“Armenia 🇦🇲 ~Just In Case You Missed It”

• May 23, 2021
• By Pen
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Armenia 🇦🇲

“Just In Case You Missed It”

Year-To-Date; Completed Travel Stats:

Currently:
November 28, 2020
thru
May 26, 2021

Total Miles Traveled to date:
121,471

Since November of 2018, when I began this record keeping, we have traveled through 44 countries…
BUT, in total, I have visited 87 countries thus far, and Daryl around 65. AND we have many more country adventures ahead!

For our 44th Stop:
Armenia 🇦🇲
We flew ✈️ from Islamabad, Pakistan to Dubai UAE 🇦🇪, to Moscow, Russia 🇷🇺, to Yerevan, Armenia 🇦🇲
Four countries in 22 hours! (Not intentionally, it’s the route we had to take, by pane).
4,624 Miles

Armenia 🇦🇲 ✅
To and thru
7,571 Miles

We traveled by way of:
Plane ✈️, rental car 🚙, a friends car, and lots of walking

List of Traveling Points:
Yerevan (Capital), Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Church, Vagharshapat, Artson B&B, Amberd Fort, Saint Astvatsatsin Church, Armenian Alphabet Monument, Haghartsin Monastery Complex, Dilijan National Park, Vagharshapat, Gyumri, Black Fortress, Lori Province, Vanadzor, Sevan Lake, NoyLand Resort, Tsaghkadzor, Kecharis Monastery, Garni; Garni Temple, Symphony of Stone in Khosrov Forest, Geghard Monastery in Boven-Azatvallei Ravine (Valley), Pokr Vedi Village; Khor Virab Monastery, Upper Amat Valley; Geghard Monastery UNESCO, Mount Ararat Region; viewing Mount Ararat~ believed to be where Noah landed the Ark, after the flood, Alverdi; Sanahin Monastery Complex, Haghpat Monastery Complex ~Both UNESCO sites, Arpi National Park and Arpi Lake, Azhdahak, Noratus Cemetery, Areni Cave 1 (Oldest Winery in the World), Norvank Monastery, Orbelian Caravanserai, Goris, “Wings of Tatev” Tram (World Record), Tatev Monastery, Devils Bridge, Syunik, Sisian, Ughtadar Mountain; trying to reach Petroglyphs in 4×4, but could not, Old Khndzoresk Village, Church, and Cemetery with suspension bridge to cross the gorge to visit old cave homes, Jermuk, Jermuk Hotel and Spa

Backstory…
We began traveling full time (again) from LAX, California, USA 🇺🇸
November 2, 2018. We were gone for another full-time year of travel, prior, but did not have an official travel blog, yet. Now, we have a new Travel Blog Website to post on, to prevent any further loss of our travel stories by Facebook closing our account

Pen:
Bunny Chronicles
https://www.facebook.com/bunnychronicles/

Daryl:
World Traveler
https://www.facebook.com/worldtraveleronthego/

In addition, I have photos available for viewing, which go way far back in our world travel on my photo website:
http://picsbypen.smugmug.com/

NOTE: I track each country visit, even if this means the same country, more than one time, because miles are miles, and we do some “piggybacking,” between rental car returns, and luggage storage/pickup. It’s just the way we do things, and in short distances, it’s affordable and doable.

Since November of 2018, here is a list of each country visit(s)

1. Vietnam 🇻🇳✅
12,906 Miles
2. Cambodia 🇰🇭✅
1,860 Miles
3. Vietnam 🇻🇳✅
870 Miles
4. Malaysia, Borneo
🇲🇾✅
3,155 Miles
5. Brunei 🇧🇳 ✅
672 Miles
6. Philippines 🇵🇭✅
7. Papua N. Guinea🇵🇬✅
7,478 Miles
8. Philippines 🇵🇭✅
4,112 Miles
9. Taiwan 🇹🇼✅
1,817 Miles
10. South Korea 🇰🇷 ✅
3,516 Miles
11. Japan 🇯🇵✅
1,866 Miles
12. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿✅
13. Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬✅
14. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿✅
15. Tajikistan 🇹🇯✅
16. Turkmenistan 🇹🇲✅
6,355 Miles
17. Mongolia 🇲🇳✅
4,854 Miles
18. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿✅
3,851 Miles
19. UAE 🇦🇪✅
2,147 Miles
20. India 🇮🇳✅
9,742 Miles
21. Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 ✅
1,803 Miles
22. Thailand 🇹🇭 ✅
1,630 Miles
23. Indonesia 🇮🇩 ✅
1,750 Miles
24. Singapore 🇸🇬 ✅
1,231 Miles
25. Uganda 🇺🇬 ✅
B 6,574 Miles
26. Ethiopia 🇪🇹 ✅
4,054 Miles
27. Egypt 🇪🇬 ✅
1,699 Miles
28. Turkey 🇹🇷 ✅
2,010 Miles
29. Greece 🇬🇷 ✅
1,632 Miles
30. Albania 🇦🇱 ✅
1,597 Miles
31. Macedonia 🇲🇰
357 Miles
32. Kosovo 🇽🇰 ✅
455 Miles
33. Montenegro 🇲🇪 ✅
1,119 Miles
34. Serbia 🇷🇸 ✅
1,629 Miles
35. Macedonia 🇲🇰 ✅
1,102 Miles
36. Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ✅
355 Miles
37. Romania 🇷🇴 ✅
458 Miles
38. Bulgaria 🇧🇬 ✅
714 Miles
39. Turkey 🇹🇷 ✅
(overland)
3,624 Miles
40. Turkey 🇹🇷 ✅
(Istambul)
72 Miles
41. Pakistan 🇵🇰 ✅
6,347 Miles
42. UAE 🇦🇪 ✅
(Airport Layover)
43. Russia 🇷🇺✅
(Airport Layover)
44. Armenia 🇦🇲 ✅
7,571 Miles