Tbilisi, Georgia – Kartlis Deda

January 5th, 2019 – Tbilisi, Georgia – Sololaki Hill – Kartlis Deda – Mother Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia – Kind & Charitable Smile

January 5th, 2019 – Tbilisi, Georgia – Narikala Fortress – Kind & Charitable Smile

Comfort Foods: A Global Pastry Journey

Pastries. Of any kind. Sweet or savoury. Filled with chocolate, cinnamon or cheese. A fresh chocolate croissant. A warm, tangy, chewy cheese croissant. A fluffy butter croissant topped with homemade jam. A cinnamon bun smothered in icing. Nutella Crepes. A sticky pecan butter tart. Flaky layers of a Millefeuille Alle Fragole . Spanakopita pie. And…

Al Rayyan, Qatar – Wild Man

March 15th, 2019 – Al Rayyan, Qatar – Daniel, bass player in Michael’s band Avatars, wearing a Papakha Hat fromTbilisi, Georgia

Tbilisi, Georgia – Private Tour Guide – Dachi

I wasn’t expecting to have a constant companion on my solo vacation to Tbilisi, Georgia. I knew that my travel agent had booked me tours each day, except my arrival day on January 1st.  I had that day on my own because everything was closed. I anticipated my upcoming tours to be on a packed…

Tbilisi, Georgia – Outdoor Flea Market & Peace Bridge & Final Moments

Outdoor Flea Market Dachi, my tour guide, took me to an outdoor flea market as a final place to buy the one last black papakha hat I needed to purchase. This was filled with lots of relics and antiques from the Soviet Union.  So much cool stuff to see. By this time and after so…

Tbilisi, Georgia – Sololaki Hill & Leghvtakhevi Waterfall & Love Lock Bridge & Legvi Cáfe

Crown of Fresh Flowers While at the Narikala Fortress, tour guide Dachi bought me a crown of fresh flowers from this woman. Walking Down From Narikala Fortress We started walking down from Narikala Fortress to see the Leghvtakhevi Waterfall at a steep wall of Sololaki Hill. On our way down the hill we see this…