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Author · Six years writing district guides and regional travel routes
Nare Avanesyan, Travel & District Editor
Six years mapping Yerevan's neighborhoods and the roads out of town
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Nare writes with transit maps in mind. Her pieces include bus numbers, walking times, and which neighborhoods require marshrutka knowledge. She avoids romanticizing districts and instead flags parking challenges, late-night safety, and where English breaks down.
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