2008 m. kovo 25 d., antradienis

Armenia: waypoints for Ozi


I prepared a waypoint list Top Armenian atractions for OziExplorer. It contains about 130 entries with descriptions of various historical sites. Entries were obtained from the list of Bredy Kiesling and Raffi Kojianom at Armeniapedia. File could be downloaded from Open Armenia forum or requested from me.

2008 m. kovo 22 d., šeštadienis

Fix to Georgia and Armenia maps

Earley uploads (excluding last upload of Armenia 2k) had a small bug (it shows only at PC version of a OziExplorer). The exact path of the image is directly written into map file. You could manually edit .map file (it's a text file) or download fixed .map files (about 30kb each):

Georgia

Armenia

Armenia: maps for OziExplorer (2k)

I calibrated old soviet military maps 1:200 000 (1cm=2km) for Armenia. Calibration are designed for GPS navigation using Ozi Explorer (PC) or OziExplorerCE (PDA). Maps are uploaded to RapidShare (about 50MB):

K38

Sorry but some Armenia southern part are missing (J38 maps)

2008 m. kovo 17 d., pirmadienis

Georgia: maps for OziExplorer (1k)


I calibrated old soviet military maps 1:100 000 (1cm=1km) for Georgia (part of Abchazia is missing). Calibration are designed for GPS navigation using Ozi Explorer (PC) or OziExplorerCE (PDA). Maps are uploaded to RapidShare  in 3 .zip arxives (totally about 220MB):

K37

K38 - part 1 (K38-025 - K38-067)

K38 - part 2 (K38-068 - K38-106)

Georgia: maps for OziExplorer (2k)


I calibrated old soviet military maps 1:200 000 (1cm=2km) for Georgia. Calibration are designed for GPS navigation using Ozi Explorer (PC) or OziExplorerCE (PDA). Maps are uploaded to RapidShare (about 50MB):
http://rapidshare.com/files/100261867/ge_k37_k38_2k.zip


 

2008 m. kovo 15 d., šeštadienis

Armenia 2008: maps for Ozi


I just calibrated old soviet military maps 1:100 000 (1cm=1km) for Armenia and NK. Calibration are designed for GPS navigation using Ozi Explorer (PC)  or OziExplorerCE (PDA). Maps are uploaded to RapidShare:
J38 maps: 

http://rapidshare.com/files/99671305/am_j38_1k_ozi.zip

K38 maps:

http://rapidshare.com/files/99674267/am_k38_1k_ozi.zip

Please feel free to use and share it!

2008 m. kovo 10 d., pirmadienis

2008 m. kovo 9 d., sekmadienis

Armenia 2008: Planning a trip

Armenia 2008

Team

Vytas
kvoseliai@gmail.com; +370 698 35290
Laima
laimastat@gmail.com; +370 687 44725
Inga
inga.gulb@takas.lt; +370 687 12667

Resources

Common

Open Armenian forum
http://forum.openarmenia.com/index.php?showforum=13
Azerbaidzan forum - info about Armenia also
http://www.atc.az/forum/
Armenia wikipedia - Travel and Tourism
http://www.armeniapedia.org
Thomas de Waal. Black Garden (in russian)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/in_depth/newsid_4673000/4673979.stm
BB in Armenia
http://www.bedandbreakfast.am
Tours in Armenia
http://www.welcomearmenia.com
Dilizan (Dilitours)
http://www.dilitours.de/
Russian keyboard
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PaulGor/screen_r.htm

Official

Armenian currency
http://www.cba.am
Armenian visa
http://www.armeniaforeignministry.com
NK visa
http://www.nkr.am
Belorussian visa
http://www.belarus.lt

Stories

Travel: by car in Armenija (in russian)
http://kirill-anya-travel.narod.ru/armeniya/top.html
Travel: Armenia (good pictures) - 2004
http://izuminka.free.fr/articles/2004_08_armenia/index.htm
Travel: by bikes in Armenia and NK (in russian)
http://bestandreyspb.narod.ru/armenia/1.html
Crimson live journal page (good pictures)
http://pataphysicus.livejournal.com/tag/travels

Travel guides, maps

  • Matthew Karanian, Robert Kurkjian. Armenia & Karabagh. Stone Garden Productions, 2006.
  • Nicholas Holding. Armenia with Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides, 2nd edition, 2006.
  • Armenia and Azarbaijan. International Travel Maps, 1:650 000, 2006.
  • Armenia - Azerbaijan - Georgia. Gizi Map, 1: 1 000 000.

Friends

Karen (crimson)
(suppresed);
Antuan (berkut)
berkut8@yahoo.com

Trip to Armenia

Note:Ferry could be delayed up to 3 days, so 3 days are left unplanned at the end of a trip

Day 1

June 21, Saturday

Vilnius-Minsk-Novye Jarovichi (Ukrainian border), 650km

Night: first hotel in Ukraine

Day 2

June 22, Sunday

Novye Jarovichi - Kiev - Odessa, 650km

Night: Odessa, hotel "Osobniak", price: 30EUR/room

Day 3

June 23, Monday

Sightseeing Odessa

Night: Odessa, hotel "Osobniak", price: 30EUR/room

Day 4

June 24, Tuesday

Illicevsk-Poti, ferry "Greifswald", 18:00

price: 320USD per cabin + 400USD (car)

Day 5

June 25, Wednesday

Illicevsk-Poti, ferry "Greifswald"

Day 6

June 26, Thursday

Illicevsk-Poti, ferry "Greifswald", arriving 14:00 (?)

Night: Kobuletti, 15USD per person

Day 7

June 27, Friday

Kobuletti, Batumi

Night: Kobuletti, 15USD per person

Day 8

June 28, Saturday

Kobuletti - Poti - Senaki -Kutaisi - Abastumani - Akhaltsikhe - Vardzia, 340km

or

Kobuleti-Batumi-Goderdzis pass - Akhaltsikhe - Vardzia, 260km

Night: Vardzia, 15USD per person


Armenia

Day 1

June 29, Sunday

Vardzia - Achalkalaki - Ninocminda - Bavra (GE-AM border)- Spitak - Alagjaz - Ashtarak, 170km

features:

  • Spitak;
  • Pambak Pass (2152m);
  • Aparan reservour (lunch?)
  • Saghmosavan monast. (S, p.136);
  • Hovhannavank ("Monastery of John")

Night: Ashtarak

  • Ashtaraki Dzor Centre, ph. 36778, 20 000AMD per room;

Day 2

June 30, Monday

Ashtarak -Yerevan - Ejmiatsin - Yerevan - Garni - Ashtarak, 170km

features:

  • getting visa for NK in Yerevan;
  • Ejmiatsin complex;
  • Garni (S., p.143);
  • Geghard;

Night: Ashtarak

Day 3

July 1, Tuesday

Ashtarak - Byurakan - Ashtarak, 120km

features:

  • trekking to Mt. Aragats (3879m), 5h;
  • Amberd fortress;

Night: Ashtarak

Day 4

July 2, Wednesday

Ashtarak - Yeghegnadzor - Sisian, 229km

features:

  • Khor Virap Monastery + view of Mt. Ararat(S., p.139)
  • Vorotan Pass, 2344m;
  • Areni - Noravank monastery 8km, (S., p. 223);
  • Sulema Caravansary (31km, 45min) (S., p. 224)?;
  • Shaki waterfall (3km from Sisian) (S., p. 228);
  • Zorakar (ancient observatory) - near Sisian;

Night: Sisian

  • Dina Hotel build 1936, good, 23USD for lux, ph. 02830 3333
  • Hotel Basen, cottages, 28USD per room, ph. 02830 4662

Day 5

July 3, Thursday

Sisian - Tatev monastery - Goris, 120km

features:

  • Devils Bridge, hot springs (S., p.233);
  • Tatev monastery
  • Sev Lich (Black Lake);
  • Khundzoresk rock formations and caves;

Night: Goris

Day 6

July 4, Friday

Goris - Lacyn (AM-NK border) - Shusha -Stepanakert, 100km

features:

  • getting permit in Stepanakert
  • around

Night: Shusha

  • Saro BB, 11$ per person, ph. 0-447 31764
  • Hotel Shoushi, 40USD per room, ph. 477 31357

Day 7

July 5, Saturday

Around in NK

features:

  • G'tschi vank (south)?
  • Gandzasar (north)?

Night: Shusha

Day 8

July 6, Sunday

Shusha - Stepanakert - Aghdam - Mardakert - Dadivank mon., 135km

features:

  • Aghdam
  • Dadivank mon.

Night: Dadivank (BB exist)

Day 9

July 7, Monday

Dadivank mon. Zod pass - Vardenis - Shorhza, 150km

features:

  • hot springs;
  • Sevan;

Night: Shorhza ((?))

Day 10

July 8, Tuesday

Shorhza - Chambarak - Dilijan, 150km

features:

  • Chambarak pass (2176m);
  • Lake Eyegoot;
  • Goshavank monastery;

Night: Dilijan

  • Dili Vila 13 000AMD with breakfest, ph. +374 91 456164
  • Pjhishkakan Hamalsarani Hangsdatun (Medical University Rest House), ph. (+374-2680) 55-66

Day 11

July 9, Wednesday

Dilijan (free day)

Night: Dilijan

Day 12

July 10, Thursday

Dilijan - Vanadzor - Alaverdi - Bagratasen (border) - Marneuli - Tbilisi, 206km

features:

  • Sanahin Monastery;
  • Haghpat monastery;

Night: Tbilisi (Vadim)


Returning home

Day 1

July 11, Friday

Georgia

features:

  • Shatili (?)

Day 2

July 12, Saturday

Georgia

features:

  • Shatili (?)

Day 3

July 13, Sunday

Georgia

features:

  • Shatili (?)

Day 4

July 14, Monday

Tbilisi

features:

  • leaving car

Night: Tbilisi (Vadim)

Day 5

July 15, Tuesday

Tbilisi - Vilnius (flyLAL, 07:20)

Armenia 2008 blog: invitation

Ok, this is my first blog. Please use the following languages:
  • English
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  • Lithuanian