Independent travel notes from roads, cities and everyday logistics across the places I visit, with an eye for practical detail and local context.
Radisson Collection Hotel, Tsinandali Estate Georgia is situated in Tsinandali, 1.4 km from Tsinandali Palace Museum, and offers free WiFi.An infinity outdoor swimming pool with view and pool bar is available on site as…
Odo's house is a family-run bed&breakfast style guest house, located in Tsinandali, some 100 km from Tbilisi in Georgia. We booked Odo's house at the start of January 2020 for a two-night stay and paid about USD 40…
We traveled to Lugano in Switzerland at the end of 2019. Visit to Lugano officially adds marks 18th country on my travel map I've visited (since 2013)We arrived here from Italy's Lecco town using our rental car (Sicily car),…
Located opposite a park in the historical centre of Riga on Hospitāļu street.Aparthotel Autosole offers to its guests 10 comfortable apartments and studios.We have been staying at this hotel several times, with the first…
Ilia Lake is located near the town of Kvareli in the region of Kakheti, Georgia.First discovered back in 2014, while staying at Royal Batoni hotel next to the lake. Since then I've headed here several times.…
Tremezzina is located on the western banks of Lake Como, right in front of Bellagio, and is the result of a recent merger of the comunes of Lenno, Mezzegra, Ossuccio, and Tremezzo.We discovered this picturesque Italian town…
Lielupe Hotel SPA & Conferences by Semarah is located in a calm area of Jurmala, surrounded by forest and 400 m from the Baltic Sea. It features a spacious kids club with different games…
Rivendell, Eco-friendly hotel with wooden rooms and organic garden, is located in Borjomi.After discovering that we spend more and more time at luxury hotels across Georgia, we decided to return to the roots and…
Fabrika Tbilisi is a stylish hipster place located on Egnate Ninoshvili street 8 in a renovated Soviet Era factory building, Fabrika is the space for rebellious minds to create and share.Once a Soviet sewing factory has…
Keti's Bistro is another stylish Tbilisi restaurant located on Tamar Chovelidze street 3 (opposite to hotel Stamba)My better part took me here just before the New Year 2020, and I found this place quite a chill. We…
4-star hotel Lenno is set in an elegant building just off the main road, and right on the shore of Lake Como, in the fantastic Gulf of Venus. There is free Wi-Fi.We booked this hotel in mid-November 2019, during our week-long…
Georgian Museum of Fine arts is located on Rustaveli avenue just opposite to Tbilisi parliament building. The museum has been opened for public just recently at the end of 2018. It is interesting to…
Lecco is a small city in northern Italy, some 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Milan. The city lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como.The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of…
The Grand Hotel is a modern, peaceful hotel set in parkland just 6 km from Bergamo.It offers air-conditioned rooms and suites, a fitness centre and free parking. A scheduled shuttle service to/from Bergamo Train Station…
At the start of August 2019, we traveled to Baku Azerbaijan. For me, this was my first time in Azerbaijan. Our trip here was in the frames celebrate a birthday in one of the former…
Mushtaidi park and garden in Tbilisi is great for activities with kids - it features a Ferris Wheel, choo-choo train, carousels and more. The entrance in the park is free, but there is a…
Set in a 19th century building on Fountain Square, Azcot Hotel is located in the heart of Baku and offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen satellite TV. It features a 24-hour front desk and…
The Parliament of Georgia Building is located in Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue, close to the foothills of Mount Mtatsminda.The building complex was constructed as the House of Government of Georgian SSR on the site of the demolished 19th-century Alexander Nevsky…
Tavada restaurant is another fine example fo great Azerbaijani cuisine and service. Located on Mardanov Brothers street this place serves fine Azerbaijani and European cuisine.Discovered in early August 2019, during a weekend trip to Baku.Kid…
Nergiz restaurant is located on Fountain Square in Baku, this places serves typical Azerbaijani cuisine and let me name it as of the best Baku restaurants. Discovered in early August, during my birthday trip to Baku. Just like…
