It was weekend, we had time on our hands, and we were in Armenia, a country known for its ancient culture. We’d been planning a bigger trip for a while, scanning the internet for places to visit. One particularly caught our attention: a pagan temple located near the village of Garni. For us Europeans, paganism…
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Dilijan: Armenia’s “Switzerland”?
Travel websites advertise Dilijan as being “Armenia’s Switzerland”. This of course calls to mind pictures of mountains, lakes, cottages, trees and of course skiing and snowboarding. Perfect for people with money and a lot of time on their sleeves. We, however, did not have money nor a lot of time. We had a different reason…