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Trip to Georgia 2016

Tbilisi First Impressions

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 25, 2016 by JeanneJune 12, 2016

I arrived in Tbilisi exhausted after a grueling flight that landed in the wee hours. Nice to Istanbul, a three-hour wait and then Istanbul-Tbilisi. Fortunately I had already booked a taxi that met me at the airport around 5am. On … Continue reading →

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Tbilisi Discovery: Independence Day

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 26, 2016 by JeanneJune 12, 2016

Feeling fresh and rested, I left the hotel around 10 after a delicious breakfast that included khinkali, Georgia’s famous stuffed dumpling. I took the jammed metro  to Rustaveli boulevard, ground-zero for the Independence Day festivities.Food! Balloons! Clowns! Folk-dancing! The best … Continue reading →

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Wine Tour of the Kakheti Region

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 27, 2016 by JeanneJune 19, 2016

I asked for an early breakfast (8am) to make the tour departure time. Accompanying the genial lady who had been minding the hotel was the owner who swept in like the Mother of Dragons to inform me that I had … Continue reading →

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Mtskheta and Jvari

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 28, 2016 by JeanneJune 19, 2016

I left the unloved Hotel Delisi this morning. Curious that the departure breakfast was the worst, probably as a punishment: cold pasta, salad, stale bread, hot-dog. I took a taxi over to the Hotel Classic which was much better located … Continue reading →

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Gori and Uplistsikhe

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 29, 2016 by JeanneOctober 18, 2017

Today’s excursion was to the cave city of Uplistsikhe and Stalin’s birthplace at Gori. I headed to minibus station around 9.30 to hop a bus for the one-hour trip. The minibuses left from an obscure part of the Didubi station … Continue reading →

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Tbilisi to Batumi

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 30, 2016 by JeanneMarch 11, 2019

At the Hotel Classic I asked for a taxi to take me to the Batumi marshrutka. We got to station square before 10 and I immediately boarded a comfortable minibus with cushioned seats. Then I waited. And waited. And waited. … Continue reading →

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Batumi Discovery

Global Traveller Blog Posted on May 31, 2016 by JeanneJuly 3, 2016

I started the day at with breakfast on the rooftop here at the Hotel Old Town. The hotel room was a little underdecorated but any shortcomings are more than made up for on the rooftop terrace with a panoramic view … Continue reading →

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Batumi to Mestia

Global Traveller Blog Posted on June 1, 2016 by JeanneJuly 3, 2016

First look at Mestia; view from balcony of Hotel Svan House. #mestia A photo posted by Jeanne (@globaltravellerblog) on Jun 1, 2016 at 8:32am PDT By this point, I had learned to take taxis everywhere. They are cheap enough and … Continue reading →

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Ushguli

Global Traveller Blog Posted on June 2, 2016 by JeanneJuly 3, 2016

When I woke this morning, the overcast sky clarified my thinking. Do a day trip to Ushguli! An overnight that involved staying at Berdia’s brother’s hostel would be too complicated. It turned out to be the right decision. I met … Continue reading →

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Mestia to Akhalksikhe

Global Traveller Blog Posted on June 3, 2016 by JeanneOctober 18, 2017

I woke up to clouds and the hint of rain in Mestia. As beautiful as the region was, I was glad I decided to head south. The guest house arranged a minibus to Zugdidi that left around 9.30 for the … Continue reading →

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