Stepanakert And Never Look Back!

Stepanakert And Never Look Back!

by | Nov 16, 2018 | Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Border Crossing, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, November 2018: Armenia & Artsakh, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Unrecognized Territories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 From Tatev we turned and drove up north towards the town Goris, famous for being the home to the Settlement of old Kores, a series of previous inhabited rock caves similar to the cave homes in Cappadocia.  And thus began our final leg of our roadtrip...
Let’s Do The Tiraspol Transnistrian Time Warp Again

Let’s Do The Tiraspol Transnistrian Time Warp Again

by | Nov 11, 2017 | Border Crossing, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Moldova, November 2017: Moldova & Transnistra, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Transnistria, Unrecognized Territories, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips

 See those dotted lines around Tiraspol on the map above? That means something.Sandwiched in between Moldova and Ukraine lies a breakaway/renegade self-proclaimed separatist region officially known as Pridnestrovian Moldavian...
Friends Don’t Let Friends Move To Jersey

Friends Don’t Let Friends Move To Jersey

by | Oct 15, 2017 | Blitzkrieg!!!, Border Crossing, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Jersey, October 2017: The Channel Islands, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips, What Dreams May Come

 No not that Jersey. I mean Jersey…the larger of the 2 Bailiwicks/Islands that make up The Channel Islands? The self-governing Crown dependency in the Commonwealth? No?It can get pretty confusing, so let me explain: There are 2 main...