I came across a major article about Armenia in the Sunday Telegraph, under the Travel section today. Although there was a factual mistake on the very first page, [”…having adopted Christianity in AD 310, a decade before Rome…” - this should be 301, Not 310] the article is definitely worth a read, it is written […]
So, Nigel Charnock, a British based dance artist has been condemned by the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosian, by dancing on the Armenian flag, as well as wrapping it around his naked body. Some ministers have gone as far to brand the dancer ” a criminal” under a law which claims any defacement […]
RFE/RL reports phenomenal figures in Armenia’s tourism industry.
…The increased influx of tourists, most of them foreign nationals of Armenian descent, was particularly visible last year. Virtually all hotels in central Yerevan and flights to and from the Armenian were fully booked from August through October, the traditional peak period for travel to Armenia…
…Petrosian estimated […]
Garbage lying around next to the empty garbage can… why?
Minibuses are stopping only at the allocated bus-stops these days. At least in the center of Yerevan, when there’s some police patrol around. The first couple of times I tried stopping a minibus where I usually would on the Mashtots avenue, (which is definitely not at a bus-stop), the minibuses didn’t pay any attention. I […]
The Big Brother - the large screen in the Republic Square of Yerevan has been silent for 3 months now. Apparently the capital of Armenia cannot generate enough advertising revenue, for the AD Technology advertising company to keep it running. So what’s it going to be? I caught a discussion on the AR TV two […]
I was very happy to see that Air Arabia is now serving Yerevan! In my opinion, this is a very important link for business. The fact is air links equate business expansion and opportunity. If you look at most any major economic development initiative in Europe or America, there is an emphasis […]
Another tragic loss for Armenian music occured yesterday when well known entertainer, singer and songwriter Aram Asatryan passed away from a heart attack.
Aram is a household name in all familes and was awarded the title of “Gusan” a number of years ago by the then Culture Ministry of Armenia. Armenian media generally shunned […]
Guests of Yerevan, Spyurkahay brothers, tourists - I have great news! Bilingual (Armenian-English) signs, pointing to important places in Yerevan were seen downtown. I am the witness.
This is indeed very good news, because one of the problems for all my foreign friends/guests to Yerevan was always the difficulty to find their way around town, […]
