Armenia

Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, is a vibrant and bustling city that offers many attractions for families with kids. From beautiful parks to exciting museums, Yerevan has something for everyone.  While we planned our business trip to Yerevan which was accompanied by our 4-year-old, I couldn't help but wonder what we could explore in the city together with our 4-year-old. I decided to do some research and found that Yerevan is full of family-friendly activities and attractions that would…

Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. With its rich history, stunning architecture, and vibrant culture, Yerevan is a must-visit destination for travelers. Here are the top 15 things to do and see in Yerevan: Visit the Cascade Complex The Cascade Complex is a massive outdoor staircase that was built in the 1970s and 80s. It offers stunning views of the city and is home to a number of art installations and exhibitions. At the top…

On February 13, 2022, late evening for the second time in my life, I felt tremors of an earthquake and they happened in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. According to the sources the magnitude of the earthquake was 5.4 with the epicenter in Armenia. My previous experience with earthquakes dates back to June 2014, when I experienced tremours from a 4.8 magnitudes strong earthquake. We were watching a TV show, when the tremours started, the bed was shacking quite well. I bit panicked, ran to the…

This article might be outdated, some of the mentioned companies might be out of the market, as the article was originally written back in 2014/2016. Now in 2022, there are food delivery apps, and much works much smoother, but I still find it valuable to publish this story because of the geeky tutorial. This trick we first tried back in 2014, when stayed for a few nights at boutique hotel Meg in Yerevan.  The next time I tried the following method was in 2016, I ordered online delivery food to…

Filmed in 8 countries throughout 2016, glued, sanded, laminated, blamed and put together in Tbilisi, Georgia using Adobe Premiere CC.  The Great Documentary is 13 minutes and 2 seconds long short from our lives back in 2016.  The story starts in Venice, Italy, travels to Georgia, Armenia, then Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Gibraltar and ends in New York, US. Jokes, notes and wine (chacha) traverse the scene from the first seconds of the movie. Spoken in Latvian (and a little bit Russian) For HD…

Got another promotional e-mail from Mintos.com peer to peer lending marketplace, informing about the opportunity to invest in Armenia issued loans by varks.am Also see: Invest in Kazakhstan - Peer to Peer lending loans up to 21% Yield from Kredit24 on Mintos.com Marketplace As Armenia together with Georgia have been on my investment radar for a while, I feel good - knowing I can earn some dividends in this hospital South Caucasus country. See: Invest in Georgia - Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending -…

An Israeli traveler recently contacted me and asked could I give an advice on traveling to Yerevan (Armenia) from Telaviv (Israel). As this is a pretty broad topic to answer in one single reply I decided to wrap up longer answer in this blog post. Hopefully other Israeli / Armenian travelers will find some helpful thought in this article as well. Now, I must inform that I have never traveled directly route Telaviv - Yerevan, Thus I have done route Istanbul - Telaviv (once), Istanbul - Tbilisi…

Armenia has been on my travel map since 2014 when I first visited it on a day when Visa-Free travel was enabled for European Union pass holders. I arrived from Georgia (the country I have been living since 2011). Since then I have visited Armenia several more times, and all of them have turned out to be just another great trip experience.  See how I started a blog series on celebrating a birthday each year in another country: Celebrating Birthday in Yerevan, Armenia - Roundup or One Day Trip…

If you are looking for an authentic Italian cuisine, here is the simple advice - visit Italy, but if in case in place of Italy you have found yourself in Yerevan, Armenia - here is a good Italian Restaurant Oliva, which is worth to visit and enjoy really good Italian cuisine in pretty authentic atmosphere - live music in evenings or tasty tiramisu cake are just a few to name. I first discovered Oliva restaurant back in 2014, when found they are serving breakfast brunch - more from my first…

Artashi Mot restaurant was a recommendation from our friend and taxi driver Tom, shortly we returned from the trip to the temple of Garni and Geghard monastery back to Yerevan, we asked Tom for a good local restaurant he would suggest us, and he shortly took us to Moskovyan street and the tasty Armenian cuisine experience started.  Make sure you check out other Yerevan restaurant recommendations as well Entrance at Artashi Mot on Moscovyan street Interior at Artashi Mot grilled meat…