Horseriding in the Mountains

Diary Entries from Georgia

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November 25th 2005
We thought it necessary to provide a background of Georgia in our first entry from this part of the trip seeing that it is a less well-known part of the world. We are the only backpackers we have seen! We hope very much that this situation will change in the coming years. Not that we wish a plague of backpackers upon the wonderful Georgian people but really this country deserves to be seen and ... read more

Asia » Georgia

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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