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Vacation in Georgia : Highlights & Travel Tips
Georgia is a captivating destination where dramatic mountain landscapes, ancient history, and warm hospitality come together in a relatively compact and affordable country. Nestled at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, it offers travelers an appealing mix of medieval churches, lively cities, traditional village life, and one of the world’s oldest wine cultures. Tbilisi, the capital, stands out for its colorful old town, sulfur baths, eclectic architecture, and growing food and arts scene, while the Caucasus Mountains provide breathtaking scenery and a sense of adventure.
Highlights include exploring Tbilisi’s historic neighborhoods, visiting the hilltop town of Sighnaghi in the Kakheti wine region, and heading north to Kazbegi for sweeping alpine views and the iconic Gergeti Trinity Church. Travelers can also discover ancient cave cities such as Uplistsikhe, relax on the Black Sea coast in Batumi, and enjoy Georgian cuisine through dishes like khinkali and khachapuri. Practical tips: public transport and marshrutkas are budget-friendly but can be crowded, roads in mountain areas may be slow or weather-dependent, and cash is still useful outside major cities. Learning a few basic Georgian phrases and allowing extra time for long, scenic journeys can make the trip smoother and more rewarding.
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Don Curry at the Tuschi People
Today, Don Curry would spend the whole day in the territory of the Tuschi. One thing he noticed yesterday evening already. The table at the Tuschi is generously set. Even for...
Don Curry becomes workshop tester
Day 7 - Mtskheta
Don Curry arrives
Day 1 - Tblisi
From South to Northeast through Turkey
Cappadocia - Samsun - Unye - Trabzon - Rize - Ardeşen - Batumi GE
Stage 80: From Gori to Tbilisi
Snow in Gori
Seasons of a Village
Juta is a mountain village in the Caucasus, nestled between mountains. It is a typical village and at the same time atypical - and there will be further changes in the future.
The tides of arriving and departing
Rhythms dictate our lives. Spring, summer, autumn and winter. Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Working, weekend. We have left all these rhythms behind (as much as you can with 2 small...
Kasbek - Brief visit to Prometheus
Monday, July 1, 2019, sunny weather wakes me up and good hiking conditions are forecasted for the next few days. So I have decided to take a side trip towards Mount Kasbek....
Georgia Day 1 and 2
Wrote, printed, submitted master's thesis, made a brief visit to the Egypt exchange, and off we went. While I am always super prepared and know where I want to go on almost all...
Georgia's Lost Places
Tskaltubo
Don Curry returns home
Day 35 + 36 - From Mutso Home
Don Curry is randomly going for a hike
Day 27 - In and around Mestia
Don Curry loves contrasts
Day 26 - From the Black Sea to the High Caucasus
Don Curry in the tourist crowds
Day 25 - Batumi
Don Curry in hailstorm
Day 23 - Through Jawakheti
The last day of travel in Georgia Batumi
This is the normal state of affairs here, you have to somehow maneuver through
Armenia
On July 9th, after a 6-hour minibus ride, I arrived in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. The owner of my hostel turned out to be an American and was able to give me lots of...
Tbilisi - Mtskheta
On Monday morning, June 17, 2019, the sun once again drives me out of the tent. So I indulge in some honeydew melon around eight o'clock, before I dismantle our camp at the foot...
About Adishi to Iprari
On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, it's time to move on. Rango's breakfast has gone missing overnight. Someone was happy about 2 large chicken thighs. For the Big Guy, that means...
Mestia - Lucky break
Shortly after eleven at night on Thursday, August 16, 2018, we leave the train to Kutaisi in Samtredia. If all goes well, we can continue our journey with the night train from...
Mit der Kaunas nach Batumi
On Friday morning (August 10, 2018), I wake up promptly shortly before six and start the day quite abruptly. I treat myself to a walk on the nearby beach, where I am not...
Visit to the Prometheus Cave in Georgia
Prometheus Cave
Tbilisi's Orthodox Churches
The Orthodox Churches of Tbilisi
Across the plateau
Friday, June 7, 2024 Day 13 of 13 Across the plateau to Tbilisi Today we're going back to Tbilisi, but not directly, but across the wide plateau east of the Kura Valley where...
Tmogvi Fortress and Plateau
Thursday June 6, 2024, day 12 of 13. This morning most of us drove in 3 four-wheel drive minibuses to the Tmogvi fortress high above the Kura valley. The fortress was first...
Trip to Davit Gareja
Sunday, May 26, 2024. Day 1 of 13. On the first day after arriving in Georgia's capital Tbilisi, we headed south-east to the border with Azerbaijan, led by our tour guide Asmus...
Tiblisi – where the mother of Georgia watches
Anyone who comes to the capital sees two things: the Sameba Cathedral, built in the 2000s, and the mother of Georgia “Kartlis Deda”. The city appears young, European and...
An old mining town, the Black Sea and saying goodbye to friends
For a change we were on our way west, back towards the Black Sea. On the way is Chiatura, a Soviet mining town in which 30,000 people lived at one time and covered 40% of the...
Don Curry in a frenzy of frescoes
Day 30 - The Motsameta and Gelati Monasteries
Tibilisi
The capital has enchanted me. Despite my tired eyes, the first poster at the train station surprised me - 'Stop violence against women'. I will leave it uncommented. We will all...