A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
“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,…
Georgian comedies are the embodiment of unique, original, kind Georgian humor. The ability to laugh at oneself means a lot in itself and speaks of the wisdom and maturity of Georgians as an independent nation. Take some time to view these masterpieces. Restored Georgian films are collected on our Youtube…
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…
If you plan to leave the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and come to Georgia, these tips will help you. Cash dollars and euros are exchanged for local Georgian lari without problems and usually at a good rate, there are enough currency exchange points with a good rate a lot…
Few people know about the existence of a picturesque gorge with a bike path and waterfalls on the territory of Tbilisi Botanical Garden. Passage into it is not particularly prohibited, but it is not advertised anywhere either. For example, on map of the botanical garden area, which can be observed…
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…
There are no problems with the exchange of cash in Georgia. Here, this is even better than in Ukraine, because many exchange points work around the clock. And even better than in Russia, where, in principle, there are no currency exchange points outside banks, and it is impossible to exchange…
For the search query “bike rental”, the maps.me application will show about a dozen bike rental points in Tbilisi, choose where it is more convenient for you. But not the fact that they all work, and some may not be on the map. At the moment we can confirm the…
The Tbilisi Metro is part of the Tbilisi Transport Company structure and is the backbone of the city’s transport system. Metro in Tbilisi consists of two lines. The Akhmeteli-Varketil line along the Kura River, 19.6 km long, consists of 16 operating stations. At the Vokzalnaya Ploshchad station, the Saburtalinskaya line…
Tbilisi Transport Company is a utility company of the Tbilisi City Hall. Includes Tbilisi Metro infrastructure, Tbilisi buses, city minibuses, cable cars, parking lots. To pay for the metro, buses and minibuses, it is convenient to use the “Metromoney” card, which can be purchased at any metro station and some…
A charming, sometimes sad and touching, sometimes very funny comedy about a pilot named Valiko. His friends call him Mimino (Georgian for falcon), and he works as a great pilot of large airliners in a helicopter in hard-to-reach areas of Georgia, where you can’t get otherwise. Genre: comedy Director: Georgy…
The Georgian people have great sympathy and understanding for the troubles of the Ukrainians who fell upon their country as a result of the Russian invasion, because they themselves were in the same situation in 2008. Ukrainian flags are hung on many Georgian houses to support Ukrainians, on the facades…