A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
Notes about Georgia on various everyday topics
Turn off Russian music! In Georgia, they urge not to listen to the Russian pop music that supports the Kremlin’s policy or simply keeps silent. The campaign was launched by the Copyright Association, which considers it abnormal to play low-quality pop music from a country that occupies 20% of the…
Arriving in Georgia, you need to understand that this country has a different mentality. Sometimes tourists immediately start sharp conversations, which immediately repel Georgians from themselves. There are certain topics that it is better not to talk to them about in order to build a good relationship. This will help…
“Oryol i Reshka” is a Ukrainian educational TV program about travel. In February 2022, filming and airing of episodes already filmed were suspended indefinitely due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This page contains all seven episodes filmed in Georgia. Season 1 (2011), episode 15 Tbilisi Eagle and Tails in Tbilisi,…
Georgia is a mountainous country with medium seismic activity. Small earthquakes here are a common thing, none of the locals pay attention to them. To obtain information about earthquakes and to study them, seismologists have developed applications for smartphones. Their usual functionality is as follows: a couple of minutes after…
Georgian lemonade is the taste of childhood. Here he remained the same as he was during the Soviet occupation. It is no exaggeration to call lemonade one of the symbols of Georgia. In 2022, lemonades are represented on the shelves of Georgian stores by the main three producers: Natakhtari, Zedazeni…
At the Mplus tourist equipment store, there is a rental of equipment for tourism, mountaineering, skiing, ski touring, outdoor activities, and bicycle rental. There are discounts for long-term use – the longer the rental period, the cheaper the rental is in terms of the day of use. The place is…
Tourists who go to the mountains with a backpack often need to purchase cylinders for a gas burner that cannot be carried on an airplane, and on a train too. Not in every country, upon arrival, you can quickly find the necessary cylinders, and Georgia is no exception. But we…
There are specialized tourist equipment stores in Tbilisi, you just need to know where to look for them. The maps.me application will show about 10 such stores for the search query “equipment store” in Tbilisi. About half of the locations on the map are outdated information, and when you arrive…
Georgians are an amazingly patient nation. Despite the events of August 2008, when Russia attacked Georgia and actually contributed to the separation of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, most Georgians continue to be tolerant of Russian tourists. Moreover, Georgian stores always sell a huge amount of Russian goods. Russians feel quite…
There are three main mobile operators in Georgia: Magti, Geocell, Beeline. The central offices of all three are located in Tbilisi not far from each other on Rustaveli Avenue. Among them, the majority of the country’s residents recommend the operator Magti (Magticom) for the widest coverage of the cellular network…