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Pheasant’s Tears Restaurant Sighnahghi

Pheasant's Tears is an awesome and authentic restaurant serving authentic Georgian cuisine. The restaurant is located in Sighnaghi, some 120km from the nation's capital Tbilisi. We have heard a lot about this place in the past but actually visited it for the first time in June 2020, while driving around the region of Kakheti. The little yard at Peasant's Tears restaurant in Sighnaghi Pheasant’s Tears was born out of a love of authentic…


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Saint George Church in Dashbashi

St. George's Church  / Ahalkalaki St. George Church is located close to the Tsalka town in the village of Dashbashi. It was in mid-July 2020, when we discovered this place by accident, during an unplanned trip to Tsalka, we decided to look for the "famous" Dashbahsi Canyon, where we found a little cafe and as I had my DJI mini Mavic drone with I did some flying around the area, just to discover this picturesque church atop of the rock. Awesome…


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Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi

Located within a 3-minute walk from the Black Sea beach in Batumi, this hotel features indoor and outdoor pools, a rooftop restaurant and free WiFi.  We booked one night here at the start of August 2020 and paid about $120 for a family room and breakfasts included.  It is fun to note that about 8 years ago we rented an apartment in Batumi, in the backyard of this hotel, and spend about $400/mo. Now time flies, things change, but Batumi…


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DJI Mini Mavic Drone Review

DJI Mini Mavic drone has been around for a while already (since the end of 2019). It was at the start of July 2020, when I decided to order a drone for me.  As I didn't have any idea what's good and what's not, I just headed to Amazon and looked for best-selling drones/ quadcopters. I did order under $100 SnapTain 650 D, but once it was out for shipping and I started to familiarize better with the product from the description, I understood that…


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Hotel 'Castello Visconteo' in Cassano dʼAdda, Italy

Castello Visconteo is a 13th-century fortress located in Cassano d'Adda, Italy. We booked a hotel room here for a one night back in November 15, 2019 and paid about EUR 100 for that. We choose to book this hotel as it was pretty close to the Bergamo airport, as on the second day we had a flight back to Tbilisi Stay at this hotel left an authentic medieval time feeling.  Our room at Castello Visconteo Rooms at Castello Visconteo are air…


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Mziuri Park in Tbilisi

Mziuri park in Tbilisi is located on Vere river valley, the park has two entrances, one from the Chavchavadze Avenue, and second from the Chabua Amirejibi highway (also knows as the New Road) - opposite side to the Tbilisi Zoo The renovated park has been opened for public just recently. It was in the middle of July 2020, I finally got my first drone-delivered here to Tbilisi and I decided to go and test it - Mizuri park seemed like an ideal…


Outdoor Activities |

Milano Centrale railway station

Milano Centrale is the main railway station of the city of Milan, Italy, and is the largest railway station in Europe by volume. The station is a terminus and located at the northern end of central Milan. It was officially inaugurated in 1931 to replace the old central station (built 1864), which was a transit station but with a limited number of tracks and space, so could not handle the increased traffic caused by the opening of the Simplon…


Railway / Bus / Ferry |

First DJI Mavic Mini Aerial photography (Lisi Lake / Tbilisi)

At the end of July 2020, I finally received my DJI Mavic Mini here in Tbilisi, Georgia.  I was very eager to test it out,  and one of the first spots to test DJI Mavic mini, which come to my mind was the Lisi lake. As our daughter has a preschool in that area, it was agreed to make the first test flight with this little drone near the Lisi lake. DJI_0001 officially first drone photography at the Lisi lake Not the best shot, obliviously, as…


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Vine Yard Restaurant in Kvareli

Restaurant Vine Yard in Kvareli is located just next to the city walls fortress opposite to the Kvareli Public service hall building. This place serves typical Georgian cuisine, VISA accepted.  This restaurant has been our radar since late 2018, when we discovered this place while stayed at Kvareli Eden hotel, we have been heading here ever since, when in the area.  \ Typical Georgian Supra at Restaurant Vine yard in Kvareli Simple, tasty,…


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Sevsamora Resort & Spa

Sevsamora Resort & Spa is located in the village/town of Saguramo, some 15 minutes drive from Tbilisi.We booked a family room for a 2-night stay here in the middle of June 2020, paying about GEL 600 (USD 200), with free breakfast included.The main reason for us coming here was the proximity to Tbilisi and the outdoor swimming pool for our baby girl. Sevsamora Resort & SpaAmong the facilities at this property are a 24-hour front desk and…


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