Welcome to our take on what to see in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. We’ve visited Yerevan quite a few times now and have always enjoyed our time there. Our suggestions of what to do in Yerevan include not only the city’s most recognisable sights but also some that...
Ten of the coolest bus terminals we have seen on our travels It was a recent trip to Abu Dhabi that inspired me to look through our archive of photos and see if I could muster up enough images to create a post about bus stations. I know what you are thinking, and I...
As we have a particular interest in visiting the countries and territories that once formed the USSR, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, we thought it would be beneficial to create a short history of how this vast empire came into being and what...
Derelict spaces provide the perfect canvas for graffiti and street art It was a recent (October 2019) visit to a derelict villa in central Croatia that was once frequented by Tito that prompted me to write about street art in abandoned buildings. It was late afternoon...
Republican Centre for Geodesics and Cartography Location: Yerevan, Armenia Constructed: 1979-1980 Architect: Armen Agalyan Former name: Institute ArmGIIGIS Genre: Modernist, Soviet architecture, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also...
Monument to the 50th Anniversary of Soviet Armenia Location: Dilijan, Armenia Completed: 1970 Architects: A. Tarkhanyan, S. Avetisyan and K. Vatinyan Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram...
