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Catalonia: First impressions of Girona - Cathedral of Girona, Jewish Quarter
This probably will be a long photo article, with few comments on each of the photo. It was my first time visiting Spain, and stop of Girona came just right after we landed in Barcelona, rented a nice Renault Megane car from Fire Fly company. During this trip I only started to recognize what is Catalonia - not any more an abstract term for me - it's real place with real folks and attractions there. So here are few shots from Girona, Cathedral…
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is located some 32 km southeast of the city center, airport serves as the hub for AnadoluJet and Pegasus Airlines. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the first female fighter pilot in the world. Although Istanbul Airport, located 63 km (39 mi) west of the European side of Istanbul, is larger, Sabiha Gökçen is still one of the largest…
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport is the busiest international airport in Georgia, located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of capital Tbilisi. The airport handled 3.7 million passengers in 2019. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the airspace of Georgia was closed for most of 2020 causing the number of travelers through Tbilisi airport to drop by 84% to less than 600,000.Tbilisi Airport is home to Georgian flag carrier Georgian Airways…
The University of Georgia (Tbilisi)
The other day I accompanied a person visiting The University of Georgia. And for a surprise for me - I found this educational institution as pretty good. No I have no thoughts of studying in Georgia, but you never say never. The University of Georgia Students have free Internet access The University of Georgia offers studies for international students Coffee machine for students After lectures students can rest on cozy coach…
Visit of Tbilisi Theater Reminds me Drive in Marshrutka (2014)
This autumn season we wanted to start with something beautiful. At the end of every September, the Tbilisi International theatre festival is held. Actually, it might come as a surprise for some, but Tbilisi is a city that loves theatres. At least there are dozens of them in the city, there are some smaller ones and then there are some larger ones, the ones which receive state funding. So, on September 20th we went on one play which was held in…
New Asia - Tbilisi Restaurant Review
New Asia is a Chinese restaurant located in Tbilisi on Griboedov street (just next to Rustaveli Avenue). The idea to visit this Chinese restaurant came spontaneous... you see - khinkali, khachapuri or barbecue... there are times you get sick and tired of them in Georgia. So one of the alternatives is to visit some other type cuisine - and this time our choice was Chinese cuisine. New Asia Restaurant in Tbilisi Entrance at New Asia…
My Sighnaghi Travel Guide
Georgia teaches one useful thing - everything is relative - So did happened at last weekend of August, when following previous weekend's trend for getting out of Tbilisi, we decided to book a hotel in remote Napareuli village (some 20 km from Telavi) - so at Saturday morning we decided to take marshrutka to Telavi and then from Telavi to take a taxi. First things first - I found that marshrutkas leaves to Telavi from Samgori. We catched a Taxi…
Dzveli Kalaki Tbilisi Restaurant Review
This is already third post in my Tbilisi restaurant series. Today I got a chance to visit Dzveli Kalaki restaurant (near Didube bridge) For a prelude - we found and interesting offer on Georgian Groupon clone site www.hotsale.com - Entricote with 30% Off. This hotsale systems works like this - you pay some small fee for coupon/voucher and then you get your discount. So we bought a coupon for Dzveli Kalaki - it was for about 2 GEL. Since we…
The Bears Restaurant/Pub in Tbilisi Review
This is my second post on series covering Tbilisi restaurants. A while ago I decided to start a new topic series, with aim for locals and foreigners find great dinner places in Tbilisi. I'm reviewing only places I have tried by myself. Update, this restaurant seems is out of the business, but on its location is some other restaurant (2021) I'm an expat living in Georgia (Tbilisi). You can find some articles covering topic Living in Georgia. I'…
Looking for a Cool Getaway? Discover Borjomi, Georgia's Popular Resort Town
If you're looking for a cool getaway, you can't go wrong with a visit to Borjomi, Georgia's popular resort town. Located some 155km from the capital city of Tbilisi, Borjomi is a picturesque destination known for its mineral water springs, national park, and scenic surroundings. In this article, we'll take a closer look at what makes Borjomi a must-visit destination, what to see and do there, and where to stay. Borjomi is the perfect…