We started the day with gourmet breakfast of eggs, bread, salami, salad, potato cakes, and tea. Breakfast has generally been the least exciting meal of the day in Georgia, but this breakfast was delicious and filling. If you are in…
Kazbegi the musical
We left Tbilisi in much the same way as we started by having crepes for breakfast. Then we were picked up by our driver Emil and headed north along the Georgian Military highway. The first stop on the way was…
A Fortress, two cats and a gas mask
Today is our last day in Tbilisi and the last place on the to do list was the Narikala fortress that sits above our hotel. I can see it from the window in our room. If you read reviews online…
Blurred borders
We had a quick breakfast this morning of khachapuri and coffee, what every good Georgian has for breakfast I branched out into double cheese khachapuri, while Claire had the Georgian heart attack version with egg and butter. They bake these…
The Safer Georgia
A short flight from Baku to Tbilisi today, no sooner had some pastry been handed out to me on the flight, that we were soon descending into Tbilisi. I was in the country of Georgia, the safer of the two…
Baku the Future
I have to admit, I’ve had the blog title sorted out for this entry for a few weeks now. If you don’t get it try pronouncing Baku properly, Ba-Koo. On first glance, the city of Baku is a blend of…
So Long Ceylon
My last day in Sri Lanka was mostly a day of travel and negotiation. I caught the 10:55 express train from Galle to Colombo. My ticket set me back 180 rupees for second class (no first class on this train).…
Dutch Galle
Yesterday I opted again to get a car to get me from point A to B. The trains have been good, but the buses are like most of the developing world, overcrowded and run on a schedule of when full…
Sri Lankan Safari
Today I arose at 4:30am to go on a Sri Lankan safari. My breakfast consisted of some sweet bread I found at a small shop. Its little things like not having options for tourists to have breakfast when 100% of…
A view to some tea
After the wonderful train ride to Ella, how could things get any better? The scenery around here is just stunning. After a delicious breakfast on the balcony, with the sounds of birds, the odd sighting of jungle squirrel doing whatever…