Our big trip
A few thoughts and photos from our travels
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Day 32 – Autumnal Dilijan
27th September: Vanadzor, Armenia to Dilijan, Armenia Early in the morning, I finished checking some potential train and hotel permutations…
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Day 31 – Planning for the next leg
26th September: Vanadzor, Armenia A very lazy day today. We were able to have muesli for breakfast and make coffee…
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Day 30 – Befuddled by Vanadzor
25th September: Gyumri, Armenia to Vanadzor, Armenia We had a bit of time before the marshrutka, so found a chilled…
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Day 29 – The tragic history of Gyumri
24th September – Gyumri, Armenia Hearing a hissing sound, I thought it must be the pipes and rolled over attempting…
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Day 28 – Passport checks and VAR checks
23rd September: Akhaltsikhe, Georgia to Gyumri, Armenia So, the apparently mythical marshrutka across the Armenian border direct to Gyumri does…
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Day 27 – Nothing springs to mind
22nd September: Akhaltsikhe, Georgia I struggled to think of a title for this one, so apologies for the meta /…
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Day 26 – Vardzia, the village in the sky
21st September: Akhaltsikhe, Georgia Our plan for today was to visit the caves and monasteries at Vardzia, as the weather…
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Day 25 – Onto the plateau
20th September: Batumi, Georgia to Akhaltsikhe, Georgia We awoke to torrential rain. The casino lights opposite were twice as dazzling…
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Day 24 – Backstreet Batumi
19th September: Batumi, Georgia Our plan in Batumi is very much to chill, eat good food, and wander the streets.…
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Day 23 – Snow to the subtropics
18th September: Mestia, Georgia to Batumi, Georgia We were at the marshrutka station at 7:30, expecting to be some of…