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October 9, 2024 – Telavi, Georgia
Drove into Georgia (the nation), a wine making powerhouse. The wine is so good and everywhere. They’re so good at making it. Georgia is the cradle of wine making, says our Georgian guide. Wine is King here. We’re a mountain range away from Russia. It’s just north over the Caucasus Mountains. Scary to think of…
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October 8, 2024 – Haghpat, Armenia
Today, we drove to northern Armenia stopping at Lake Sevan, a large lake at around 6000 ft altitude. Beautiful natural lake with water cold enough for trout and sturgeon. Then drove farther north to Haghpat in the mountains. Stopped at an old monastery where right outside a man was making apricot vodka. He offered us…
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October 7, 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Day trip from Yerevan to Khor Virap Monastery with a great view of Mt Ararat. Then, to the Roman temple of Garni. Then, to a canyon with what’s called the Symphony of Stone, twisted, curving hexagonal columns of basalt. Basalt is volcanic in origin. This region has extinct volcanoes, including Mt Ararat, and is still…
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October 6, 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Almost 1 AM so short post of some photos from today’s excursions around Yerevan. Interesting old culture here with good food, wine, architecture and remarkable history. And, it’s very safe.
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October 5, 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Roamed central Yeravan today. Nice warm day shared with Lee Gilbert and Charlotte Reeve. There are a lot of young people in Yerevan. In countries with lots of youth I wonder what those people are going to do for employment in the future. Oh well, party on Wayne. Cheers, Garth
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October 4, 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Photos from this afternoon and night. Lee and I met another person here who was with us on a tour of Central Asia last September. She is also here for a tour but with another company. So, we had a drink or two, went to dinner and then went to a big concert in Republic…
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October 3, 2024 – Yerevan, Armenia
Arrived in Yerevan, Armenia late tonight after about 18 hours of flying and layovers. And, lost a bunch of hours by flying this far east. Armenia is east of Turkey. Its other neighbors are Georgia, Azerbaijan and Iran. Here on a tour of Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan with a few days in Copenhagen on the way…
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July 11, 2024 – Iqaluit to Ottawa
Three hour flight south from Iqaluit. Back in Ottawa for the night. Canada is probably underrated as a travel destination. Hope to return for the sixth time on a better planned trip to more of the far north places like Pangnirtung, Cape Dorset, Pond Inlet in Nunavut and to the Northwest Territories town of Yellowknife.…
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July 10, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Took Caribou Cab back to Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park but to the north of where I started a couple of days ago. Walked along the river and then along the ridge for a mile or two. I should have had the driver let me out farther north to make the walk longer. Great views of…
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July 9, 2024 – Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
Finally got to go out on a boat in Frobisher Bay. An older gentleman from Kingston, Ontario and I went out with Jovan from Koolrunnings. Before we boarded the 22 ft motorboat, Jovan asked us, “How do you feel about seal hunting?” Neither of us objected after he told us the seal would be used…
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