Woops! A Turkish Airlines 737 on its way from Turkey to Tbilisi, Georgia (yeah, that Georgia) took a wrong turn somewhere and landed at a military airbase instead of Tbilisi International airport. The 2 airports are just under 5 miles apart, but in the world of aviation I'd ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Turkish Airlines plane mistakenly lands at Georgian military base
Woops! A Turkish Airlines 737 on its way from Turkey to Tbilisi, Georgia (yeah, that Georgia) took a wrong turn somewhere and landed at a military airbase instead of Tbilisi International airport. The 2 airports are just under 5 miles apart, but in the world of aviation I'd ...Russia disproves the "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention"
New York Times columnist and mustachioed flat-earth proponent Thomas Friedman posited back in 1996 that two countries with McDonald's restaurants had never gone to war with each other.
This "Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention," as some have called it, holds that ...Where on Earth? Week 36: Vardzia, Georgia
Wow. This is only the second time we've stumped you with Where on Earth; the first time was coincidentally within the same country of Georgia. Those who guessed Turkey came closest. The former Soviet Republic borders Turkey and naturally shares some of the same limestone ...Happy times in Georgia
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There's nothing more exciting when visiting a foreign country than to be caught up in a local demonstration. That is, until, the riot police come. That's when you'll see me screaming, "Tourist! Tourist!" like a little girl and running in the opposite direction wildly ...New train route to connect Turkey with Georgia and Azerbaijan
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I always get excited when new rail routes open up.
In my opinion, there is no better way to travel than by train. And when countries that are normally difficult to traverse by other means suddenly open up a new rail route, it makes travel and exploration all that much ...Where on Earth (Week 4): Tbilisi, Georgia!
We didn't have any winners in this week's "Where on Earth" contest, but we did have some close guesses. Sort of. The guesses were all in the former Soviet Union. As was the location of this photograph. One has to travel much further south, however, to be able to snap such ...Photo of the Day (2/22/07)
I'm giving myself a little present today and awarding Photo of the Day honors to me!
This shot was taken two summers ago in Georgia. No, not the state, but rather the former Soviet Republic. In case you're wondering where that is, check out the mountains in the ...Red Corner: The Napa Valley of Georgia
We've posted a couple of times before about the wondrous wines which hail from the former Soviet republic of Georgia. And now, the New York Times has discovered them as well.
C. J. Chivers, writing in last Sunday's paper, takes us to the fertile valleys of Georgia for a ...Red Corner: Trekking in Georgia
One of the more phenomenal locations I've trekked in the last few years is the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Georgia's Caucasus Mountains are rugged and beautiful and populated with small villages and very hospital locals. And the food is wonderfully fresh and ...50 Best Adventure Tours
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When National Geographic Traveler comes out with a listing of the world's 50 best tours, they do so with somewhat of a familiar apology.
"Like many of our readers, the editors of National Geographic Traveler have always shied away from organized tours, feeling that ...Red Corner: Georgian Toastmasters
Day three of Georgian Wine posts.
One can't speak about Georgian wines without a brief word about the Tamada. If you are ever fortunate enough to travel to (former Soviet) Georgia, and are lucky enough to be invited into someone's home for dinner and drinks (a surprisingly ...Red Corner: Indulging in Georgian Wine
For those of you who read yesterday's post about Russian wine pirates counterfeiting Georgian vino, a simple thought may have crossed your mind: why bother? Just how good could Georgian wine possibly be for an entire black market to evolve?
Well, consider this: not only is ...Red Corner: Georgian Wine Fraud
During Soviet times, Georgian wines were the most outstanding wines available in the USSR. Stalin, who was Georgian himself, loved these wines. Last summer, when I traveled through the region, I grew to love them as well.
So why do so many bottles taste so very bad these ...Red Corner: Hiking in Georgia
The former Soviet Republic of Georgia is the type of place that is so mesmerizing and so enrapturing that it is actually difficult to communicate its true essence to those who have never been-especially to those who can't seem to get past the fact that there is actually a ...
