In Istanbul, fat cats are a good thing A Turkish affection for street cats and dogs has blossomed online—and occasionally…
Kurds in Iraq are the largest ethnic minority in Iraq, comprising between 15% and 20% of the country's population. The…
Iraq – Kurdistan (Erbil, Suleymaniyeh, Dohuk) December 9-10, 2019 Currency. Iraq Dinar (IQD). Exchange rates (December 2019). 1US$ = 1200…
Turkey – Northeast, Central-East Anatolia (Erzurum, Kars, Van, Malatya) December 4-6, 2019 I entered the far north of this area…
Turkey – Northeast, Central-East Anatolia (Erzurum, Kars, Van, Malatya) December 4-6, 2019 I entered the far north of this area…
Azerbaijan – Nakhchivan December 5-6, 2019 GETTING IN Visa. My initial e-visa to Azerbaijan was a single entry and terminated…
Nagorno Karabakh December 2-3, 2019 GETTING IN From the south shore of Lake Sevan on basically snowless roads, I drove…
The Armenian Genocide (also known as the Armenian Holocaust) was the systematic mass extermination and expulsion of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians within the Ottoman Empire (most of whom…
Armenia – Syunik, Vayots Dzor (Kapan) December 3, 2019 After only about 8 hours in Nagorno, I left Shushi to…
Armenia – Yerevan, Ararat, Kotayk, Aragatsotn, Armavir November 30-December 1, 3-4, 2019 Day 2 YEREVAN (pop 1,073,000) Yerevan is the capital…