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Georgia Itinerary: 16 Stunning Places to Visit and Things to Do

Visit the best tourist attractions with this two weeks itinerary of Georgia Things to do and places to visit in this gorgeous European Country Compiled by 10 top travel bloggers Georgia (which the Georgian...

Traditional winemaking in Georgia – the oldest wine in the world

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

A Georgian wine cellar - image from Tamada The history of Georgian wine, the oldest wine in the world Traditional winemaking in Georgia and the future of Georgian wine Georgian wine is being recently re...

Georgian big dams and the price of hydroelectric: history of Svan people and actual threats to their existence

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

Svan people, their culture, dwellings, and crafts. All of this could disappear to produce so-called "clean energy". History of Svaneti and Khudoni hydropower plant.

woman fetching water with hers copper vase in Lahic

Lahic: copper, wood, and stone – the Caucasus of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Lahic - traveling the best of Caucasus in Azerbaijan Lahic is a pearl of the Caucasus, a really must-visit place if you're traveling in Azerbaijan. It's history dates back at least 2000 years, here peop...

Ferry across the Caspian Sea. From Baku to Aktau

Crossing the Caspian Sea by ship – From Baku to Aktau a ferry to the steppe of Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan

From Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan by boat. Crossing the Caspian Sea on a Soviet-era ferry, from Baku to Aktau. Right in the middle of the Kazakh Steppe.

Xinaliq (Khinalug): a loneliness of thousand years

Azerbaijan, Caucasus

Xinaliq, 2300 a.s.l., is a remote village in Azerbaijan. It used to be very difficult to reach it until 2006, when an asphalt road was built, now it is possible to drive to Xinaliq.

Ivanovka: The Last Kolkhoz

Azerbaijan

Adventure Travel in Azerbaijan: Ivanovka, the last Kolkhoz While looking for interesting things to see and do in Azerbaijan, we found out about Ivanovka, the last kolkhoz in Azerbaijan an...

Baku – where the stinky wind blows

Azerbaijan

Baku, capital city, core of the dictatorship, temple of the oligarchs. After bicycle touring Azerbaijan we came here to get the Uzbekistan visa.

The unforgiving sun: Bicycle Touring Azerbaijan’s desert

Azerbaijan

Bicycle Touring in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan is not a prime tourist destination, anyway, many bicycle travelers end up crossing it on their way east, following the so-called Silk Road. The country...

Artgene Festival – a panning shot over Georgian traditional music

Caucasus, Georgia

July 20, 2014 - Artgene underwater Today begins the Artgene, this stuff here. Basically, a traditional Georgian music festival that lasts seven days when each day is dedicated to a region of Georgia. The...