded thousands of years ago, even before Rome! Though Yerevan’s fortress of Erebuni didn’t grow quite as fast as...
Janapar Trail in Karabakh ready for more hikers! 8 Oct 2012 | 07:49 pm
I spent some quality time in the Republic of Mountainous Karabakh this year, hiking on the Janapar Trail and along with the help of others, we whipped the trail markers back into shape. The trail is ...
Turkey Agrees to Pay Armenians Reparations!! 2 Oct 2012 | 10:06 am
Alright, so Turkey hasn’t agreed to pay reparations yet, but I’m extrapolating from their own hypocritical actions which were highlighted in the NY Times this week in the article “Seeking Return of Ar...
Have a drink Armenia, you’re 21 today! 21 Sep 2012 | 12:40 pm
Yes, it seems like forever, but Armenia is just 21 years old today (well, the current independent Armenia anyway). If Armenia was a Californian, she’d only today be allowed to take her first drink. ...
Azerbaijan rewards murderer of Armenian 4 Sep 2012 | 04:03 pm
In case you’ve somehow missed the story, here’s a quick summary. In 2004 an Azeri military officer and an Armenian military officer (among many others) were attending a NATO Partnership for Peace lan...
You can visit the house I stole from you… ie Western Armenia 13 Aug 2012 | 09:11 am
I just got a trip report from my father, who took a trip through Cilicia and Western Armenia. It reminded me of the trip I took back in 2004, which was much the same route. It’s a very strange thing ...
Summertime, Karabakh, Janapar Trail 8 Aug 2012 | 10:06 am
It’s the middle of summer in Yerevan. The weather has been great lately, not too hot, but nice and warm. I’ve been on the road a lot, and really enjoying the countryside. You forget just how beauti...
Smoke free coffee and sandwiches 23 Jul 2012 | 06:16 pm
Long overdue in Yerevan is a spot for a coffee and a sandwich, salad or bagel… without cigarette smoke!! It’s July, it’s hot out, and although I love the outdoor cafes, this cool new air conditioned ...
Smoke free coffee and sandwiches 23 Jul 2012 | 03:16 pm
Long overdue in Yerevan is a spot for a coffee and a sandwich, salad or bagel… without cigarette smoke!! It’s July, it’s hot out, and although I love the outdoor cafes, this cool new air conditioned ...
Give Syrian-Armenians space 21 Jul 2012 | 10:36 am
There is a large Armenian community still in Syria, though it has been reduced quite a bit mostly by emigration to the west. Now that the situation in the country has deteriorated rapidly, many have ...
