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ARMENIA

Bad Airbnb experiences

by Frank (bbqboy)

Updated December 1, 2022. Bad Airbnb experiences. What do you do? And how to avoid them. We’re big fans of Airbnb. During our 6 years of full-time travel we averaged over 300 nights/year in Airbnb …

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Tbilisi or Yerevan: which to visit?

Tbilisi or Yerevan: which to visit?

by Frank (bbqboy)

A couple of years ago we spent 2 months in the Caucasus region, splitting the time equally between Tbilisi (the capital of Georgia) and Yerevan (the capital of Armenia). There are so many …

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Why off the beaten path places are sometimes the best places to Visit

Why “Off the beaten path” places are the best places to Visit

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why “Off the beaten path” places are the best places to Visit One thing we realized reflecting on our last 6 years of full-time travel is that our most vivid memories are from the “off the …

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Why Visit Yerevan? And why it’s proof that people don’t know what they’re talking about…

by Frank (bbqboy)

Why Visit Yerevan? If we had listened to people we would have never gone to Yerevan. “Yerevan is like Tbilisi used to be. It’s really backwards”. “Yerevan is poor, like the rest of Armenia. There’s …

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6 Must See Attractions in Armenia

by Frank (bbqboy)

6 Must See Attractions in Armenia During our month in Armenia we spent 4 days touring Yerevan and the countryside with Arara Tours. We covered a lot of ground, saw a lot of beautiful countryside, and …

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Group Tours vs Independent Travel. The Pros and Cons… and some thoughts.

by Frank (bbqboy)

Group Tours vs Independent Travel. Before our recent trip to Georgia and Armenia we’d always travelled independently. In Georgia and Armenia we tried something new: taking part in an 8 day intensive …

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Tbilisi to Yerevan by train. Is it worth doing?

by Frank (bbqboy)

How to get from Tblisi to Yerevan by train? We made the journey recently, buying tickets for a 1st class carriage (“1st class. How fancy!” you say? As you’ll see, it really isn’t). This …

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Newsletter June 2019 – Touring Georgia & Armenia, shitty Airbnb experiences, fake butts, remembering Jacques, and more…

by Frank (bbqboy)

June 11, 2019 Greetings from Armenia! Welcome to the land of the Kardashians where we’ve seen more duck lips and fake butts than any other place on our travels. If you think aspiring to be a …

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