It didn’t take long to fall asleep that first night and I probably slept longer than the rest of the week put together so I woke refreshed and raring to go out and find out more about this fascinating city. I hadn’t booked a hotel breakfast but had spotted a cute little croissanterie a fewContinue reading “Barcelona – Day Two”
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Barcelona – Day One
Being ready for my faithful and uncomplaining chauffeur and his companion by 6.00a.m. was something of a feat as Wednesday had been a long day and the packing wasn’t done until almost midnight. I may have had two hours’ sleep but was probably running on adrenaline until I finally fell asleep at the end ofContinue reading “Barcelona – Day One”
A long day in Tbilisi and beyond
Packing done, van loaded and we were off to visit places in Tbilisi that Tako thought I should see before leaving. I had been sorry, for example, to miss the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity: it’s so dominant in the city skyline that it seemed a shame not to have been inside. But our firstContinue reading “A long day in Tbilisi and beyond”
One last day on the road
My best sleep of the trip was to lead in to one of the best days as we headed back to Tbilisi to ‘tie up the ends’, celebrate my birthday and get me on a flight to Istanbul. I wasn’t sure I was ready to leave.. Breakfast in the cute wine bar/dining room over, pickedContinue reading “One last day on the road”
Travelling back to Tbilisi
I’m really quite sad that this amazing journey is coming to an end and real life begins again in a couple of days. In some ways the realities of the world and its various conflicts have been with us throughout our journey – but the calm of the countryside drowns out all that is goingContinue reading “Travelling back to Tbilisi”
‘Free’ Svaneti
Moving on from Latali and Nino’s generous hospitality was difficult as she had spent so much time making us welcome and explaining her ideas about ways in which the Svan traditions could be passed on to future generations and be understood by the other regions of Georgia, too. Nor would she accept payment for anythingContinue reading “‘Free’ Svaneti”
On the way to Svaneti
A stop on the shores of the Black Sea where the black sand is described as ‘magnetic sand’, driving through Poti, a seaport which has lost its former importance but where Tako’s mum has fond memories of childhood and Tako of childhood holidays, where they still have a home which, in its day must haveContinue reading “On the way to Svaneti”
A ‘different’ Easter Sunday
We knew we needed an early start – even more so when we realised that Shukhuti was a fifty-rather than thirty – minute drive away and the rain was torrential. There was no doubt, though, that the hardy men of the villages of Shukhuti would go ahead with the annual Lelo Burti challenge between theContinue reading “A ‘different’ Easter Sunday”
Driving to Guria
My trusty driver arrived outside the hotel on the dot of 10.00a.m. We loaded the van and were off. Driving through Tbilisi in the rain was as miserable as driving anywhere in the rain – but this was an adventure well and truly beginning. It was well past 1pm by the time we even thoughtContinue reading “Driving to Guria”
Good Friday in Tbilisi
How to celebrate one of the most important days in your faith in a foreign country whose ‘form’ of Christianity is very different from your own? Today, I started to learn. Although the most important part of the day would be meeting Tako and her mum in the late afternoon, I was determined not toContinue reading “Good Friday in Tbilisi”
Living the Journey 