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Cocktail Factory
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] You’ve probably seen a dozen posts about best this or best that in Tbilisi. The truth is, there aren’t a lot of cocktail bars in town, just a handful. There are a lot of bars and restaurants with great ambiance and aura, but you won’t find a serious cocktail menu, and even if you do, the execution might not meet your refined standards. This is true if you’re a cocktail junkie just like me. I don’t drink often. But whenever I travel to a new city, I, literally, read every TripAdvisor post…
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Interview With Luka Metreveli (L8)
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] By Ana Mikatadze I first met Luka at the 4GB music festival. Back then I didn’t know his name or the fact that he was a DJ. We both practically lived there and would warmly greet each other. The same would happen at the Open Air festival and at Mzesumzira fest too – the only difference here was that I found him standing on the stage. You should’ve seen my face when I realized that this boy with colorful handmade T-shirts was, in fact, the Luka Metreveli I had heard so…
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Scoot Scoot
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] By Ana Mikatadze Moving around Tbilisi is somewhat problematic. Pedestrians are constantly forced to find their way around the cars parked right on the sidewalks, and drivers won’t be able to tell you if they get to their destination faster by car or on foot. While strolling through the streets of Tbilisi, I notice more and more colorful scooters happily passing through – in all the chaos the tiny scooters definitely have some authority. It hasn’t been long since some people started using scooters, but their number is steadily growing. So, I…
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Ivan Mitin And Chateau Chapiteau
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] Five Questions For Expats By Stan Gaivoronsky Where did you come from and why? Ivan: I came here from Israel where I recently got my citizenship. Prior to that, I lived in Moscow, periodically traveling around the world. I have long dreamt of opening a magical countryside hotel in Georgia and came to do it! We are building the Chateau Chapito. In what district do you live in Tbilisi? Ivan: In Sololaki. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://iamtbilisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ivan.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.55)” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.1em” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” background_color=”#f1f1f1″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|13px|8px|13px|true|true” locked=”off”]…
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The Intimate Terrorism
For millions of women, children, and men, all over the world, home is not a safe place and the only memories that are formed in it are painful ones. The challenge of dealing with domestic violence and the importance of doing so are two sides of the same coin. Domestic violence is so devastating precisely because it causes problems at the core of people’s lives—their homes.
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Best Burgers In Tbilisi
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] Khinkali and various types of khachapuri might hog the spotlight in Tbilisi but we sure have some mouthwatering burgers. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https://iamtbilisi.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/burger_city.jpg” show_bottom_space=”off” _builder_version=”4.3.2″ locked=”off”][/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.4.1″ text_font=”||||||||” text_text_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.55)” text_font_size=”12px” text_line_height=”1.1em” background_color=”#f1f1f1″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”8px|13px|8px|13px|true|true” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off”] ✱ Photograph courtesy of Burger City [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_width_bottom=”2px” border_color_bottom=”#e4e4e4″ locked=”off”] Burger City There’s something about the fried egg-atop-burger that remains a notion burger eaters have not fully embraced. If fried eggs on burgers are your thing, please enjoy it forever and you can do it at Burger City. If…
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The Pantomimist – Amiran Shalikashvili Junior
The story of Amiran Shalikashvili’s Pantomime Theater turned out to be far more interesting than I had anticipated. It was also unexpectedly sad. We talked about a lot of things: pantomime as a way of life, the state of the current theatre and his plans for its modernization, his father’s legacy, and the future of Georgian Pantomime, etc. What was your first time on stage like? What was the theatre like back then? Amiran Shalikashvili Junior: I started doing this when I was thirteen, and I’ve been doing it since. It was the 90s back then, and to be honest, I entered the theatre by accident. For some time after…
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Our Not So Unique Flag
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.4.4″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%” hover_enabled=”0″ min_height=”936px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] Our icon is the homeland Trust in God is our creed, Enlightened land of plains and mounts, Blessed by God and holy heaven. The freedom we have learned to follow Makes our future spirits stronger, Morning star will rise above us And lightens up the land between the two seas. Glory to long-cherished freedom, Glory to liberty! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”40px||50px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″ locked=”off” min_height=”448px”] Tourist or local, most certainly you’ve already seen this flag. You might like it, you might not (I don’t) but it’s what we’ve got and we’re stuck with…
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Tbilisi – More Than Hot Baths
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.3.2″ width=”100%” max_width=”100%”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.3.2″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.3.2″ header_font=”|700|||||||” header_2_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_4_font=”|700|||||||” header_5_font=”|700|||||||” header_6_font=”|700|||||||” custom_margin=”||50px||false|false” border_style_all=”dotted” border_color_bottom=”#f1f1f1″] “Vakhtang I Gorgasali, once went out hunting with his royal falcon in the neighborhood forests of the first capital of Georgia – Mtskheta. After some time, the king sent his falcon to catch a pheasant. The falcon flew away, and after a while, the king lost sight of him. In search of the birds, Vakhtang Gorgasali with his hunters came across a spring and saw that both the falcon and the pheasant got into its waters. The spring turned to be hot. Amazed with this discovery and realizing the great…
