Borjomi: Georgia’s Salty, Lukewarm, Soviet Spa Town Unfiltered

You’re going to stand in Borjomi Central Park and drink water that tastes like a handful of wet copper pennies. It’s the legendary hangover-killing magic of the Caucasus, provided you don't mind the sulfur smell or the crowd of gaping tourists. From the Romanov’s imperial hangover to the 19 Lari hotel beers you should never buy, here is the gritty reality of Georgia’s favorite spa town.

Georgia

7 min read

Tbilisi's Natural Swimming Holes

If you don’t mind getting your feet a bit dirty, Tbilisi has some of the best natural watering holes around, and you really get the feeling of the city's unique relationship with nature.

Georgia

5 min read

Dive into Tbilisi: Fighting the heat

Summers can be brutal in Tbilisi. It can easily get to the upper 30s (that’s around 100 in Americanese) and it has a touch of humidity or smog or whatever unregulated thing is hanging in the air, creating a kind of oven effect. Luckily, unlike most places in Europe, restaurants and cafes often have air conditioning, so it’s never too horrendous.

Georgia

9 min read

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I'm Shawn Basey. Saint Facetious has always been my blogger name, so here I am. One day, a long time ago, I quit my well-paid desk job in Denver to travel the world, starting with Peace Corps, then slumming it and rocking it and then starting up a nice little family that keeps me moving from town to town like a thief on the lam.

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