3. – 6. June 2023     When I told the story to a friend the day before yesterday, I realised that I had written it too briefly here on the blog. So here are some additions and what happened over the next few days.   Three days ago, I was down from the mountain … Continue reading Dogattack – Update → Read more

1. – 3. June 2023     Patrick had diarrhoea and it didn’t get better, so I sat alone on the train to Zugdidi. Theoretically, he could have joined the following day, but that didn’t happen and so I travelled on alone for the time being. Such a train journey is always quite slow, quiet … Continue reading Mestia – many special experiences with bad ending → Read more

29. – 31. May 2023   In Akhalkalaki we stayed at the Fish Hotel. This was very funny because they have a fish pool in the restaurant part (where they only served closed parties during our time – we got breakfast in the back room).     Fortunately, a Marshrutka went to Tbilisi. And a … Continue reading Akhalkalaki -> Tbilisi – Ugliness, Beauty and Others → Read more

28. May 2023     Our big goal was Didi Abuli, 3,301 m high, an extinct volcano in the Lesser Caucasus. The tour was described as very long and strenuous, so we started very early. We had to drive the first part by car. There were more people up and active in front of us … Continue reading Didi Abuli – Wind, Vastness and Snow → Read more

27. May 2023     Vardzia is now probably the last place where I was in 2008 and now visited again. Back then there was a great adventure with 2 other travellers, a funny taxi driver and his ancient car. We were there all by ourselves and as far as I remember the small, rusty … Continue reading Vardzia – Caves, Landscape and Armenians → Read more

26. May 2023     I spent the day after the hike very calmly and pushed back my budding cold right away. And then in the evening came my surprise: Patrick. There is this website caucasus-trekking.com and there you can look for people to hike with. I advertised there myself and Patrick got in touch. … Continue reading Akhaldsikhe – Kings, a Game and Army → Read more

24. May 2023     Near Borjomi is the Borjomi-Charagauli National Park. It covers about 85,000 ha and is located between 400 m and 2,642 m. It was founded in 1995 and supported by Germany and WWF Germany with almost 20 million German marks. A small part went directly into the park, the large part … Continue reading Footprint Trail – Forest, Snake and Politics → Read more

22. + 23. May 2023     Fortunately, the sky didn’t look quite so gloomy in Poti in the morning. The man from the accommodation was very nice and drove me to the minibus and made sure that I got away well. The main way to get around the country here is by marshrutkas/minibuses – … Continue reading Borjomi – Healing Water, Pakistanis and Fairground Rides → Read more

20. + 21. May 2023   In Batumi, I found accommodation with a couchsurfer. Nikita is from Belarus and moved here right from the beginning of the war, works in home office, has made good connections and lives on the 12th floor near the beach.     He has also been to India three times … Continue reading Batumi -> Poti – from Harbour Town to Harbour Town → Read more

19. + 20. May 2023     I was already in Batumi in 2008. And when I came back 15 years later, I just marvelled with huge eyes: I have never seen a place that has changed so much in such a short time! Today I walked km after km in the hope of spotting … Continue reading Batumi – Beach, Sculptures and Skyscraper → Read more