View over Tbilisi

This was the view from my window at Betsy's Hotel in Tbilisi

April 29th 2010
I always wanted to go to Georgia after reading Simon Sebag Montefiore's historical work on Stalin and most particularly his brilliant novel of the Russian revolution, 'Sashenka' which is partially set in Tbilisi. So I jumped at the chance for a short business trip in March 2010. Arriving in Tbilisi (via Istanbul on Turkish Airlines - another story) was a real delight. A brand new air ... read more

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The region of present-day Georgia contained the ancient kingdoms of Colchis and Kartli-Iberia. The area came under Roman influence in the first centuries AD and Christianity became the state religion in the 330s. Domination by Persians, Arabs, and Tu... ... read more

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Geoffrey James Quartermaine Bastin

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I could be described as a flaneur - Dictionary definition: "an intellectual and physical wanderer, observer of life". I travel extensively in Asia, the Middle East and East Africa. My tales, stories and rants here are part fact/part fiction but, I hope, always stimulating and sometimes irritating. PLEASE don't take them too seriously - they are meant to inform but also to amuse and to get under your skin. I hope there's a bit of an "edge" in what I write sometimes. For those that take themselves over-seriously: it's a BLOG! Not "the Truth"... just my weird personal take on... full info

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