"Once you have traveled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey..." - Pat Conroy
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| (Crossing the wild frontier of the Caucasus Mountains) |
The Caucasus Tour
15 April - 3 May 2018
(Turkey - Georgia - Armenia - Nagorno Karabakh - Azerbaijan)
15 April - 3 May 2018
(Turkey - Georgia - Armenia - Nagorno Karabakh - Azerbaijan)
We have been away for almost three weeks on a road tour of the Caucasus visiting the former Soviet Union states and tracing the Ancient Silk Road along the way. Then later spent some time in Sofia, Bulgaria and Istanbul, Turkey before we flew back to KL, just in time for the PRU14.
Where in the world is Caucasus?
The Caucasus is a region located at the border of Europe and Asia, situated between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and occupied by Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. A less common definition includes also portions of northwestern Iran and northeastern Turkey.
The Caucasus region is separated between North Caucasus and South Caucasus, respectively. The Greater Caucasus mountain range in the north is within the Russian Federation, while the Lesser Caucasus mountain range in the south is occupied by several independent states, namely Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and partially recognized Republic of Artsakh also known as Nagorno Karabakh (NKR).
In the 6th century the North Caucasus became the arena of collision of interests between powerful empires of Byzantium and Persia. The reason was very significant — they fought for the control over vital trade routes of the Silk Road passing across the Caucasus.
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| (Our Caucasus Kembara group in Kars) |
The routing of the Caucasus road trip:
Day 01: Istanbul, Turkey
Day 02: Kars, Turkey
Day 03: Alhaltsikhe/Khertvisi, Georgia
Day 04: Gyumri, Armenia
Day 05: Koyayk/Lake Sevan, Armenia
Day 06: Yerevan/Ararat Plain, Armenia
Day 07: Armenia - NKR border
Day 08: Shushi/Stephanakert, NKR
Day 09: Armenia/Georgia border
Day 10: Tbilisi/Gori, Georgia
Day 11: Tbilisi, Georgia
Day 12: Baku, Azerbaijan
Day 13: Baku, Azerbaijan
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