Georgia, The Cradle of Wine
September 2014: When someone talks about “old world wines,” they usually mean ones from the three wine-producing powerhouses of Europe: France, Italy and Spain. But whereas French wines can trace […]
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A Taste of Georgia
September 17-28, 2014: Not to be overshadowed by the Caucasus Mountains and the mesmerizing historic sites, a trip to Georgia wouldn’t be complete without sampling the culinary delights. Georgia sits […]
The Little Pajero That Almost Didn’t
September 20-27, 2014: Here’s a little behind the scenes look at our “On the Road in Georgia” series. I haven’t written much yet about the blue, two-door Pajero 4×4 that […]
On the Road in Georgia: Ushguli
September 26, 2014: In a country of remarkable, unusual historical villages like Shatili, surreal cave monasteries like David Gareji and Vardzia and stunning high Caucasus vistas like Mt. Kazbegi, Ushguli […]
On the Road in Georgia: Svaneti
September 25-26, 2014: Our next destination was Svaneti, one of the most ancient and picturesque provinces of Georgia. Straddling the border with Russia, this area is surrounded by towering snow-capped […]
On the Road in Georgia: Vardzia
September 23-24, 2014: Initially we had planned to head straight from Gori to Svaneti, another mountainous region in the northwestern corner of Georgia. Since the weather forecast was calling for […]
On the Road in Georgia: Gori
You cannot make a revolution with silk gloves. – J.V. Stalin September 23, 2014: Located in the approximate geographic centre of Georgia is Gori, the birthplace of Georgia’s most infamous […]
On the Georgian Military Road
September 22-23, 2014: Up in the northwest part of Georgia lies the Zhinvali Reservoir, a long narrow, somewhat V-shaped lake at the meeting point of three rivers. The Aragvi River […]
On the Road in Georgia: Shatili
September 21-22, 2014: Our route today would take us 224 kilometres from the fortified town of Sighnaghi to the fortress village of Shatili, located very near the Chechnyan border. Not […]
On the Road in Georgia: Kakheti Region
September 20-21, 2014: In the arid southeastern part of Georgia, tucked up against the border with Azerbaijan, is a Georgian Orthodox cave monastery complex hewn out of the rocky slopes […]
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