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HOW I'LL KEEP UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS WHEN I VISIT ARMENIA
Yahoo Travel
April 15 2015
Greg Keraghosian, Associate Travel Editor
I never thought the Kardashians would inspire me to make a ham
sandwich, let alone explore a foreign country -- I've willfully
ignored them for years and intend to keep ignoring them until their
inexplicable flame of celebrity finally burns out. I can barely
force a half-smile whenever someone hears my last name and jokes,
"Hey, Greg Kardashian!" (Seriously, it's not that funny.)
Yet there I was last week, actually thinking of the Killer Curve
Sisters. There's a whole lot I don't have in common with the
Kardashians, but we do share these two facts: I am, like them, an
American-born Armenian. Also, as they just did, I'm about to visit
my ancestral homeland of Armenia for the first time. In case you're
wondering, I planned this months before I knew they were going.
Kim Kardashian West and sister Khloe Kardashian spent five days
touring Armenia on a trip that ended this past weekend (Kourtney
stayed home). Riding shotgun was a certain musician named Kanye West.
While I wasn't exactly riveted to their Twitter feeds during the
visit, I couldn't help but click on a few Kardashian links for the
first time in my life, out of curiosity for where they were going
and whether I might see the same things.
The following are some ways I can follow in their footsteps during my
three and a half weeks in this small, ancient, overlooked, landlocked
country. Some of these things will definitely happen, while others
are less certain:
Visit the Armenian Genocide memorial
The Kardashians' visit was timed with the 100-year anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide suffered at the hands of Ottoman Turkey. The
official commemoration date is April 24, and I'll be arriving just
in time for it. I will definitely do as they did and pay my respects
to the estimated 1.5 million victims, who include my own ancestors,
at the memorial's eternal flame in the nation's capital of Yerevan.
https://www.yahoo.com/travel/how-ill-keep-up-with-the-kardashians-in-armenia-116407943882.html
Yahoo Travel
April 15 2015
Greg Keraghosian, Associate Travel Editor
I never thought the Kardashians would inspire me to make a ham
sandwich, let alone explore a foreign country -- I've willfully
ignored them for years and intend to keep ignoring them until their
inexplicable flame of celebrity finally burns out. I can barely
force a half-smile whenever someone hears my last name and jokes,
"Hey, Greg Kardashian!" (Seriously, it's not that funny.)
Yet there I was last week, actually thinking of the Killer Curve
Sisters. There's a whole lot I don't have in common with the
Kardashians, but we do share these two facts: I am, like them, an
American-born Armenian. Also, as they just did, I'm about to visit
my ancestral homeland of Armenia for the first time. In case you're
wondering, I planned this months before I knew they were going.
Kim Kardashian West and sister Khloe Kardashian spent five days
touring Armenia on a trip that ended this past weekend (Kourtney
stayed home). Riding shotgun was a certain musician named Kanye West.
While I wasn't exactly riveted to their Twitter feeds during the
visit, I couldn't help but click on a few Kardashian links for the
first time in my life, out of curiosity for where they were going
and whether I might see the same things.
The following are some ways I can follow in their footsteps during my
three and a half weeks in this small, ancient, overlooked, landlocked
country. Some of these things will definitely happen, while others
are less certain:
Visit the Armenian Genocide memorial
The Kardashians' visit was timed with the 100-year anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide suffered at the hands of Ottoman Turkey. The
official commemoration date is April 24, and I'll be arriving just
in time for it. I will definitely do as they did and pay my respects
to the estimated 1.5 million victims, who include my own ancestors,
at the memorial's eternal flame in the nation's capital of Yerevan.
https://www.yahoo.com/travel/how-ill-keep-up-with-the-kardashians-in-armenia-116407943882.html