Post Tagged with: "Places"

Zorats Karer: The Stones of the Powerful

Zorats Karer: The Stones of the Powerful

    Read this article in Spanish Sisian, Armenia, July 2012 Maybe it was by luck, maybe it was destiny, I would like to think that it was a little bit of both which in a way they are connected. Our cycling day was over and we were looking for […]

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Daytrip from Yerevan to Mount Aragats

Daytrip from Yerevan to Mount Aragats

Read this article in German Daytrip from Yerevan to Mount Aragats Yerevan, Armenia, July 201 Oh how lucky have we been in finding a couchsurfing host like Gohar. We made friends from the first moment on. Gohar is full of energy and ideas and it was also her who proposed […]

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Prometheus cave

Prometheus cave

Kutaissi, Georgia, June 2012 Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesen The country of Georgia is full of nature and culture. Every couple of kilometers there is a sign leading towards a monastery and numerous rivers wind through the green hills. In the mountains there are ski resorts, in the southwest the […]

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Botanical Garden in Batumi: the plants of life

Botanical Garden in Batumi: the plants of life

Batumi, Georgia June 2012 Read in  Español or Deutsch Batumi might be well known for its Casinos, beaches and international food. I for one will always remember it for its Botanical Garden. Founded by Russian botanist Andrey Nikolayevich Krasnov (1862-1914), this 112 .5 ha garden is home to 9 phyto-geographical departments: […]

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Cappadocia in Pictures

Cappadocia in Pictures

Hopa, Turkey, May 2012 Caused by the erosion of water and air, the region of Cappadocia is home to some of the most outstanding scenarios in Turkey. A World Heritage Site that not only offers a unique landscape, but reminds us about the atrocity of persecution. Most of the times our […]

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Pamukkale- Barefoot in the Cotton Castle

Pamukkale- Barefoot in the Cotton Castle

Pamukkale, Turkey, April 2012 Leer en Español  The rule is for everyone remove your shoes when you enter the site. A low price to pay and for many, including myself, an asset to visit one of the 10 sites listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in Turkey: Pamukkale […]

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Greek afternoon: The visa travel

Greek afternoon: The visa travel

Meis, Greece / Kaş, Turkey, March 2012 Diesen Artikel auf Deutsh lesen What to do when the visa is going to expire and you want to stay a little longer in the country that you love? Either you beg the officials in the migration office for an extension or you […]

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Istanbul: The Time Machine

Istanbul: The Time Machine

Istanbul, Turkey, January 2012 Leer en Español The month is April of 1453, a young sultan of only 21 years old by the name of Mehmed II leads a huge army of men determined to take the much desired city of Constantinople. A few months before the young brilliant military […]

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