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Tskaltubo — The City of Abandoned Soviet Sanatoriums

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Tskaltubo — The City of Abandoned Soviet Sanatoriums

Tskaltubo is a town in Georgia, not far from Kutaisi. The city was built around radon springs and, during Soviet times, was a true health resort paradise for the entire Union. Getting a ticket to one of Tskaltubo’s sanatoriums was considered very prestigious. But after the collapse of the

Udzo Monastery — a mountain monastery on the outskirts of Tbilisi

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Udzo Monastery — a mountain monastery on the outskirts of Tbilisi

What kind of trip can you possibly start planning when it’s already 4 p.m. and it’ll be dark in another four or five hours? A trip to Udzo Monastery in the mountains, obviously. It’s very close to Tbilisi, at an elevation of 1,400 meters. You

A Day Trip to Kazbegi from Tbilisi

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A Day Trip to Kazbegi from Tbilisi

Kazbegi isn’t actually that far from Tbilisi — just 150 kilometers away. You can get there in about two and a half hours by car, which means the whole trip can fit into a single day. Even though I’d already been there before, when I was invited to go

New Year in Gudauri

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New Year in Gudauri

It so happened that I decided to spend this New Year in Gudauri. Gudauri is a village and ski resort about 120 kilometers north of Tbilisi, on the way to the Russian border along the Georgian Military Highway. It’s probably the most popular ski resort in Georgia, though not

Kazbek in January

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Kazbek in January

As it happened, I spent this New Year in Gudauri (there’ll be a separate post about that), and before heading back I thought: since it’s so close anyway, why not drive over to Stepantsminda and see Kazbek in January. Kazbek is a dormant volcano, 5,034 meters high,