Our big trip
A few thoughts and photos from our travels
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Day 22 – The cold bites, as do the dogs!
17th September: Mestia, Georgia Today was our final full day in Mestia. We’d planned to have an extra day here,…
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Day 21 – A glacier in retreat
16th September: Mestia, Georgia The weather is due to turn later today, with the heatwave which has been afflicting this…
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Day 20 – The Svan towers of Ushguli
15th September: Mestia, Georgia Today began on the 10am marshrutka – well, a tourist version of one – to Ushguli.…
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Day 19 – Into the mountains of Upper Svaneti
14th September: Kutaisi, Georgia to Mestia, Georgia Up early to get the marshrutka. First we had to get across town,…
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Day 18 – Gelati and Motsameta
13th September: Kutaisi, Georgia Snacks purchased from the bakery, we saw a marshrutka with a monastery symbol and jumped on.…
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Day 17 – Kutaisi, home of the builders (still!)
12th September: Kutaisi, Georgia Kutaisi market contained all kinds of feasts for the eyes. Finally, the fruit and veg we’ve…
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Day 16 – Buses, buses, buses
11th September: Telavi, Georgia to Kutaisi, Georgia I shouldn’t complain but today is not the morning I feel like a…
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Day 15 – Wines from the qvevri
10th September: Telavi, Georgia A slightly frustrating start to the day trying to figure out why every time I fixed…
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Day 14 – WiFi dogs
9th September: Sighnaghi, Georgia to Telavi, Georgia Up early for the only daily marshrutka to Telavi, which was 20 Lari…
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Day 13 – Over the border
8th September: Sheki, Azerbaijan to Sighnaghi, Georgia Having packed last night, we had one final breakfast in the garden before…