We're Simin and Hamid. We travel slowly, live abroad, and write down what actually worked: the places, the food, the paperwork and the gear.
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Chapter 07
Travelogues9 min read
We skipped the famous viewpoints at noon, took the early ferry instead, and found the quiet version of the coast. Here is the route, what it cost, and where we would stay again.
Every place we have written about, on one map. Tap a place to open its guide.
The things we actually pack, use and go back to. Every pick says how we know it, and sponsored ones say so.
Travel gear, cabin size
Light enough for budget airlines, tough enough for cobblestones.
Skincare, SPF 50
No white cast, no sting, and it fits the liquids bag.
Café, Yerevan
Our Sunday breakfast spot. Order the gata.
Small tools we built for our own trips. They run in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.
We started Becoming Miles to keep a record of the places that changed us, and to save other people the hours we spent searching for honest answers.
Everything here comes from a trip we took, a city we lived in, or a product we paid for. When it does not, we tell you.
Read our storyTry “Yerevan”, “visa” or “carry-on”.
