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Cocktail Factory
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 about cocktail bars and check out every photo the contributors have uploaded. Believe it or not, the looks…
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Interview With Luka Metreveli (L8)
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 much about. I decided to have my first interview with him, and shortly after, we met up. Apart from…
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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
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. Before 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. What are five of your favorite spots in Tbilisi? Ivan: I moved to Georgia not only for Tbilisi but also because I like to travel everywhere here. I especially enjoy being outdoors. Therefore, my favorite places are the apartments…
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Mtatsminda-Sololaki-Vera
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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
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The Pantomimist – Amiran Shalikashvili Junior
The story of Amiran Shalikashvili’s Pantomime Theatre turned out to be far more interesting than I had anticipated, and unexpectedly sad. We spoke about many things: pantomime as a way of life, the current state of the theatre and plans for its modernization, his father’s legacy, and the future of Georgian pantomime. What was your first time on stage like? What was the theatre like back then? Amiran Shalikashvili Jr.:I started when I was thirteen, and I’ve been doing this ever since. It was the 1990s, and honestly, I entered the theatre by accident. After 1992, the entire country was in chaos, and the theatre was no exception. In 1996,…
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Our Not So Unique Flag
Our icon is the homelandTrust in God is our creed,Enlightened land of plains and mounts,Blessed by God and holy heaven.The freedom we have learned to followMakes our future spirits stronger,Morning star will rise above usAnd lightens up the land between the two seas.Glory to long-cherished freedom,Glory to liberty! Tourist or local, you’ve almost certainly seen this flag already. You might like it, you might not (I don’t), but it’s what we’ve got, and we’re stuck with it. Still, it hasn’t always been our flag. We had different flags before annexation by the Russian Empire, a different one after breaking free from it and before being absorbed by the Soviet Union,…
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Tbilisi – More Than Hot Baths
“Vakhtang I Gorgasali once went hunting with his royal falcon in the forests around the first capital of Georgia, Mtskheta. After some time, the king sent his falcon to catch a pheasant. The falcon flew away, and eventually, the king lost sight of it. In search of the birds, Vakhtang Gorgasali and his hunters came across a spring and saw that both the falcon and the pheasant had fallen into its waters. The spring turned out to be hot. Amazed by this discovery and recognizing the potential of the natural springs, Vakhtang I decided to establish a city at this location.” Thus, according to legend, the city of Tbilisi was…
