Travelogues Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti

Several signposts to cafés compete for our attention as our hiking trail diverges to another village with Svan towers. On our four-day hike from Mestia to Ushguli, my Scottish...

The travel community is split on how they prefer to suffer: hot and dry like in Cappadocia or hot and humid like by the Black Sea. I haven't decided yet which team to join and am...

Slowly, slowly - that was the motto of our seven-day hike from Mestia to Ushguli. The classic route of this region can be completed in three to four stages. We were clear that...

Day 28 - Ushguli

Day 26 - From the Black Sea to the High Caucasus

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...

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...

We are currently sitting near Zugdidi in Georgia, in the middle of tropical greenery by a small river. Not far from us, water buffaloes graze and hard work is being done in the...

On Sunday, August 26, 2018, I want to reach Uschguli. The village consists of 4 closely located villages at the upper end of the Enguri Gorge and is located at an altitude of...

After two days in the quiet Mazeri, we made our way to Mestia, the administrative center of the region. Since there are no marshrutkas or other public transportation options from...

Until a few years ago, the region of Upper Svaneti in the Greater Caucasus on the border with Russia was despised by travelers. The Svans are considered very regionally patriotic...

Another excursion awaited me in Mestia. Let's go - up the mountain - 1350 m up and down again. The goal are the Koruldi Lakes. The ascent was super exhausting, but the view...

After a restless night in the hostel and a heartfelt farewell from Tsitso (Mama), the journey was supposed to continue along the coast. Just before departure, the happy Orhan...

A sunny morning greets us. After breakfast we set off hiking. It was slightly below zero during the night and the first part of the path is in the shade. That makes us run...

Today we plan to drive up into the mountains to Mestia. According to the internet, the road is paved up to the top. On the way there we discover the Prometheus Cave just behind...

23.09.21-25.09.21 After saying goodbye to Michi and dropping him off in Munich, we make our way to Zugdidi to visit Katha's former colleague Alena again! We stay at her...