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My travels around Armenia during Covid in spring 2022
My travels around Armenia during Covid in spring 2022

Armenia part 1: Yerevan, Dilijan and Goris

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CaucasusArjan MookNovember 12, 2022
Hiking from Garni Temple to Havuts Tar, Khosrov State Reserve
Hiking from Garni Temple to Havuts Tar, Khosrov State Reserve

Armenia part 2

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CaucasusArjan MookNovember 10, 2022
Our trip to Uzbekistan during Covid in 2022
Our trip to Uzbekistan during Covid in 2022

Uzbekistan part 1: Tashkent

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Former Soviet States, Central AsiaArjan MookMarch 23, 2022
What’s the best city to visit in Uzbekistan?
What’s the best city to visit in Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan part 2: Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva

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Former Soviet States, Central AsiaArjan MookMarch 22, 2022
What’s it like to visit Uzbekistan in January?
What’s it like to visit Uzbekistan in January?

Uzbekistan part 3: the Nuratau Mountains and Kyzylkum Desert

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Former Soviet States, Central AsiaArjan MookMarch 21, 2022
Visiting Moldova during Covid in November 2021
Visiting Moldova during Covid in November 2021

Traveling to Chisinau and Transnistria during the pandemic

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Former Soviet States, Eastern EuropeArjan MookNovember 16, 2021
Travels around Elbrus
Travels around Elbrus

Dombay, Nalchik and Terskol

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Southern Russia, Russia Travel Blog, CaucasusArjan MookNovember 22, 2019
The Arctic Murmansk Oblast
The Arctic Murmansk Oblast

Teriberka, Kola Superdeep and Kirovsk

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European Russia, Russia Travel Blog, Eastern EuropeArjan MookNovember 4, 2019
A guide to 13 stops on the Trans-Siberian
A guide to 13 stops on the Trans-Siberian

Like Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Lake Baikal and Vladivostok

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Trans-Siberian, Russia Backpacking GuideArjan MookApril 8, 2019
Travels around Siberia in winter
Travels around Siberia in winter

Novosibirsk, Stolby National Park, Irkutsk and Olkhon Island

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Trans-Siberian, Russia Travel BlogArjan MookApril 4, 2019
Stuck for three days on the road from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi
Stuck for three days on the road from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi

Traveling from Russia to Georgia

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Southern Russia, Former Soviet States, CaucasusArjan MookApril 3, 2019
North Ossetia
North Ossetia

Vladikavkaz and Dargavs City of the Dead

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Southern Russia, Russia Travel Blog, CaucasusArjan MookMarch 31, 2019
From Pyatigorsk to Grozny, Chechnya
From Pyatigorsk to Grozny, Chechnya

Including Kislovodsk and Ishkanty

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Southern Russia, Russia Travel Blog, CaucasusArjan MookMarch 28, 2019
The Republic of Adygea, Russia
The Republic of Adygea, Russia

Maykop, Khadzhokh Canyon and Guzeripl

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Southern Russia, Russia Travel Blog, CaucasusArjan MookMarch 27, 2019
The Russian Black Sea Coast
The Russian Black Sea Coast

Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana

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Southern Russia, Russia Travel Blog, CaucasusArjan MookMarch 24, 2019
Ups and downs in Svaneti
Ups and downs in Svaneti

Mestia, Chvabiani and Ushguli, Georgia

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Former Soviet States, CaucasusArjan MookMarch 23, 2019
On the Trans-Siberian: from Moscow to Irkutsk
On the Trans-Siberian: from Moscow to Irkutsk

Including Yekaterinburg and Lake Baikal

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Trans-Siberian, Russia Travel BlogArjan MookMarch 21, 2019
On the Trans-Siberian: from Irkutsk to Vladivostok
On the Trans-Siberian: from Irkutsk to Vladivostok

Including Ulan-Ude and Khabarovsk

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Trans-Siberian, Russia Travel BlogArjan MookMarch 20, 2019
Kazan
Kazan

In the Republic of Tatarstan

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Russia Travel Blog, Trans-SiberianArjan MookMarch 16, 2019
A travel guide to the Russian Caucasus
A travel guide to the Russian Caucasus

Based on travels in 2018 and 2019

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Southern Russia, Russia Backpacking Guide, CaucasusArjan MookFebruary 17, 2019
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