Tag Archives: Georgia

The world from above. Steppe, mountains and the Caspian sea.

Posted on 26/12/2016 by awtytravels

Looking at out planet from above is a profound experience. Michael Collins, Apollo 11’s resident philosopher, famously said that looking at Earth from a great distance was the strongest memory of his epic voyage, going on to add that Earth was … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Odd ones out, The world from above | Tagged 737, Alma Ata, Almaty, Apollo 11, Azerbaijan, Boeing, Boeing 737, Caspian, Caucasus, Dawn, Elbrus, Georgia, Michael Collins, Russia, The world from above, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Ukraine International Airlines | 6 Comments

An amalgamation of pleasant experiences.

Posted on 19/06/2016 by awtytravels

The Caucasus is one of the handsomest places I’ve been to. Everything coagulated in an extremely pleasant amalgamation in mind, something I’m eager to share. There isn’t the tiniest bit of logic in this collage of photos; call, if you may, … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Caucasus, Europe, Georgia | Tagged Azerbaijan, Baku, Caspian Sea, Caucasus, Europe, Georgia, Kalashnikov, Oil, Street art, Tbilisi, Yerevan | 8 Comments

Potholes, bribes and a Foreign Office advice. Riding the marshutka to Yerevan.

Posted on 29/05/2016 by awtytravels

It is said that Paul of Tarsus, whilst riding from Jerusalem to Damascus, was blinded by an intense light, spoke with a divine entity and, there and then, found his faith and converted to Christianity. Now, I haven’t been blinded … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Caucasus, Georgia | Tagged Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, Foreign Office, Georgia, Kirants, M16, Marshutka, Mercedes, Mountains, Nagorno-Karabach, Tbilisi, Villages, Yerevan | 14 Comments

Russian cars

Posted on 22/03/2015 by awtytravels

As a kid I used to love those old cop films, shot in Italy or Germany in the 1970s and 1980s, where cops with the mandatory mustache, brown shirts and bell-bottomed trousers fought crime and terrorism (or both at the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Georgia | Tagged 4x4, Cars, Caucasus, Europe, Fiat 124, GAZ, GAZ-69, Georgia, Heritage cars, Historic cars, Lada 1200, Lada Niva, Land Rover, Russian cars, Tbilisi, Volga, Zhiguli | 5 Comments

Tbilisi people watching

Posted on 13/03/2015 by awtytravels

The main objective of my visit to Tbilisi was the architecture of the city’s centre. However, what about its people? I was fresh from a rather disappointing stint in Oman, where I succeeded in being ignored, shooed off or be treated … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Georgia | Tagged Caucasus, Europe, Georgia, People, Photography, Street, Street photography, Tbilisi, Tiflis, Urban photography | Leave a comment

The stubborn resilience of life

Posted on 10/03/2015 by awtytravels

Ruins. Peeled paint. Rust. Dust. Walls tilted to impossible angles, defying gravity. Roofs caving in. Empty plots strewn with rubbish. Stray animals. These are some of the features that welcome the visitor in Tbilisi’s old town and, there’s no way … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Georgia | Tagged Decay, Georgia, Graffiti, History, Old Tbilisi, Politics, Preservation, Street photography, Tbilisi, Urban exploration, Urban photography, Urbex | 4 Comments

Precarious Equilibriums – Tbilisi’s Old Town, between neglect and recovery

Posted on 04/03/2015 by awtytravels

It does not happen everyday to see a gigantic statue of a woman, with the features of a robot out of 1950s sci-fi film, clutching a sword and dominating from the natural pedestal of a steep hill. The statue, Kartlis … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Georgia | Tagged Europe, Georgia, Kartlis Deda, Kura river, Old Tbilisi, Russia, Tbilisi, Tiflis | 3 Comments

Stray pets.

Posted on 14/02/2015 by awtytravels

Recently, in some of my travels at the fringes of the European continent or in the Middle East, I stumbled upon many stray domestic animals. Even though I’ve always seen cats happily going about, minding their own business, the sight … Continue reading →