Expat in Georgia

I’ve been based in Georgia since 2011, watching the country evolve into one of the most dynamic spots in the region. 

This section mostly features our personal weekend travel videos from across Georgia, along with occasional insights from exploring the local tech scene, international expat life and more.

See the Georgia travel section for more detailed guides and practical information.

Under The Georgian Sun / King Davids Tower (s)

It was on the evening of April 27, 2020, I decided to switch glass (from the kit lens to telephoto) and make some photo for the month of April to put in the description in the monthly dividend income…

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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 been a while since…

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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…

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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…

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New Year's Eve Fireworks 2020 Tbilisi

As every year I contribute to fireworks photography, 2020 was no exception, from our Tbilisi apartments balcony I made dozens of long exposure night photography.A sturdy tripod, ISO 400-3200, f stop…

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Spring in Tbilisi (near Turtle lake)

Spring has finally reached Tbilisi. In today's Piece of Life, a few shots from our baby walk near Turtle Lake on March 6th, 2019Sprouts and blue snowdrops. Can't wait for April. Blue…

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Rustavi Auto Market (Buying a Car in Georgia)

Rustavi auto market is one of the most popular and useful places for buying a used car in Georgia (imported mostly from the US, but probably also from Asia and Europe). It was at the end of…

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2019 Old New Year's Firework From Tbilisi

Here at Piece of Life and ReinisFischer.com we just love fireworks photography. It's one of the photo techniques I wanted to master first when learned secrets of successful photography.My first…

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How to get on one photography Tbilisi TV tower, Narikala and Tabor Monastery

Simple - panoramic photography.It was at the end of 2018, we were wandering around Tbilisi botanical garden, to discover Zip Line, when I thought - hmm, there is a good observation point from…

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IWA Christmas Charity Fair Tbilisi 2018

Annual Winter Fair (Christmas charity fair) was held at Tbilisi's Radisson Blue Hotel on December 1, 2018 For many expats in Georgia, it has been already a tradition to visit this fair year.…

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Tbilisi TV Tower in the National colors of Latvia

The Tbilisi TV tower was lit in the Latvian nation colors on November 18th, 2018, to celebrate a 100 year anniversary since the Republic of Latvia was proclaimed on…

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Ordering Goodies From Amazon - Baby Play Mat and more

It has been a while since I made my first international Amazon delivery to Georgia, using parcel delivery and forwarding service USA2Georgia. See how I ordered and installed new hinges for my…

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Rainy Day in Tbilisi

Less than a month ago, we changed apartment in Tbilisi and got one with really cool views towards mount Mtatsminda. I've been playing with a tripod a camera here ever since. See: Tbilisi by…

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Halloween 2018

Halloween 2018, was celebrated on Wednesday, October 31.This was our first Halloween together with our newborn baby and we made some really cool photos and video's in our new Tbilisi apt.But as…

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Tbilisi by day (New Apartment Version)

It has been already more than 10 days since we have moved into our new Tbilisi apartment.For today's article in the series Living in Georgia,  I just wanted to share some picture with…

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Tbilisi Office 2.0.

In October 2018, we changed not only apartments but also offices as well. In short, we moved from Agmanashabeli avenue to Vake district in Tbilisi.There is a little change compared to previous years…

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Tbilisi by night (New apartment version)

It has been a while since I last time did a night photography (one of my favorite photography techniques). The thing is, recently we moved in to a new apartment here in Tbilisi, which offers a very…

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Tbilisoba 2018

Tbilisoba or Tbilisi City Festival is an annual October festival which celebrates the diversity and history of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. If you are planning your first trip…

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About Setting Up Virtual Trade Zone in Georgia (And Free Industrial Zones)

A couple of years ago (in 2012) I met an American entrepreneur John Keogh here in Georgia. Back in these days, office coworking spaces were kind of popular and just obliviously popped up also in…

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Happy New Year! Fireworks Photography from Tbilisi 2018

We wish you a very great and prosperous 2018!Here at Piece of Life photo series we canceled our planned trip to Sri Lanka and stayed in Tbilisi to capture following firework photography from…

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