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A 27+ day stay at Apart-hotel TARHUN in central Tbilisi — exceptional quiet, a perfect location near the Conservatoire and museums, and host Irina who makes it feel like home.
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From a 2 AM Tbilisi departure to a Bergamo bus, a Priority Pass shower in Istanbul, and a first walk through a quietly elegant Milan — the long road from Georgia to Italy.
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The last day in Tbilisi — cleaning, reflecting in an empty park to Nessun Dorma, a final bowl of chicken pho, and a 2 AM alarm for the airport. Georgia, I think I’m in love with you.
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The Samsonite was 1,075 GEL. The Dezerter Bazaar suitcase was 110. In between: a Baconator with latex gloves, a subway ride, and the moment my inner Georgian took over.
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Magti Georgia delivered the most dominant performance of any carrier we’ve tested across eight countries. Twenty‑three speed tests from Tbilisi to the Caucasus mountains, the Udabno desert, and western Georgia averaged 540 Mbps — with an all‑time record of 1,300 Mbps at the National Youth Palace. Georgia’s second‑largest city, Kutaisi, returned 211 Mbps. A remote…
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From shopping for socks in Georgian script to steering a boat down the Kura River, a patio tikka masala, a park violinist, and finally the candlelit Conservatoire — a day in the life of a Georgian.
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A morning of phantom real estate, an afternoon with Kandinsky, Pirosmani, and eleven other masters at the Art Museum of Georgia, and an evening return to Fiesta Amigos for Tex-Mex with Luka.
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From Gudiashvili’s hope-and-darkness modernism to Javakhi’s paradigm-breaking wordplay — a museum day in Tbilisi that ended with a Georgian word for despair that English can’t translate.
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Three hours west to a 70-million-year-old cave, a mountain drive through the greenest air in Georgia, and a turquoise canyon that makes up in beauty what it lacks in size — all for $63 USD.
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A pot of beans simmering all day, a predictable thriller at a Tbilisi cinema, and chicken pho at Pho Bo for the third time — a rainy day well spent before tomorrow’s cave expedition.