Day 53, 25th May, Vladikavkaz
After scouring two of the most pathetic shops possible, calling themselves “supermarket tourist shop” we managed to get rid of our last remaining lari and then set off for the … Read more
After scouring two of the most pathetic shops possible, calling themselves “supermarket tourist shop” we managed to get rid of our last remaining lari and then set off for the … Read more
Day Stepantsmindi We set off early in the mistaken belief that the owner of the lorry park was coming to tap us for some money. In fact someone had arrived … Read more
A very pleasant morning was spent exploring the Sevanavank monastery and Jennifer bought some strings of beads made of amber and turquoise, and a pendant of silver with a moonstone … Read more
Day Sevan, Armenia Khor Virap and Geghard monasteries were what made filling in numerous forms, signing countless signatures and paying £4.89 insurance for visiting Armenia all worthwhile. Khor Virap is … Read more
After a good night’s sleep at what we thought was an abandoned filling station, we were awakened at 07.00 by banging and shouting and peeked out of the window to … Read more
A fascinating day. We were driving out of Borzhomi, regretting that we had been unable to have a mineral water bath, when we drove through the small village of Rveli … Read more
A not very productive day in Borzhomi. Started with two fruitless visits to Beeline and then Askme to see if they could get my mifi to work. Finally decided that … Read more
We drove to Akhaltsikhe and visited a low-grade supermarket where a girl followed us round to ensure that we didn’t pinch anything. There were individual bog rolls on sale for … Read more
Ani, a 5,000-year-old Armenian city located on the Turkish-Armenian border and located on a hilltop near the bank of the Akhuryan River, is the most famous among the Armenian capitals. … Read more
We spent the night in a huge lorry park at the Turkish border with Iran after talking to the owners. When we arrived there must have been at least 200 … Read more