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Shopping in Georgia: Tbilisi Mall
Though I have been living in Georgia for 3 and a half years, I have never talked much about shopping in Georgia or Tbilisi. Starting today I decided to change that. My first recommendation for those who are looking for shopping fun in Tbilisi will be Tbilisi Mall. If I remember correctly - it was first opened at the end of 2012 and soon find its way to the hearts of customers. One of the anchor tenants here is the Carrefour store, according…
Fire Wok Tbilisi
Fire wok Tbilisi is a small, I would call it a boutique Wok place located on Shalva Dadiani street (close to Liberty square). Here you can have noodles or rice woks for a really democratic prices. Fire Wok Tbilisi There is not much place inside - so if you are planing to take you loved ones to Fire Wok - it won't be best place to sit around a table and talk about your impressions of Tbilisi. Instead you can order food for takeaway and…
"Piena Ceļš Georgia" - Visit of Dairy Farm
In my childhood there was a time I lived in countryside next to a cattle farm. They had around 100 cows and as for a child in a village were nothing else interesting is happening I spent pretty much time with cows though I never have milked a one. Some time ago in Tbilisi happened Georgian - Latvian business forum were a guy from Latvia (Jānis Bērtulsons) made a presentation of his company in Georgia - a dairy farm - "Piena Ceļš Georgia".…
Christmas Charity Winter Fair in Tbilisi Sheraton Hotel (2014)
I recently attended the Winter Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Association Georgia for the third or fourth time. Based on my past experiences, I arrived early at the Sheraton Metekhi Hotel to purchase some goods from the US and participate in the Bottle Bank game at the UK stand. The objective of the Winter Charity Fair organized by the International Women's Association Georgia (IWAG) is to raise funds for projects in…
Georgian - Latvian Business Forum (2014)
The Georgian-Latvian Business Forum was held in Tbilisi on November 27, 2014, and provided a unique opportunity for businesses to explore new avenues for growth and expansion. This event was organized by Invest in Georgia agency and the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, two organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to fostering innovation and progress in the business world. The Georgian-Latvian Business Forum brought together…
Latvian Fashion Show at Tbilisi History Museum (2014)
While I don't consider myself a high fashion aficionado, I did have the chance to attend the exquisite Latvian Fashion Show at the Tbilisi History Museum in Georgia. Latvian Fashion Show Hostess of the evening Models at Latvian Fashion Show Models at Latvian Fashion Show Models at Latvian Fashion Show Latvian Fashion Show Latvian Fashion Show Latvian Fashion Show Poster for Latvian Fashion Show About Latvian Fashion…
Hotel Hesperia Sant Just in Barcelona Review
We stayed at this hotel about a month ago, during our one week Catalonia trip, in which we actually drive even to Andorra, so this hotel was our last hotel in Spain before departing back to Georgia. To book this hotel we chose hotwire.com (they offer secret deals - you kinda buy a cat in a sack - but you don't need to worry about a bad product, you could get - there are major hotel brands, that are not willing to tell others - they are selling…
My Barcelona Travel Guide - La Rambla, La Boqueria Market, Park Guell and even La Sagrada Familia
This happened at the last days of October 2014, when after a week long travels around Catalonia we finally returned back to our starting point - Barcelona. And so we decided to visit some local attractions. We all probably are familiar that one of the must have attractions in Barcelona is La Sagrada Familia cathedral, though we find this famous attraction, we refused to stay on a very long queue to get there in. Another attraction we decided…
Autumn in Tsinandali - Alexander Chavchavadze House Museum
This was a great Saturday - our friend took us on a Kakheti drive - we went to Telavi (they have a great market there), Tsinandali (here is a house museum of Alexander Chavchavadze) and then we went to Royal Batoni near Ilia;s lake close to Kvareli. I decided to capture something from all of it - and in this post you will find pictures I captured at Alexander Chavchavadze house museum. First time I was here around 3 years ago, also in…
Spontaneous Visit of Montserrat Mountain, Spain
Another spontaneous idea of visiting Montserrat Mountain arrived at our heads, after Google Maps misguided us from the main traffic road to Barcelona, and we went on the wrong direction - but hey - we noticed a sign directing to Montserrat. Signs speak themselves. Update: Visit of Mount Montserrat was a place from our about week long travels across region of Catalonia in Spain and Andorra. (Originally this article…
Hotel Gaspa Review in Ordino, Andorra
One thing I like about travel - is to choose hotels on site (who needs a booking systems? ). So did happen this time, when we chose this 2 star hotel in Ordino, Andorra. As you might already now, Andorra is a tinny micro state sandwiched between Spain and France, so if you travel here by car, it's nothing tragic to drive out of capital city Andorra La Vella to find your perfect hotel. After few minutes drive, we found ourselves in town/village…
Andorra - First Impressions
Have you ever heard something of a tiny microstate of Andorra? I had, but my knowledge was short - so short, I didn't realize the precise location of it - I mean, I knew it's somewhere sandwiched between Spain, France or maybe France and Italy or even Spain and Portugal. In other words - yes I knew that such a place exists, but knew nothing more about it. Now I'm a little bit smarter in my Geography :) So, how I got there? It all went…
Road to Andorra
During our one week trip in Spain, region of Catalonia, we did a lot of driving. We drove almost all around Catalonia, stayed at lovely Costa Brava townlets - and you know what? It's more than enough with one week - and you are sick and tired of completely identical seaside town lets. They are nice, they are charming... but if you need more - go away from those charming town lets with beautiful seaside views. At least we did so - after another…
Sitges - a Popular Resort Town in Spain
During our Spain trip, we visited many interesting towns and places, like town of Girona, Salvadors Dali museum at Figueras, charming stone building town Peratallada, Begur, Roses and Cadaques and other. Now was turn for a popular resort town of Sitges, located close to Barcelona. As usual I don't pay much attention for a new exploring object before visiting it - and it was fun latter to learn that Sitges is not only popular resort town in…
Hotel Globos Review in Sitges, Spain
One of the things I like about hotels is not to plan a stay at hotel before. No bookings, no planning. Just pass by, if you like it - go into it, and ask for a room and price. The best of this is bargain. So did happened this time, after we arrived from Peratallada, a nice medieval town to resort city of Sitges, close to Barcelona. Turns out with spontanous decissions I have not only stayed on hotel I liked, but I have visited one of the most…
Peratallada - a Charming Stone Building Town in Catalonia, Spain
When we left a charming hotel in Begur, we straight headed to a little and charming medieval town of Peratallada, which is located some 22 km east of Girona, and some 15 km west of Begur. Here are 22 pictures I made at this lovely town: Road to Peratallada Peratallada Medieval streets of Peratallada Medieval streets of Peratallada Medieval streets of Peratallada Catalan flag on streets of Peratallada Peratallada…
Hotel Es Cel de Begur Review in Begur, Spain
On our third Spain trip day we stayed overnight at one of the interesting hotels I have ever stayed - Es Cel de Begur Hotel at Bergur. We booked this hotel on Booking.com it offered a huge savings, instead of paying EUR 400 we paid for room with partial sea view and bed with baldachine EUR 81. Well I doubt the actual value for this room is EUR 400, it's more some booking.com neat marketing trick. But price EUR 81 for such a hotel room in…
Salvador Dali Museum in Figueres, Spain
In our second day trip to Spain we visited Salvador Dali Museum located in town of Figueres. I can tell you just one - This has finally happened - had heard so much about this great place before and now I actually visited it.There are not much words I can use to describe this fabulous museum in Figueras, instead I can offer you 16 pictured from this place (Originally there were 43 pictures, but 2 years latter since…
Hotel Tarongeta Review in Cadaques
We stayed at hotel Tarongeta in Cadaques in our second day trip to Catalonia, Spain. You can read my photo article - covering Cadaques here. Choice of Tarongneta was made spontaneous and all agreements regarding accommodation was made on site, not using any third party booking services (thus, I must admit I found this hotel on booking.com before we arrived at Cadaques) This hotel offers few benefits - free parking on site, located in centre…
Exploring Catalonia: from Roses to Cadaques
On our second day on Catalonian trip, we left Girona and headed to Roses (Girona municipality) and after a short 5 minute stay at Roses we headed to Cadaques (Girona municipality). I decided to stick with motto: one picture can say more than 1000 words, and here you have - 30 pictures I took during our trip Roses, Girona - Cadaques, Girona. Beach at Roses, Girona Roses, Girona Literraly after 5 minutes here at Roses beach we decided…
Hotel Ultonia Review in Girona
During our first day on our Catalonia trip for a first night, we stayed at Girona - Hotel Ultonia. For a start I must admit - I wanted to book another less expensive hotel, but that was out of city center - so hell, for a sake of a couple of bucks we decided to book something valuable in the city center. But to keep up with the costs - I found it's more affordable if you are using hotelclub.com rather booking.com. Basically, it works like…
Catalonia: First impressions of Girona - Cathedral of Girona, Jewish Quarter
This probably will be a long photo article, with few comments on each of the photo. It was my first time visiting Spain, and stop of Girona came just right after we landed in Barcelona, rented a nice Renault Megane car from Fire Fly company. During this trip I only started to recognize what is Catalonia - not any more an abstract term for me - it's real place with real folks and attractions there. So here are few shots from Girona,…
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is located some 32 km southeast of the city center, airport serves as the hub for AnadoluJet and Pegasus Airlines. The facility is named after Sabiha Gökçen, the adoptive daughter of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the first female fighter pilot in the world. Although Istanbul Airport, located 63 km (39 mi) west of the European side of Istanbul, is larger, Sabiha Gökçen is still one of the largest…
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport
Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport is the busiest international airport in Georgia, located 17 km (11 mi) southeast of capital Tbilisi. The airport handled 3.7 million passengers in 2019. Due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the airspace of Georgia was closed for most of 2020 causing the number of travelers through Tbilisi airport to drop by 84% to less than 600,000.Tbilisi Airport is home to Georgian flag carrier Georgian Airways…