Country # 2 of our overland journey! Exiting Turkey and entering Iran via the Bazargan border crossing was a breeze. We quickly exchanged money at the border and instantly became multi-millionaires, ha. The Iranian currency is still a bit confusing, as there as so many zeros on each note (100,000 Rials = $3) and the…Continue reading Iran – Tabriz & Qazvin & Tehran & Abyaneh
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Armenia – Dilijan, Lake Sevan, Abovyan, Goris, Khndzoresk, Tatev & Yerevan
Visiting Armenia from Republic of Georgia was a no brainer since the two capital cities are connected by cheap public transportation. We originally decided to hop over to Yerevan from Tbilisi and just hang out in the capital city, but after doing a quick search on the highlights of Armenia, we decided to hire a…Continue reading Armenia – Dilijan, Lake Sevan, Abovyan, Goris, Khndzoresk, Tatev & Yerevan
Turkey
East meets West. Istanbul is a fascinating mixture of cultures as it straddles the two continents of Asia and Europe. We spent a week in this thriving city as our original plans included a 6 month overland trip starting in Istanbul and ending in Singapore. Even though our overland plans didn’t come to fruition, we…Continue reading Turkey