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LOS ANGELES TIMES REFERRED TO MATTHEW KARANIAN AND HIS "ARMENIA AND KARABAKH" GUIDEBOOK
15:05, 18 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: The Los Angeles Times, a leading
source of news on Southern California, has published an article
about Matthew Karanian and his self-published guidebook, "Armenia
and Karabakh." As reports Armenpress "Armenia and Karabakh" has just
gone into a third edition. It's based on more than a dozen visits to
the country, including a residency from 2002 to 2006. The photographs
are by Karanian and Robert Kurkjian. On his first visit to Armenia,
Karanian recalls, the capital, Yerevan, was without electricity for
most of every day. But the rugged beauty and depth of culture, he said,
"just turned my life upside down," yielding a stronger sense of ethnic
identity and uncovering lost family history.
Now Karanian lives and practices law in Pasadena but makes yearly
visits to the old country. Every year, he says, he sees better roads,
more motorists willing to stop for pedestrians and more global brands,
though no McDonald's yet.
In a two-part interview in early April (first in person and then
online), Karanian took on 10 questions.
How many Americans visited Armenia last year?
Not enough. That's why I published the book. There were about 850,000
tourist visas issued for Armenia in 2012. More than half, maybe up
to 70%, were issued to Diasporan Armenians. And for the past several
years, roughly 15% of all tourist visas were issued to Americans.
What will I find on the sidewalks in the center of Yerevan?
There are so many sidewalk cafes in central Yerevan, sometimes it
seems you can't go for a walk without falling into one. But it's a
seasonal thing. In the winter the only thing on the sidewalk is snow.
From: A. Papazian
15:05, 18 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 18, ARMENPRESS: The Los Angeles Times, a leading
source of news on Southern California, has published an article
about Matthew Karanian and his self-published guidebook, "Armenia
and Karabakh." As reports Armenpress "Armenia and Karabakh" has just
gone into a third edition. It's based on more than a dozen visits to
the country, including a residency from 2002 to 2006. The photographs
are by Karanian and Robert Kurkjian. On his first visit to Armenia,
Karanian recalls, the capital, Yerevan, was without electricity for
most of every day. But the rugged beauty and depth of culture, he said,
"just turned my life upside down," yielding a stronger sense of ethnic
identity and uncovering lost family history.
Now Karanian lives and practices law in Pasadena but makes yearly
visits to the old country. Every year, he says, he sees better roads,
more motorists willing to stop for pedestrians and more global brands,
though no McDonald's yet.
In a two-part interview in early April (first in person and then
online), Karanian took on 10 questions.
How many Americans visited Armenia last year?
Not enough. That's why I published the book. There were about 850,000
tourist visas issued for Armenia in 2012. More than half, maybe up
to 70%, were issued to Diasporan Armenians. And for the past several
years, roughly 15% of all tourist visas were issued to Americans.
What will I find on the sidewalks in the center of Yerevan?
There are so many sidewalk cafes in central Yerevan, sometimes it
seems you can't go for a walk without falling into one. But it's a
seasonal thing. In the winter the only thing on the sidewalk is snow.
From: A. Papazian