Diana's Guest house

Feeling lucky in Kazbegi

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October 3rd 2014
We are truly very lucky. We had decided to come to Kazbegi in the Caucasus for two nights and the day we had here was quite the best one could expect at this time of year. We woke to find not a cloud in the sky and the towering Mt Kazbegi (5047m) in front of us. I was excited. The plan was to walk up to a shrine with views of a glacier coming off the mountain. We had an excell ... read more

Asia » Georgia » Northern 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