We crossed the border from Turkey to Georgia in the same state as the bleary-eyed majority of Georgians—drunk. It’s the best way to cross any border and earns the respect of the local folk. Georgians ...

AN illuminated tower soars above the clear Black Sea and the mist-covered Caucasus mountains surrounding the port town of Batumi, Georgia. Its night lights flood the skyline, revealing a new building ...

The Black Sea city of Batumi on Saturday won the award of Europe’s leading emerging tourism destination at the 29th World Travel Awards, in Mallorca. The Batumi city hall said that the city has won ...

Europe’s new tourism hotspot, Batumi, Georgia and World Travel Awards (WTA) have unveiled details of the landmark 30th anniversary Europe Gala Ceremony 2023. The magnificent city will host the leading ...

Georgia—say it with us: the country, not the state—has buzz. Its Mediterranean-meets-Middle East geography and culture, and its ancient-meets-Soviet past, gives Georgia a surprising and fresh flavor.

In Batumi I arrange with Intourist, the former Soviet state travel agency that has since been privatized, to get a translator and guide to help me around town. They set me up with Anna, a 22-year-old ...

15/09/2022 - The Batumi International Arthouse Film Festival will take place from 18-25 September with no public funding but seems to have found a way to bridge the financial gap The 17th Batumi ...

BATUMI, Georgia -- "You can't even speak Georgian in Georgia anymore," the delivery driver fumed. He had been trying to drop off a shipment of mineral water at the Oriental Bakery in Batumi's quaint ...

It is a summer mid-afternoon in London's Gatwick airport: queues are long, tempers short. At the EasyJet counter, my destination – 'Batumi' – elicits a blank stare. So began what would turn out to be ...

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