A Traveller’s Eye, A Thinker’s Heart
I like to tell stories. I like to take photos.
And I like to share them. Enjoy.
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BATUMI
From the Greater Caucasus we travelled to the Black Sea. Joseph was keen to hear some good music during the Black Sea Jazz Festival but due to our fluid, i.e. always changing, plans by the time we got around to booking all of the performances were sold out. But we wanted to check out Batumi…
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JOSEPH’S GUARDIAN ANGEL
Day 24. Tbilisi. Getting sick while on holidays isn’t much fun. But falling ill in a foreign land where you are language challenged is downright terrifying. So when Joseph started vomiting last night I had a far bit of cause for concern. Joseph’s body started revolting around 11 pm and he made hourly dashes to…
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THE TREK TO USHGULI
Joseph, Hans and I embarked on a five-day trek from Mestia to Ushguli. The trek winds through Georgia’s stunning Svaneti region, revealing snow-capped peaks, medieval stone towers and remote mountain villages. Each day we discovered breathtaking alpine views, lush valleys, and rich cultural encounters, culminating in Ushguli, Europe’s highest inhabited village and a UNESCO World…
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ACCLIMATING IN MESTIA
DAY 11. Tbilisi to Mestia. We enlisted our friend, Kaxa, to drive us from Tbilisi to Mestia, which lies deep in the Caucasus Mountains. The drive from Tbilisi to Zugdidi passed through agricultural land and forests but things got really exciting once we drove out of Zugdidi and started heading up to the mountains. The…
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EXPLORING TBILISI … AGAIN
Joseph and I traveled to Georgia from 7 July to 1 August 2017 for a father/son adventure featuring some trekking in the Svaneti region in the Caucasus and exploring Tbilisi, Kazbegi and Batumi. This is Part 3. Return to Tbilisi DAY 7. Tbilisi. After a few days in the northern town of Kazbegi, we returned…
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THE JOURNEY TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER
Joseph and I traveled to Georgia from 7 July to 1 August 2017 for a father/son adventure featuring some trekking in the Svaneti region in the Caucasus and exploring Tbilisi, Kazbegi and Batumi. This is Part 2. The journey to the Russian border DAY 5. Tbilisi to Kazbegi. Mike introduces a guest to the ‘Mike…
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EXPLORING TBILISI
Joseph and I traveled to Georgia from 7 July to 1 August 2017 for a father/son adventure featuring some trekking in the Svaneti region in the Caucasus and exploring Tbilisi, Kazbegi and Batumi This is Part 1. Tbilisi. DAY 1. Departure from Adelaide. The beginning. Joseph and I depart on our long awaited father/son adventure…
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CULLING … BUT NOT THESE OLD BOOTS
Culling. It’s a word being used very frequently in our household as we prepare to move to Germany. Padma returns from work: ‘What did you do today?’ Me: ‘I culled a bunch of crap from the garage’. Padma: ‘Do we have anything on for this weekend?’ Me: ‘Yes, culling.’ I don’t know when or how…
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AMERICA FIRST. EARTH LAST.
I’m not going to comment on why I feel Mr Trump’s announcement today of withdrawing from the Paris Accord was so reckless. Why bother? I’m preaching to the converted amongst (most of) my Facebook friends. Most of the ‘facts’ he presented today have already been debunked. He kind of just said ‘We’re out because I…
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