Country in the Caucasus bordering Turkey, Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Former republic of the USSR with a unique language and alphabet.
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Is the border between Georgia and Russia open to citizens of other countries?
I know the one border between the Republic of Georgia and Russia that is not in a rebel province was officially opened in the last couple of years... but reports are conflicting as to whether people ...
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What language to use in Georgia (the country)? Is English widely spoken?
I don't speak Georgian. I have been told not to use the little Russian that I know because it might be problematic considering the edgy relationship with Russia. My question is which language should I ...
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Crossing from Georgia into Turkey
Going from Georgia into Turkey overland—can you do that without problems? (Assume no visa requirement for either country.) What border crossing points are there?
Also, what are the public transport ...
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Is it possible for a tourist to visit South Ossetia?
South Ossetia is a rebel provice of the Republic of Georgia recognized and supported by Russia as an independent state since 2008 but recognized by most countries in the world as part of the Republic ...
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What are the bus (coach) connections from Thessaloniki, Greece to Tbilisi, Georgia?
Well I'm worried the bad weather has set in and I have to switch from hitchhiking to public transport. I know there are buses from Istanbul to Tbilisi but I wonder if there might even be a direct bus ...
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Do people in Georgia (the country) have any dislike of Muslims?
I'm an Egyptian medicine student, and I will be going to Georgia on an exchange program in February. I am a Muslim and I wear the head scarf, not black or anything, colorful headscarves with regular ...
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Are there open air hot springs in natural settings in the mountains of Georgia (the country)?
After we had our first snow here in Tbilisi a few days ago and then chatting with a Japanese friend online I started to wonder...
I know Georgia has no shortage of mountains or natural mineral water ...
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Are anti-influenza drugs containing pseudoephedrine legal in Georgia?
Are the drugs against influenza, that contains pseudoephedrine, legal in Georgia? Can I put them into my travel first-aid kit when traveling by plane?
This drugs have worked very well for me when ...
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Crossing into South Ossetia (Tskhinvali) from Gori
I've been reading various conflicting information about visiting Tskhinvali. Are there buses or marshrutkas leaving Gori going into Tskhinvali? Would I have to get permission from the Ministry of ...
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Ferry connection between Crimea (Ukraine) and Georgia?
Is there any reliable ferry connection between Crimea on Ukraine and Georgia? Does anyone have any information on that?
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Name of Georgian lemonade?
This summer I ate in a Georgian restaurant in Krakow, Poland. The food was really good, but especially tasty was the Georgian lemonade. I can't remember the name, but a friend of mine is going to ...
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Issues when camping during trek in Georgia?
What should I consider when planning to sleep in tents during trekking in Georgia?
We plan to move for about 2 weeks to Georgia, about half that time in cities, half in the mountains. The tourist ...
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How can I contact the Visa Card office from Georgia? (The country in the Caucasus)
It seems I lost my wallet last night.
So it's time to cancel my cards but I'm on the other side of the world.
In my experience in the hospitality industry and having lost Visa cards twice before ...
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Is it possible to visit Abkhazia by land from Georgia?
Is it possible currently (November 2011) to visit the rebel province of Abkhazia from the rest of the Republic of Georgia? (Russia regards it as independent since 2008 but most or all other countries ...
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Which route did the old Tbilisi-Rostov train route take and is it closed only for political reasons?
This answer to the question about Tbilisi to Moscow mentions a train route that is currently not running between Tbilisi and Rostov.
Where did this route cross the Georgia border and what other ...
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Will I need to take special precautions for spending the winter in Tbilisi, Georgia?
I'm on my way to Tbilisi Georgia where I plan to stay all winter and since I'm from a warm country I'd like to know how cold it will get and whether I will need to invest in some winter clothing and ...
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Are there any ferries currently running on the Black Sea between Romania and the Republic of Georgia?
I plan to visit Romania and the Republic of Georgia this year and would love to consider the possibility of travelling between them on the Black Sea. I know both countries have various ports and have ...
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Where is the closest free beach where free camping is permitted to Georgia, the country?
When winter is over in Tbilisi and I can start hitchhiking again it would be good to find a nice warm free beach to camp on for a while.
I know there is Vama Veche on the Black Sea in Romania, but ...
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Does the Ukraine-Georgia ferry go via Russia and if so must I have a Russian visa even if I don't disembark?
Previously we had a question about ferries between Ukraine and the Republic of Georgia. The answer was that the company UkrFerry has such a route but I'm unsure of the details and the site seems to be ...
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Where can I find details of the bus between Tbilisi Georgia and Baku Azerbaijan?
WikiTravel and other easily Google-able sources tell me there are buses that run between the Georgian and Azeri capital cities, but no details. I'd like to know the follow for a Chinese guest who just ...
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Is it really permitted for travellers to work while visiting Georgia on a tourist visa?
Last night at a party with lots of expats and Georgians the topic came up that foreigners don't need any special visa or work permit to work in Georgia while they are visiting the country as tourists.
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What is the price of ferries between Bulgaria and Georgia?
A previous question about Romania and Georgia mentioned that there are ferry connections between Bulgaria and Georgia. Somebody I've met at my new hostel is interested in just a ferry so I dug up that ...
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Is it possible to get a train from Georgia to Moscow?
I am thinking of doing a road trip to Georgia, dumping my car there then travelling to Moscow, to continue on the Trans-Siberian to Beijing. Does anyone know if its possible for me to travel over the ...
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Is there a bus/coach direct from Batumi, Georgia to Istanbul, Turkey?
I've been doing some online searches for a friend staying in my hostel here in Batumi who wants to travel to Istanbul tomorrow.
Now I know there are direct buses from various cities in Turkey to ...
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Are there money changing facilities at the Turkey/Georgia border, and how good are they?
Soon I hope to cross the border from Turkey to the Republic of Georgia and need to work out my money.
To minimize horrendous and unavoidable bank fees I prefer to withdraw larger amounts less ...
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Can I apply for an Iranian visa in the Republic of Georgia?
I've done a bit of searching on the net and haven't come up with much.
I intend to stay in the Republic of Georgia for a while and at some point take a trip to Iran.
As an Australian citizen I ...
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Does the country Georgia have a problem with bears, wolves, or dangerous feral dogs?
Are feral dogs or even wolves or bears present in the Georgian countryside these days?
I'm about to hitchhike from Tbilsi to Anaklia and sleep in my tent along the way. Should I expect to encounter ...
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Is there a routes site that works properly for the Republic of Georgia?
We do have a question about alternatives to Google Maps, but it seems to focus on Eastern Europe and even though Georgia is culturally like Europe it's technically in either Western Asia, the Middle ...
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Has the Stalin Musem in Batumi shut down for good or will it reopen?
So there is a very famous Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia and it is definitely going strong. But there is another far less well known Stalin Museum in Batumi, Georgia that I had heard mentioned ...
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Do Australian citizens still get visa-free entry for 360 days in Georgia (the country)?
Australian citizens definitely used to need a visa to enter the Republic of Georgia a few years back.
Then last year (2010) I entered by land from Turkey and was given a 360-day stamp at the border ...
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Can I apply for a Russian visa from the Republic of Georgia?
I will be in the Republic of Georgia in the Caucasus in a few months and am considering a side trip to Russia; either via the Black Sea to Sochi or across the one land border that is apparently open ...
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Trains between Tbilisi and Batumi
How to get by train from Tbilisi to Batumi (on the Black Sea coast)? There should be trains, but the "Traffic General Schedule" on Georgian Railway's site does not mention Batumi (except for a ...
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How to get to Telavi from Tbilisi by public transport? (Georgia)
My traveller friend here in Tbilisi wants to go visit someone in Kakheti, probably in Telavi.
But Georgia is not the most well documented travel destination and we're having trouble finding how to ...
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Can I take motion sickness drugs with me that contain dimenhydratine, or can it be bought at the destination?
I have moderate motion sickness, especially in non-climatised buses, and the drugs that are working very well for me are those containing dimenhydratine.
Is this substance legal in Georgia? Can I ...
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Truth about Georgian tap water (aka. can you trust canidrinkthewater.org?)
There seems to be some contradictory information on Georgian tap water around.
I was in Georgia recently (May 2012) for nearly a week, and mostly stayed in Tbilisi (in a hostel in an old building ...
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Are there plans to reopen the cable cars / aerial tramways in Tbilisi Georgia?
In Tbilisi Georgia there used to be a network of aerial tramways / cable cars which operated in various parts of the city:
Georgian National Academy of Sciences on Shota Rustaveli Avenue
Vake Park ...
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Does Georgia (the country) have a museum or sculpture park of Soviet/Communist/Socialist art?
In Budapest, Hungary they have Memento Park. As covered in one of my previous questions, there is the Museum of Socialist Art in Sofia, Bulgaria. I recall reading that some other former communist ...
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How to find “night and day” decongestant for a head cold when there's a language barrier?
So I've been in Tbilisi, Georgia for almost a week and the temperature is now dropping below zero Celsius sometimes and I have the dubious honour of being the first in my hostel to contract a head ...
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Is there any bus/coach travelling direct from Brussels, Belgium to Tbilisi, Georgia?
Is there any bus/coach travelling direct from Brussels, Belgium to Tbilisi, Georgia? Do you know any agency in Brussels who does this trip?
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What knives can I take with me when going into Georgia?
What kind of knives can I take with me (by plane) when travelling into Georgia?
Will the small tourist knife be legal? What about survival-like military knives?
I think I would need a knife that ...
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What time does the train from Yerevan arrive in Tbilisi?
Two friends of mine told me they were taking the train yesterday from Yerevan, which would travel overnight, and arrive today in Tbilisi.
Unfortunately they didn't tell me what time the train is ...
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How long can a citizen of Iran stay in Georgia (the country) as a tourist?
I have a friend from Iran here in Tbilisi wondering how long he can stay in the country.
I know from another question here that as an Australian I can stay for 360 days, but that answer contains a ...
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Mountain rescue and medical care in Georgia?
How does using the mountain rescue and medical care services (in case of emergency) work in Georgia? Is buying insurance required for an EU citizen? If so, how and where can I buy such insurance?
I'm ...
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Is there a way to find ATMs in Georgia (the country) which can dispense Euro or US dollars?
Here and there I've seen some ATMs in Georgia (the country) which give a choice of currency rather than just offering Georgian lari (GEL) like the majority of ATMs.
In fact I can no longer remember ...
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Is there a bus from Tbilisi, Georgia to Thessaloniki, Greece?
While it appears that information is available about the bus from Thessaloniki to Tbilisi in a previous question, I'm curious about the reverse? What Georgian companies (or Greek companies operating ...
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What time do buses and/or marshrutkas leave from Tbilisi for Batumi?
I'm trying to find out for a hostel guest what time buses and/or marshrutkas depart Tbilisi to get to Batumi.
I can find on the Internet that the travel time is between four and six hours and that ...
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How to get from Sheki to Tbilisi
How should I travel from Sheki, in Azerbaijan, to Tbilisi, in Georgia?
Are there direct connections? If not, where should I expect stopovers?
Can I only travel by Bus? Or also by train?
How long ...
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What visa options does a Jordanian citizen have for staying in Georgia (the country) for longer than 30 days?
Unlike myself who can stay in Georgia for 360 days visa-free as a tourist, my friend travelling with a Jordanian passport is only given 30 days on a full-page visa in her passport.
Possibly, if she ...
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Are there ticket offices for Georgian Railways in Tbilisi?
In Batumi I happened to know where there was a ticket office in the old town to buy railway tickets because I lived nearby. But it had no sign at all and would be very difficult to find if you didn't ...
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What shoes required for simple trekking in Georgia?
I'm planning a trip in Georgia, where I plan to visit main cities and spend a few days on trekking in mountains. I don't plan any glacier trekking or climbing, just a bit walking below.
I know the ...
