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Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District September 27th 2014

I have been up since 6 am on September 26th, traveled through four different countries, and I still have the energy to write this blog post before I crash. So to make this easy to read (since I know I can ramble if left to my own devices) I will divide this post into bite size bits. Air travel I traveled on three different types of aircraft today, mainly by means of Air Canada and one on Turkish. If I could give 5 stars to the Air Canada crews I would. they were the most polite, courteous, and helpful staff I have ever experienced while flying. Tthe fact they also announce directions in English and French was also an added point for uniqueness. On my first flight I met a trainer from the UK who had ... read more
Omelet breakfast courtesy of Air Canada
Keeping it simple, smoking kills
The African Tribe boarding a flight for a a Medina from Istanbul, Turkey

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District September 27th 2014

I just arrived at the Istanbul Airport. I think it is near 4am EST on Sept 27th now, which means I am nearing the 24 hour travel mark. I have a lot to share from my travels today, but somehow I would like to break up the posts a bit so they are Asher for you to digest. That last post was a bit lengthy, but that's what happens when I get to the airport 4 hours early. As I was preparing to leave Pittsburgh I stood at gate A18 and gave the lady for Air Canada my boarding pass and passport. After walking down the long steel tunnel I turned left, walked down the metal staircase and walked across the Tarmac to see this sight. http://youtu.be/un6yuUp01Nw Oh by the way, I just arrived in Georgia ... read more

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District July 23rd 2014

The Soviet-built, clattle-trap subway car is just flat-out flying down the track; I mean this sucker is really moving out and I can feel the wheels coming off the rails on every pitch black fun-house curve and Karen and I monkey-hang from handrails as best we can while our mystery engineer accelerates and decelerates on a depraved whim, whip-sawing us down to our toes. The car is 'standing room only' full of people; lacy black-bra'd, thick ankled women in see-through blouses, young, skinny, green-garbed soldiers playing grab ass while small covens of raven-banged death metal wannabe's in ripped black jeans and goopy India-ink eye-liner are standing so impossibly still they look as if they're hanging out on the street corners that are whizzing by 200-feet over our heads. We're in Tbilisi and it is wonderful. We ... read more
Georgian Soldiers On The Subway
Connie and Karen
View From Cable Car

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District July 18th 2014

Tbilisi, Georgia June 29th 2014 “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” Jesus Christ “The strictest law sometimes becomes the most severest injustice” Benjamin Franklin I am free!..... to travel within Georgia that is, with legal processes permitting (I am under 'country arrest'). I met with the Government Legal Aid lawyer on Friday and we decided on an action plan. But he has to line it all up with the Public Prosecutor and she was not available until Monday and so..... I have taken the weekend off on R&R to visit Tbilisi (combined with a 'free' consultation with a private sector lawyer recommended to me by my Australian A Team member whose family reside in Tbilisi – just to check on 'the plan'). The first half of the mini-bus trip (before ... read more
Old City and New Riverside development
Typical Orthodox Church cupola
Soviet decay

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District July 1st 2014

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi May 27th 2014

We rolled up the green valley out of Akhaltsikhe and gently back into the steppe. As we climbed, we began to get the sense that we were already in Armenia. Most of the towns in the Javakheti region are inhabited by Armenians and this becomes more so the case as one nears the border post at Bavra. In contrast to the Georgians we met in our first days across the border, the Armenians we were meeting showed a mastery of the Russian language and it was a delight to chat with a dialect that we could largely understand. As we interacted with person after friendly person we began to "warm up" in the language and the wide vocabulary of our counterparts allowed them to get points across to us when we could not initially understand. We ... read more
Fat hail in Armenia
First night in Armenia
Lake Sevan, Armenia

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi May 19th 2014

Diesen Tag verbrachte ich wieder mit Faulsein . Allerdings hatte ich um 8.00 mit Pete, dem Vanman, ein Date, er wollte mein Motorrad nochmal gründlich anschauen, damit ich dann (hoffentlich) ohne Probleme heimkomme. Die Uhr wurde an der Grenze eine Stunde vorgestellt, zu Deutschland bin ich also zwei Stunden vorne. Leider macht mein Handy = Wecker das nicht selbst, und ich hatte nur die Armbanduhr verstellt. Also weckte mich nichts und ich kam erst kurz nach 8.00 zur Verabredung. Öl musste nachgefüllt werden, Schrauben waren locker, aber nichts Gravierendes. Dann Frühstück. Dann Stadtrundgang. Im Buch war einer, der mit zwei Stunden angegeben war. Ich brauchte fünf Stunden und war gut beschäftigt. Aber hochzufrieden und glücklich, wieder was Schönes zu sehen. Es gibt viele Galerien in Tblisi, das macht mir immer große Freude. Ich plane nochmal mindestens ... read more
lustige Figuren antlang der Straße
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Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi May 18th 2014

Die Abfahrt von Kars war ohne Regen, das war schon mal gut. Die Landschaft veränderte sich nicht, auch wenn wir stetig an Höhe gewannen: weite, völlig baumlose Täler. Um die Häuser herum der lebenswichtige Schatz: getrocknete Kuhfladen, die zum Heizen benutzt werden. Die Dörfer trostlos, grau. Die höchste Stelle war 2550 m, da waren dann die Schneeflecken sowohl über, neben und unter uns. Die Straße war gewohnt schlecht, man musste dauernd irgendwelchen Schlaglöchern ausweichen, oder es gab zur Abwechslung Schotterstrecken, die man am besten stehend fährt. Auf der Ostseite des Passes waren dann tatsächlich einige Bäume - irgendwer war hier sehr schlampig und hat nicht alles abgeholzt. Denn sobald man dann in Georgien war, auf gleicher Höhe, gab es Bäume im Überfluss - also keine naturgeographische elende Lage in der Türkei, sondern einfach Abholzung. Selber schuld..... ... read more
Freizeitgestaltung
iranischer LKW an der Grenze

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi September 18th 2013

I woke this morning covered in mosquito bites, it rained during the night as well, the first rain I have seen since leaving home. I decided to walk down to foreshore passing some tired soviet era architecture and a few outlandish looking modern hotels. The beach on the Black Sea was covered in pebbles as many European beaches seem to be, I spotted the Mcdonalds so I went to check it out, it has to be the most unique anywhere. I then went to visit a Roman ruin before hopping a bus to Tbilisi, it was horrific, even worse than yesterday, the drivers here are probably the most reckless I have ever seen and they drive way to fast. The mini bus ride was terribly uncomfortable and excruciatingly long which meant again I arrived in the ... read more
Mektekhi church perched above the Mtkvari river
Peace bridge
One of the cities many statues in front of historic architecture

Asia » Georgia » Tbilisi District » Tbilisi August 29th 2013

My last two days in north-easternTurkey were certainly the icing on the cake cycling through challenging yet breathtakingly beautiful scenery varying between mountains and lakes. I was joined on one occasion by a scruff of a dog whom I named Latch. After briefly patting him on the head, he ended up joining me for the next 25 KM. It was only a long downhill stretch where I eventually managed to evade him and was personally a little sad when we went our separate ways as he had kept me such good company on the long undulating road. After a particularly long day's ride climbing over the highest pass of the trip so far I found myself in the town of Artvin, where I met a cyclist called Murat who kindly invited me to stay at his ... read more
A dog called 'Latch'
Latch the dog
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