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Fleck Aug 1, 2016 9:38 am
The Hemingway of trip reports. Thanks for this one!

channonc Aug 1, 2016 2:26 pm
Fantastic trip report as always Daniel! I'm headed to Russia in a few days, but looks like I need to add Georgia to my ever growing list of places I should visit.

davidvc Aug 1, 2016 8:04 pm
Looks like it was a great trip! After reading this (and seeing some other awesome Georgia photos elsewhere), I ended up finalizing a 4 day trip to Georgia in late October; my itinerary will be pretty similar, except I'll probably go to Gori last since I'm flying into Tbilisi and out of Kutaisi.

RandomBaritone Aug 2, 2016 7:27 am
Great stuff! My friends and I also hiked up to the church when we visited Stepantsminda -- or Kazbegi as it was then still known -- in 2005, though we had decidedly better weather. ;) And as luck would have it, we visited on the church's festival day, so practically the entire town was up there with us. One of my fondest memories.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8742/2...f9ba8a_c_d.jpg

hauteboy Aug 2, 2016 7:39 am
Originally Posted by DanielW (Post 26997023)
Thanks, mpkz:). Yes, I was tossing up getting a marshrutka up to Stepantsminda or getting a a car, but the earliest marshrutka wasn't until 9am and of course it wouldn't have been possible to stop for photo's on the way. Yes, will have to head back to Armenia and hire the Lada again too:). My one night in Yerevan after Karabakh didn't leave enough time to see some of the other sights that I wanted to see.


Many thanks, capedreamer:). A few more trips planned for this year. Hopefully crack a century of countries visited too:).
We hired a taxi for the ride up to Stepantsminda, so we could stop for photos along the way. But there were 4 of us together. IIRC was 80 lari one-way but that was in 2005. Took the marshrutka back to Tbilisi, I think that worked out well.

hauteboy Aug 2, 2016 7:42 am
Originally Posted by RandomBaritone (Post 27002989)
Great stuff! My friends and I also hiked up to the church when we visited Stepantsminda -- or Kazbegi as it was then still known -- in 2005, though we had decidedly better weather. ;) And as luck would have it, we visited on the church's festival day, so practically the entire town was up there with us. One of my fondest memories.

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8742/2...f9ba8a_c_d.jpg
When did you visit in 2005? We were there in Kazbegi July 23rd-24th that year.

RandomBaritone Aug 2, 2016 12:17 pm
Originally Posted by hauteboy (Post 27003043)
When did you visit in 2005? We were there in Kazbegi July 23rd-24th that year.
Nice. Actually I checked my calendar and it turns out I beat you there by a year: my Georgia trip was summer 2004.

DanielW Aug 3, 2016 2:08 am
Originally Posted by ironmanjt (Post 26998277)
Pack champagne...lots of champagne!
I'm insanely jealous of your Greenland voyage, but look forward to all the tips!
Yes, lots of bubbles for Reykjavík:D. Looking forward to Kangerlussuaq too, my first time in the Arctic!
Originally Posted by Fleck (Post 26998301)
The Hemingway of trip reports. Thanks for this one!
Many thanks, Fleck:). Hopefully a few more TR's coming soon.
Originally Posted by channonc (Post 26999743)
Fantastic trip report as always Daniel! I'm headed to Russia in a few days, but looks like I need to add Georgia to my ever growing list of places I should visit.
Thank you, channonc:). Yes, a great place to explore for a few days. Definitely worth a look:).
Originally Posted by davidvc (Post 27001167)
Looks like it was a great trip! After reading this (and seeing some other awesome Georgia photos elsewhere), I ended up finalizing a 4 day trip to Georgia in late October; my itinerary will be pretty similar, except I'll probably go to Gori last since I'm flying into Tbilisi and out of Kutaisi.
Thanks, davidvc:). I mined the TR section too for tips including those from hauteboy, rivlinm, MA330 and others. Hope you have a great time in Georgia like I did.
Originally Posted by RandomBaritone (Post 27002989)
Great stuff! My friends and I also hiked up to the church when we visited Stepantsminda -- or Kazbegi as it was then still known -- in 2005, though we had decidedly better weather. ;) And as luck would have it, we visited on the church's festival day, so practically the entire town was up there with us. One of my fondest memories.
Cheers, RandomBaritone:). The blur sky must have made for a more scenic hike up the hill, alot less slippery too:).
Originally Posted by hauteboy (Post 27003035)
We hired a taxi for the ride up to Stepantsminda, so we could stop for photos along the way. But there were 4 of us together. IIRC was 80 lari one-way but that was in 2005. Took the marshrutka back to Tbilisi, I think that worked out well.
Yes, I missed the marshrutka experience. An excuse to head back I guess:).

Calchas Aug 3, 2016 5:41 am
Lovely little report, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for writing it and for the pictures. :)

DanielW Aug 4, 2016 3:20 am
Originally Posted by Calchas (Post 27008039)
Lovely little report, I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for writing it and for the pictures. :)
Thanks, Calchas:). Yes, the weekend trips are a fun getaway. Great to visit a new place and experience a new culture all for relatively little cost.


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