20 Travel Tips for Yerevan Armenia: Things to know before you go

All photographs and video clips in this video are from my vacation. Video edited by ‪@JessicaShaw‬ A few small corrections. Google translate does support Armenian for text but not voice. It does do voice translation for Russian. You can also fly to Armenia via Qatar and may be able to have fewer connections There are more options for getting to Armenia from the US via Europe than I experienced out of Denver. From your location you may find better options. When I booked my trip no matter what I did it always took me in and out of Yerevan to Europe at 4am. If you ask a waiter in a restaurant to add a tip to the bill they will. But it's not automatic like it is in the US --20 Travel Tips I wish I knew before visiting Yerevan, Armenia: -Bring treats for Yerevan street dogs -Don’t rent a car -Walk around Yerevan in safety -Flashing police lights do not mean that you are in trouble. Getting yelled at in Armenian over a loudspeaker might mean that you are though -Bring both cash and credit cards. American Express is not widely accepted Avoid getting large bills (10,000 or 20,000 drams) when exchanging currency -Streetlights have a countdown timer telling you how long you have to cross or how long you have to wait -Use Google translate when needed, don’t expect many people to speak English -Don’t bother to smile or nod at strangers on the street. They won’t -Don’t try to fly to Armenia in one long travel day. It’s just too much -Give yourself plenty of time for your connecting flights -Try to upgrade to business class on your flight out -Do walk up the cascade complex and to the genocide memorial and sculpture gardens -Get Google Fi for your travel cellphone -Go on a tour to Garni Temple, Symphony of Stones, and Gerhardt Monastery -If you have the fitness level, take a hiking tour; perhaps to the south peak of Mount Aragats -Get an ice cream or smoothie at any one of the hundreds of small shops -Explore the parks and especially see the water fountain shows at night -Souvenir shopping at Vernissage -Enjoy the nightlife in Yerevan especially the open air bars and cafes with live music near Republic Square and the Opera House