February 3, 2026
+1: Georgia!
My globetrotting catch-up continues. Today we’re in neither Kamchatka, Saudi, nor Brazil, but in… Georgia – in its capital, Tbilisi!
I’d long dreamed of visiting this place, for Georgia and many Georgian things make up a significant part of the essence of my social-cultural-historical backbone in life. There are certain old movies featuring Georgian actors (or directors) that I keep watching over and over, and there are Georgian authors I’ve read and highly respect. Plus, of course, there are the very frequent appearances of Georgian cuisine on the menu chez-moi or in restaurants…
I did manage to visit the Georgian SSR (Batumi) back in 1981 (as part of a school physics‑math contest), but never to independent Georgia – until now…
