In the countryside of Armenia, Nokia brick phones rule. So do iconic 4x4 Lada Nivas. You might be wondering how those old Soviet rust buckets are still running? That's because they were producing them up until 2011. Those things are said to be unstoppable. Well, except maybe by EU emission … [Mehr lesen...]
Sicher
As of today, I'm no longer in Nagorno Karabakh Republic (NKR). Good thing too, because it looks like things there just took a turn for the worse. A sharp escalation in fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh has left 15 soldiers dead and prompted … [Mehr lesen...]
Meine Erfahrungen mit Airbnb in Georgien und Armenien
Trotz stundenlanger Recherche, Vorbereitung und Anfragen konnte ich über Couchsurfing keine einzige Unterkunft in Georgien finden. Nicht in Tiflis, nicht in Gori, nirgendwo sonst. Das war ziemlich enttäuschend, vor allem, nachdem ich auf meiner Afrikareise viel „gesurft“ war und über 50 Gäste beherbergt hatte … [Mehr lesen...]
Clubbing with Iranians in Yerevan
The first surprise discovery I made in Yerevan is that it's some kind of Tijuana for Iranians. For them, it's a reachable paradise of personal liberties, booze, dancing and prostitutes. Most of the other people who stayed at my Airbnb host were in fact Iranian. From what I could tell though, their … [Mehr lesen...]
Vardavar
I had just packed up my laptop for a planned tour of coffee shops, when my Airbnb host casually pointed out that it would be 'watering day'. Uhm. What's 'watering day'? Turns out, Armenia has a holiday called 'Vardavar'. There's a story to it that dates back to pagan times and involves some old … [Mehr lesen...]
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