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Someone just sent me yet another note asking what happened to all the dispatches on Armenia I did back in 2005. And sure enough, when I went to check for them myself, the link was not working. So I went back and resaved out into the Armenia section ...

A gadling reader sent me a note recently asking what happened to all the Armenia dispatches I did while visiting that country last year. Well, seems our search is a little funky and they are hard to find, and since we added country listings a few ...

Some folks here might remember the trip I took to a while back and the series of dispatches I filed from that lovely, wonderful country. Armenia is one of those lesser-known gems in the world, a place you can go to not only see centuries-old ...

All these dispatches under my belt, I suppose I should mention that getting to Armenia these days is pretty easy. With all the stuff I've been writing about it, I'd hate for people to think it was one of those awful destinations that take three days ...

Man I had an unrelenting day yesterday. Exhausting. But it was immensely interesting, and very productive. I would have written this last night but I was simply too wiped out to sit down and get it done, so I crashed instead and got the first night ...

We left the market and headed to the house of the record producer I was talking about the other day. There, I met up with the guys from the band Bambir to talk to them about the rock scene and shot them playing and rehearsing. We all gathered in ...

I guess it's probably obvious if you've been reading these dispatches that there are quite a few monasteries in Armenia. That's true. And like European churches, they are breath-takingly beautiful. And like European churches, you start to get bored ...

I was just speaking with some friends about a trip I took last year to Armenia and it made me think I ought to pull up some of the old dispatches I did for that trip. Take a look here if you have any interest in Armenia, a country that I really ...

I'm gonna keep posting my Armenia pics as POTDs…I guess so long as I can find ones I like. This one comes from the Genocide Monument in Yerevan, which I discussed a bit in this dispatch. As I wrote, it's a very impressive and ...

Hey folks, tonight I board a plane to Munich that will then take me on to Yerevan, Armenia, where I hope to do some blogging on the life and culture of this fascinating little country in the Caucuses.   I'm bringing along my Nikon D70 ...

So the short answer first (admittedly after just two days): I am hugely bullish on Yerevan. The city so far has exceeded my expectations by a degree or two of magnitude. Coming into the airport, which is somewhat run down and dreary, and then ...

Well I have to confess that today was a day of rather basic sightseeing. I got hooked up with a group that headed out into the Armenian countryside to see some of the old monasteries and to hang out at Lake Sevan. The drive out of Yerevan was ...

I arrived in Yerevan last night (finally) after a grueling flight and layover through Munich. Sadly, I didn't get to hang out in Munich much, which is a shame since Oktoberfest is now in full swing and I would have enjoyed kicking back as a few beer ...

I'm writing this right now from high over the Atlantic ocean. Heading back to New York on a Lufthansa flight out of Munich. I left Armenia at a very rough time: 4:50 am. I am told the plane leaves at this hour because of the time difference to ...

Well, it's after 2 am and I am beat. These nights blaze by. I ended up tonight with a large group of local Armenians and some Diasporans at a restaurant high above the city in an area called the Cascade. The Cascade is this monstrous Soviet-looking ...