Day 10 Borjomi to Verkhnyi Lars (24th May)
We were woken at 4 am by voices near the van and peaked out of the window to see some folk unloading their potted plants and cacti behind the car … Read more
Georgia
Day 9 Gumushane to Borjomi (23rd May)
The road climbs continuously from Gumushane through a number of tunnels until it reaches a pass at a height of 2,409 metres. There are snow-covered peaks on three sides while … Read more
Day 52, 24th May, Stepantsminda
Day Stepantsmindi We set off early in the mistaken belief that the owner of the lorry park was coming to tap us for some money. In fact someone had arrived … Read more
Day 51, 23rd May, Tbilisi
A very pleasant morning was spent exploring the Sevanavank monastery and Jennifer bought some strings of beads made of amber and turquoise, and a pendant of silver with a moonstone … Read more
Day 48, 20th May, Marneuli, Georgia
A fascinating day. We were driving out of Borzhomi, regretting that we had been unable to have a mineral water bath, when we drove through the small village of Rveli … Read more
Day 47, 19th May, Borzhomi
A not very productive day in Borzhomi. Started with two fruitless visits to Beeline and then Askme to see if they could get my mifi to work. Finally decided that … Read more
Day 46, 18th May, Borzhomi
We drove to Akhaltsikhe and visited a low-grade supermarket where a girl followed us round to ensure that we didn’t pinch anything. There were individual bog rolls on sale for … Read more
Day 45, 17th May, Vale in Georgia
Ani, a 5,000-year-old Armenian city located on the Turkish-Armenian border and located on a hilltop near the bank of the Akhuryan River, is the most famous among the Armenian capitals. … Read more