Aypoupen
A town square in Ijevan, Tavush, on an August afternoon.

Aypoupen · since December 2013

Armenia, and the people who carry it.

Garo and Araz Kotchounian started Aypoupen in December 2013, out of a straightforward love for the Armenian people and the country. Twelve years and 159 pieces later it is still the same work: spotlighting Armenians, at home and across the diaspora.

We go to as many places as we can reach, and from what we find we build small, exclusive trips — built around experiences and culture rather than a checklist of monasteries.

Travel with usOur story

Spotlight

Armenians worth knowing about, wherever they ended up, and the country they came from.

Go and look

Towns, villages, workshops and kitchens. Written from having been there, not from a desk.

Experiences

Small, exclusive trips and stays built out of what we found, for people who want the culture rather than the checklist.

On the road now

The current trip

2 pieces written up so far. Still travelling, still editing, so the rest is coming.

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The archive

Twelve years of writing about Armenians

Culture, history, people and travel, written by Garo, Araz and the editors who worked with them. All 159 pieces are still here.