On the road from Yerevan to Tbilisi, two travelers stop in the charming yet disheveled Armenian city of Vanadzor to pay a visit to a local high school gym teacher. …
Armenia
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From a football match attended by local and foreign glitterati to a frightening warning near the Azerbaijani border, a traveler attempts to connect with Armenia and its swaggering capital, Yerevan. …
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EuropeSoundtrack of Travel
Waking up the Souls: Rocking with System of a Down in Armenia
by Stu O'Brienby Stu O'BrienA System of a Down concert in Armenia, the band’s ancestral homeland, is a raucous reminder of the country’s turbulent past. This story was selected as a finalist in the …
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A journey through Gyumri reveals the city’s Soviet-era tendencies as two travelers seek out public transport to Armenia’s capital. This is a follow-up article to Soldiers, Gangsters, and Prostitutes: A …
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AsiaPopular Stories
Soldiers, Gangsters, and Prostitutes: A Night out in Armenia
by Kris Moleby Kris MoleWhen night falls in Gyumri, Armenia’s second-largest city, a traveler finds himself sharing the dance floor with unlikely companions. THE CITY IS IN DARKNESS. All streetlights are off. Furious packs …