A FACETIOUS GUIDE

When I first went to Borjomi 10 years ago, I saw what appeared to be the ruins of a resort town. Something of a town post-collapse, mites an

Sighnaghi gets a bad rap as a “tourist town”, and expats hate it because it “isn’t authentic”. I say they must not have been to any number o

Sololaki is one of the more interesting districts in Tbilisi, and perhaps my favorite one (probably because of the sheer number of bars that

It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the evenings darker, and the locals are starting to light things up to have some glimmer of hope ...

Chugureti, or Plekhanovi as some Tbiliselis still call it, is easily one of my favorite neighborhoods of Tbilisi. All that walking can make

Konstantin Gamsakhurdia is one of the more famous writers in modern Georgian history, and most noted for his work the Right Hand of the Mast

The other week, I lamented on a blog about Tbilisoba how it was lacking in the folk character that I had come to know and love about the fes

Tbilisoba is one of my favorite events of the year, held on the first, second, or third weekend of October, depending on various factors lik

However, even taking into account the preference towards private transit, there’s no clear explanation for the condition of Tbilisi’s traffi

When I first came to Georgia ten years ago I was struck by something odd. The tradition here is to make hyperbolic toast after toast, and mu

The world's largest bookfair is coming up soon in Frankfurt and will be celebrating Georgian language and literature. An apt time then t

Ananuri Fortress is one of the more scenic and captivating castles in the country, and it’s only one hour away from Tbilisi! It’s got a know

Mtatsminda, or Holy Mountain, is now still a revered place, being the home of the Georgian pantheon, but its also got a huge theme park on t

Traveling with kids can be an adventure, but it can also be stressful if you aren’t prepared. Whether you’re taking a road trip to the next

Venice. The city of canals, of love, of boats, of vast mobs of tourists, the Amsterdam of the South (Amsterdam is the Venice of the North, s

Most of the Jewish Quarter was destroyed in the early 20th century to make it posh and Parisian, and in addition a bit more resilient to flo

Behind every front cover, there’s an inside, a story to be told, long and wordy and often quite boring. Yawn. Who wants to read books anymor

“I’m not sure I like this element,” my friend Tom said, chomping into his gigantic, onion-covered sausage, grease dripping down his chin and

It was a beautiful place, a weird place. My friend lived out in the village of Olesko, just south of Prague. Olesko is a beautiful village t

All across Prague, bonfires would be lit up, and effigies of dark cloaked women would be set on fire and roasting, the wicked cackling of th