The caucasus Mountains

My travels around the Caucasus Mountains covering Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Southern Russia, including destinations like North Ossetia, Adygea, Chechnya and the Elbrus region.

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A guide to visiting Georgia: what to do, and what to avoid
A guide to visiting Georgia: what to do, and what to avoid

Georgia 2024 part 1

Introducing Tbilisi
Introducing Tbilisi

Georgia 2024 part 2

Visiting Svaneti in May
Visiting Svaneti in May

Georgia 2024 part 3

Lagodekhi in May: a good time to visit?
Lagodekhi in May: a good time to visit?

Georgia 2024 part 4

From Kutaisi to Tskhrajvari Mountain and Ambrolauri
From Kutaisi to Tskhrajvari Mountain and Ambrolauri

Georgia 2024 part 5

Is Borjomi worth visiting?
Is Borjomi worth visiting?

Georgia 2024 part 6

Introducing Baku
Introducing Baku

Azerbaijan 2022 part 1

Traveling overland from Baku to Tbilisi after Covid
Traveling overland from Baku to Tbilisi after Covid

Azerbaijan 2022 part 2

Travelling overland from Armenia to Georgia during Covid
Travelling overland from Armenia to Georgia during Covid

Georgia 2022 part 1: Tbilisi

Visiting the Soviet ghost town Tskaltubo
Visiting the Soviet ghost town Tskaltubo

Georgia 2022 part 2: Kutaisi and Tskaltubo

Visiting Vardzia from Borjomi in one day: my experience
Visiting Vardzia from Borjomi in one day: my experience

Georgia 2022 part 3: Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe and Vardzia

My travels around Armenia during Covid in spring 2022
My travels around Armenia during Covid in spring 2022

Armenia part 1: Yerevan, Dilijan and Goris

Hiking from Garni Temple to Havuts Tar, Khosrov State Reserve
Hiking from Garni Temple to Havuts Tar, Khosrov State Reserve

Armenia part 2

Travels around Elbrus
Travels around Elbrus

Dombay, Nalchik and Terskol

Stuck for three days on the road from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi
Stuck for three days on the road from Vladikavkaz to Tbilisi

Traveling from Russia to Georgia

North Ossetia
North Ossetia

Vladikavkaz and Dargavs City of the Dead

From Pyatigorsk to Grozny, Chechnya
From Pyatigorsk to Grozny, Chechnya

Including Kislovodsk and Ishkanty

The Republic of Adygea, Russia
The Republic of Adygea, Russia

Maykop, Khadzhokh Canyon and Guzeripl

The Russian Black Sea Coast
The Russian Black Sea Coast

Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana

Ups and downs in Svaneti
Ups and downs in Svaneti

Mestia, Chvabiani and Ushguli, Georgia

A travel guide to the Russian Caucasus
A travel guide to the Russian Caucasus

Based on travels in 2018 and 2019