Expat in Georgia

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12 Mar 2021

Gergeti Trinity Church from a drone flight

Gergeti Trinity Church is a must-have to visit destination in Georgia. The church is located at an elevation of 2170 meters, under Mount Kazbegi some 160 km North of the nation's capital Tbilisi Gergeti…

5 Mar 2021

Batumi Botanical Garden from a Drone flight

Batumi Botanical Garden is a must-have to visit tourism attraction site when in Batumi. Botanical Garden is actually located at the place called Mtsvane Kontskhi ("The Green Cape") within a distance of some 10 km…

26 Feb 2021

Kobuleti Beach, Georgia

Kobuleti is a town in Adjara, western Georgia, situated on the eastern coast of the Black SeaFinally got some free time to edit some unprocessed files.More to come. Taken with DJI Mavic Mini drone,…

8 Jan 2021

Martkopi Monastery Complex from a Drone flight

Martkopi monastery complex is located some 30km from Tbilisi, Georgia. This place is best reached by car, but some could get here by hiking too, see: Hiking Route in Georgia - Norio Village - Martkopi…

12 Nov 2020

Weekend trip to Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe

Weekend trips to Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe are quite possible and easily doable.  I just love to visit Borjomi an area during the fall season, the scenery can turn very spectacular, leaves are turning yellow, orange..…

23 Oct 2020

Another Daytrip to Kakheti in Georgia

I have said it already several times in the blog - day trips to the region of Kakheti are quite possible and easily done from Tbilisi Day Trip to Kakheti in Georgia In today's article,…

6 Oct 2020

How To Withdraw PayPal to Bank Account in Georgia

Withdrawing funds from PayPal to a local bank account is a popular question in many countries, including Georgia. As recently I had to renew my VISA card here in Georgia (Bank of Georgia) I…

19 Sep 2020

And We are Back / DJI Mavic Mini drone

The wait is over - today I picked up my already second DJI Mavic mini drone here in Tbilisi. See how I crashed the first one at the Jvari: Jvari monastery from a drone flight…

11 Sep 2020

Expats in Georgia (Facebook group)

I have been living in Georgia since 2011. During my time here I have been exploring the country, as an Indie traveler, crosswise from the pebbled seashore beaches near Batumi to the desert sand in David Gareji,…

21 Aug 2020

Djansug Kakhidze Garden

The Djansug Kakhidze Garden is located on Agmashenebeli Avenue (behind the Bank of Georgia building) in Tbilisi. The park is very popular among people living nearby. There is a little kid playground in the park…

8 Aug 2020

Cows Cooling off in a lake in Georgia

It was in mid-July, we were heading to the Dashabashi canyon near the Tsalka town in Georgia when suddenly on the roadside we noticed a strange view - cows were cooling off in a…

18 Jun 2020

Eat For Fit - Healty Food Home Delivery in Tbilisi

Eat for fit is my favorite healthy food home delivery service here in Tbilisi. Recently these loss-weight / dietary food delivery companies have started to pop up like mushrooms in the forest after the rain…

21 Mar 2020

Snowy day in Tbilisi

On the morning of March 17, 2020, snow surprised us here in Tbilisi. While sipping morning coffee I decided to grab a camera and take a few shots for the history.  As it has…

22 Feb 2020

Winter in Georgia: Gombori Pass

Some call Gombori pass - A Picturesque Road To Kakheti, here at  Piece of Life we can only agree. The road indeed is spectacularIf you don't have problems with endless turns or drastic changes…

2 Jan 2020

Tbilisi Christmas Market 2020

In today's Piece of Life series, a brief photo story from the Christmas market held near Radisson Blue hotel Tbilisi. To get here we took a taxi from our apartment to Keti's bistro. After finish steaks…