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26 Jan 2026

Hiking to Turtle Lake: A Winter Trail in Tbilisi

Last Sunday we did a hiking trip to Turtle Lake, starting from the stairs on Polikarpe Kakabadze street. I’ve been a big fan of hiking in Tbilisi for a long time. More than ten…

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16 Dec 2022

Life and Business in Georgia

Life and Business in Georgia - or another awesome weekend has been recorded - Together with a business partner from Canada exploring construction sites in Tbilisi, building relationships while hiking around Turtle lake, and…

22 Apr 2022

Easter 2022

Good times in Georgia or another awesome Easter weekend have been recorded in our tapes. From the windy mountains near Mtskheta, hiking trip near Turtle lake, egg fights in Tbilisi, meeting fellow Latvians at…

22 Mar 2022

Svan Tower in Tbilisi (Turtle Lake)

Svan Tower near Turtle lake is a well seen, but less visited tourist attraction in Tbilisi. Best reached while hiking near Turtle lake. Hiking Trails in Tbilisi - Turtle Lake (Kus Tba) - Tskneti…

4 Mar 2022

Hiking trip near Turtle Lake

Hiking trip near Turtle lake in Tbilisi, dining with Rapunzel and other fictional Disney characters near the Svan Tower, meeting real South African and Georgian friends near Bazaleti, tracing numbers and bitcoins back in…

7 Mar 2019

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 snowdrops near Turtle lake…

6 Feb 2017

Hiking trails near Turtle lake, Tbilisi in Winter

I'm fond of hiking/trekking trails near Turtle lake in Tbilisi, I have done several routes, with my favorite being unaccessible anymore after the Tbilisi flooding in June 2015.See: Failed attempt to complete Tskneti - Turtle…

21 Mar 2016

Intelligentsia Coffee Bar Tbilisi

I have spent countless hours at Intelligentsia Coffee Bar near Turtle lake in Tbilisi - this place has been my offsite office in hot Summer days (see: Turtle lake - my working place for…

7 Feb 2016

Turtle lake in Tbilisi

Turtle lake is a direct English translation of Kus Tba (Georgian: კუს ტბა), a small lake at the outskirts of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, so named due to the perceived abundance of turtles living in these places. Those of you who have…

17 Mar 2015

Best Hikes In Tbilisi Are Located Near Turtle Lake

I have been living in Georgia for more than tvelwe years already. I have traveled around the country quite a lot.  Probably one of my favorite destinations in Tbilisi is Turtle Lake. On hot…

5 Jul 2014

Turtle lake - My working place for today

In summertime it's hot as hell in Tbilisi city - there are two options  - air conditioner or Turtle lake. I prefer second option.  The features of working at Turtle lake - here is…