Georgia Stories


Funny conversations on the long road to more mountains

I easily found a bus to take me to the Georgian border from Dilijan but wasn't sure about transport from there to Tbilisi so I was thrilled when I met Kevin, a Floridian traveling through Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan for a relatively short, 10-day vacation.  Being pressed for time, he had a driver so I quickly asked if there might be space for me as ...


Postcard perfect scenery, even with manual focus!

Upon arriving in Tbilisi, I spent a frustrating, but hilarious in retrospect, day trying to get my camera fixed.  The autofocus spontaneously stopped working a couple days ago so I went on what turned out to be a wild goose chase all over the city.  A guy working at my hostel sent me to the train station where his photographer friend vowed there was a c...


Religious and culinary adventures

I decided to spend the exorbitant amount of money for a visa to Azerbaijan ($180!) because I have heard it's a really interesting, unique place, but it takes a few days to process so I did a couple day trips out of Tbilisi.  A Polish couple on their honeymoon and I split the cost to have Iraq Lee (I'm positive that's not the way to spell his name) drive...


Culture and temperature shock

I thought I was ready to leave winter behind in South Africa but the oppressive heat I encountered upon arriving in Tbilisi, Georgia made me wish I was back under my blankets in Joburg.  And that's not even mentioning the stopover in Qatar where I thought my organs were going to cook during the short walk from the plane to the nicely air conditioned air...