Living 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.

How To Start a Restaurant in Tbilisi, Georgia - Food Safety and Permissions

With this post, I'm starting a new series on the Doing Business in Georgia topic - opening and operating a profitable restaurant in Georgia. Turns out - I'm not only enjoying eating at Tbilisi…

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Holiday Season

The holiday season in Tbilisi - or another awesome weekend has been recorded and sealed in our tapes - Fun at Tbilisi Golf club, picnic in the footsteps of Shavnabada monastery, and Christmas pre-…

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Got a Fewer After freezing Cold

For the last few days I have been exceling as an painter at my better part's Tbilisi Office. Yestwrday I decided to stay longer and finish most of the job, and by doing this at the end of the day I…

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Paint Job for Tbilisi Office 3.0 Part 1

At the start of December 2021, my better part decided its time to upgrade her company office to a more spacious and one.  The new office is located just a few hundred meters away from the…

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Mountain Biking At Birtvisi Canyon

Mountain biking at Birtvisi canyon / or after a long pause I took some drone footage again. Also, now I know the shortcut on how to get here in some 30-40 minutes from Tbilisi (via Amlevi). December…

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Halloween 2021

Our spooky Halloween short. From the mist-covered Sighnaghi to  Bazaleti lake. Trick or treat!

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Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe trip

A quick day trip (with an overnight stay) to Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe in beautiful Georgia In this drone video footage - Saint George Church and Monastery (sometimes referred just as that lovely…

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Kutaisi Trip / Tskaltubo, Okatste canyon, Kinchkha waterfall, Martvili

UFO-shaped but abandoned spa sanatoriums, hot pools near stalactite caves, waterfalls, and canyons. Rivers and great cuisine. shortly put another great weekend has been recorded. Tskaltubo, Okatse,…

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Hiking at Birtvisi Canyon

Looking for a fun and scenic day trip from Tbilisi? This past Sunday, we set out on what turned into a surprisingly adventurous and beautiful hike through two of Georgia’s natural gems — Birtvisi…

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Lagodekhi and Kakheti trip

Lagodekhi & Kakheti Trip - our first real camping trip with a tent at Lagodekhi national park in Georgia. Enjoying a wide variety of grapes at Ampelo resort and picking up hazelnut with a…

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Batumi From a Drone Flight 2020

Beautiful Batumi from a bird's flight. DJI Mini Mavic 2.7K drone footage August 5th, 2020 Lovingly post-processed in Tbilisi just now Music by Scott Holmes, Driven to Success While shooting this…

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Kazbegi Trip 2021

Kazbegi trip - or searching for hot pools at Truso Valley, wandering at Darial gorge near the Georgian - Russian border, reaching Gveleti waterfall, walk in the clouds at Gergeti.. and of course a…

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Orbeliani square Tbilisi

Autumn feeling or fun with a drone near Oberliani square / Alexander Garden in Tbilisi. (The former and famous Hotel 'London' is located in this area) Music by David Hilowitz - Equilibrium I Cello…

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Weekend

Weekend - turned out quite a nice video, despite a bad luck filming. Got a no-fly warning from monks at Zedazeni monastery and heavy rain ruined my plans filming at Birtvisi canyon. From the good…

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Javakheti Trip

One of the strangest weekend trips, - from the Russian Tsar favorite places in Abastumani to the footsteps of Khertvisi fortress which, rumor has it, Alexader the Great has visited. From the…

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Vashlovani Trip

Epic Georgia! Epic Vashlovani! Another awesome weekend recorded. Crossing desert sand, meeting more than 30 turtles, reaching man-built Chachuna reservoir, stepping in volcano mud puddles. With an…

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Batumi and Green Cape

Another awesome weekend has been in our tapes - this time we booked a Tbilisi - Batumi flight by Vanilla Sky (it's super cheap and takes only 50 minutes to get there), a 5-star Hilton Hotel with…

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Trip To Bazaleti Lake in Georgia

This weekend we decided to stay in close proximity to Tbilisi - choosing Tsilkani, Natakhtari, Bazaleti route - met a few donkeys, a lot of butterflies, and tried some of the best katmis mcvadi …

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Trip To David Gareja Monastery in Georgia

Beautiful mountains in Georgia, fly a kite in the dessert, and swim in the 5-star hotel's pool - here is our Trip to the David Gareja monastery complex. May 16, 2021 David Gareja…

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Day in Borjomi National Park / Georgia

Day in Borjomi National Park - or we love to head here 2-3x times a year. Cool views, illegal dining in a secret restaurant, nice boutique apart-hotels, selfie-stick, trampolines, and of course a…

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