The Cave City of Vardsia
We continue to the impressive cave city of Vardzia. Up to 30,000…
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Georgia (2017)
In the summer of 2017, Uli and I had the plan to drive a Soviet hospital van from Bavaria via Poland, the Czech Republic and the Baltic to Saint Petersburg. But after 100 kilometers the plan should change suddenly. And the result is another great tour, which is described in the following stages.
We flew directly to Saint-Petersburg and got to know Russia for the first time in this northernmost metropolis in the world. We should continue the journey in the Caucasus as described in Russia.
Georgia’s Touch of the Orient
We camp not far away in a good place, to which we have to cross a shallow stream in the dark. We drive to…
The Sovjet Observatory
We heard about an observatory that you can visit. We drive a long time through a mountain range
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Above The Treetops In Okatse
A long bridge over the Okatse forest is a little more spectacular. There you have attached a…
The Tiny Canyon Of Martvili
The next morning, too, no electricity returned in the city of Kutaisi. We're heading north because…
Kutaisi and its Forces of Nature
We are on the way to the city of Kutaisi. On the way we stop at a sight, the "Cave of Prometheus".…
Deep in the Greater Caucasus
The Orthodox Monastery
We have breakfast in a small tourist café as soon as it opens. Then we…
The Alps of Swaneti
Our destination is the mountainous Svaneti. The good Tamona from Tbilisi warned us that winter was…
Over the mountains to the Black Sea
We get through a mountain range on an initially paved, then roughly gravel road. Once again the…
The City of the Dictator
We come to Gori. Another city. The city is best known as the birthplace of Josef Stalin. All…
The Cave City of Uplisziche
On the drive through the Lesser Caucasus, we visit the cave city of Uplistsikhe, which is 4000…
At the venerable Mount Kazbek
From the valley of Shatili we set off to the valley through which we entered Georgia. I bathe…
Hangover Adventure
I wake up in the tent, in my sleeping bag, on my sleeping mat. I know we set up the tent before…
Lost in the valleys of Shatili
We drive into the valley through rain, hail, thunder and lightning. Isolated defense towers rise…
The Switchbacks of Chewsureti
Fortunately, after our drive over the passes of the Greater Caucasus, we made the way unscathed in…
Unexpected Friendships in Tusheti
We spend a great night under the Milky Way on the 3000 meter high pass that leads to the heart of…
On one of the most dangerous roads in the world
Uli convinced me that it is a great idea to drive the elevated road from Kakheti to a place…
Kakheti – The Lesser and the Greater Caucasus
We pick up our car early the next day. Funnily enough, the messenger has already stalled the…
Tbilisi, The Youth of Georgia
Nevertheless, we reach Tbilisi in one piece (in Georgian worm script თბილისი) at an incredibly…
With Regards from Prometheus
The driver drives us from Vladikavkaz in Russia to Stepansminda, the…
