Batumi tea fields? Nothing of the sort! Georgia’s real tea Eldorado can be found on the edge of the Imereti region, in Tkibuli – a town which along with nine surrounding villages and 45 settlements is known as the ancient land of Okriba. Western Georgia – a mere 30km from Kutaisi – this is where…
I receive numerous queries regarding the love Georgians feel for Poles. I would like to look at the causes of this affection from a broader perspective – not just in terms of popularising Georgia as a tourist destination and the war fought here in 2008, when the Polish president Lech Kaczyński backed the Georgian side.…
Kakheti, the birthplace of Georgia’s winemaking industry. Of the many wineries in the area, one stands out: Twins Wine Cellar in Napareuli, where one can tour a truly incredible museum of winemaking. Its name is no accident either – seeing as it is ran by twin brothers Gia and Gela Gamtkitsulashvili. Napareuli is located in…
Three whole days with almost no sleep. The first day, at three in the morning, a flight to from Tbilisi to Warsaw. The second day, up at 3am again, for our flight to from Warsaw to Kiev is at 6am and another flight back to Tbilisi. The following night was short too – we once…
On the 22nd of March 2017, the “supra”, which is a traditional Georgian feast, was added to the list of international cultural heritage by UNESCO. Its unique status gives this item of Georgian heritage a legal form of protection and proves that the supra meal is something more than a simple feast. It is a…