The Ride to Hell: Discovering a Soviet Prisoner Wagon in Yerevan

You never know what you can find accidentally chatting with new people that you randomly met during a group gathering. I was at my co-working space, Impact Hub Yerevan, conducting a tourism workshop when I began chatting with one of the event participants who informed me he was going to check out an old train […]

11 Cafes in Yerevan with Delicious Coffee and Good Wifi

green bean cafe in yerevan

Travelers might be surprised to learn that Yerevan is a city brimming with cafes. Yerevan cafes differ from one another; some are hidden behind buildings, some are lining the city’s streets, and some are inexplicably unique to cafes in other cities around the world. This is a guide to cafes in Yerevan that offer tasty […]

What to Know Before You Go to the Urvakan Festival in Yerevan

Urvakan Festival in Yerevan, Armenia 2019

Due to Azerbaijan’s aggression and military threats to our country, Urvakan Festival 2022 has been canceled. Please check back next year for details about the 2023 event. Yerevan held the first and inaugural Urvakan Festival from May 3-5, 2019 in the capital city’s derelict and almost forgotten Hrazdan Gorge. The Urvakan Festival is an international […]

17 Incredible Places to Visit in Shirak Province (Marz)

Yereruyk Basilica

There is definitely something spectacular about Shirak province. It is cold, the landscapes look neverending, and there is no shortage of amazing places to visit in Shirak. This guide details some of the coolest places in Shirak – from big cities (well, big city), to villages, to historic monasteries and sights. We love how clean […]

Preparing Sasna Klulik in the Colorful Garden at Noosh Guesthouse

Noosh Guesthouse making Sasna Klulik

Sometimes, you just want to take your laptop and camera and head to somewhere remote and enjoy time by yourself whether it be by working, relaxing, reading, or enjoying the peacefulness of nature. Well, I recently visited one of the small villages in the Aragatsotn region called Ashnak approximately 40 minutes away from Ashtarak town. […]

Pulpulak: Armenia’s Unique (and Genius) Answer to Free Water

Pulpulak in Armenia

Water. Probably the most important element on our planet and undoubtedly one of the most important ones that give us a true feeling of life, hope, and the ability to move on physically and mentally. The element also offers a mode of transportation amongst many other things for those nations that have access to seas, […]