A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
A look at life in Georgia through the eyes of foreigners
With a Georgian bank card, it is most profitable to withdraw cash from an ATM of the bank that issued your card. Sometimes it turns out to withdraw without commission. At the cash desk of a Georgian bank, the percentage for cash withdrawal is always higher than at an ATM,…
All local Georgians drink tap water without any filtration or boiling. Water in Georgia is of very good quality, you can safely drink tap water in all regions. Some expats report an improvement in their health after being in Georgia, linking this to drinking better water than in their home…
This is one of the local features of Georgia. All subscribers of mobile and fixed operators in Georgia pay 40 tetri monthly “fee”, which goes to the maintenance of unified emergency service “112” . This number should only be used in an emergency. Any situation that requires the involvement of…
112 is Georgia’s unified emergency number, which was created in 2012 to ensure effective emergency management. Duty officers and dispatchers of the 112 service process calls around the clock and promptly transmit information about incidents to the relevant departments. The only link between callers and emergency services are 112 operators.…
Many of our compatriots are used to shopping in the Chinese marketplace Aliexpress and are wondering if it is possible to order from Aliexpress to a Georgian address. Here it is necessary to note the following features of such orders. The number of Chinese sellers who are ready to send…
The Embassy of Ukraine in Georgia is located at the address: 0162 Georgia, Tbilisi, I. Chavchavadze Avenue 76 (Vake district). GPS: 41.709701, 44.742343 The embassy provides the following services: visa processing, actions related to Ukrainian citizenship, registration of acts of civil status, certification of documents, passport actions, etc. Telephones: Office…
A small lake in Tbilisi, in the southern part of the Vake-Saburtalo region on the northern slope of Mount Mtatsminda. Altitude 687 m above sea level. The name of the lake comes from the abundance of turtles living in these places. Turtle Lake is a popular recreation area for residents…
In Tbilisi, to the west of Turtle Lake, on the slope of a picturesque mountain there is the Ethnographic Museum of Georgia. The museum was founded on April 27, 1966 on the initiative of the famous Georgian academician-ethnographer George Chitai. Under the open sky, on an area of 45 hectares,…
The cable car connects Vake area (lower station) and Turtle Lake (upper station). Length: 1200 meters. One-way fare: 1 GEL, free for Ukrainians with a passport. Bicycle lift: 1 lar. Lower station: 41.711475, 44.753437 Upper station: 41.70134, 44.751586
Information source: HOW TO OBTAIN A PASSPORT IN GEORGIA Terms of production of a new passport in Georgia: 4-6 months (since the process of transporting forms from Ukraine has not yet been established). Regarding the new law, which comes into force on June 25: this is only the beginning…
The hiking trail connecting Mtatsminda ridge and Turtle Lake. Mtatsminda – Veritskaro – The hiking connecting Mtatsminda ridge and Turtle Lake starts from the square on Polycarp Kakabadze Street (GPS 41.700542, 44.788294) and follows the northen slope of the Mtatsminda Range to the Veristskaro. Then the trail runs through Mtatsminda…
Citizens of Ukraine in Georgia from July 15, 2022 will receive monetary compensation of 300 lari (about $100) per family + 45 lari per month per person. Government Decree No. 1254 of July 13 has already been signed. In addition, the international organizations World Vision and UNHCR are considering an…
Anti-government rally “Home to Europe” on June 24, 2022 in Tbilisi in front of the Georgian Parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue. The organizers and participants of the action voice the demands of Georgia’s de-oligarchization and express their support for European integration.
Foreigners in Georgia often face the problem of understanding SMS, the text of which is a transliteration from the Georgian language. To solve this problem, kind people created a telegram bot that will help you with this issue for free. Bot address: @translate_from_georgian_bot This bot is designed to translate Georgian…
A lot of greens are sold in the markets of Tbilisi, but all of them are used for food or as a condiment. And finding a pharmacy chamomile or fennel for colic is already difficult. The pharmacy, from which the fragrant steppe breathes, is located in the city center at…