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RE: 6 months by foot/bike

by Giora 26 May 2012

Hi, Here are some of my thoughts: 1. The size of your backpack depends on your equipment (ie. how much room inside your tent, sleeping…
RE: Two Weeks in Georiga

by celticbhoy7 17 May 2012

Recently visited Vardzia and can highly reccommend it! The cave complex is truly amazing, the nature is beautiful and there are a couple…
From Kars to Georgia

by minniegirl 05 May 2012

Has anyone recently gone from Kars to Georgia via Posof? I saw a recent post going the other direction, but nothing recent going from…
Vale/Posof Border Crossing

by lili_jaka 27 April 2012

I have read a lot of different posts about the Vale/Posof border crossings with different ways of crossing so I thought I would share…
Re: Surface border crossing Turkey / Armenia

by Aspodelia 22 April 2012

You can take a taxi in Kars, arrive in Akhalkalak or Akhaltsike in Georgia and from there there are minibuses coming to Armenia..but I…
RE: 15-Day Georgia Itinerary

by nopasaran 20 April 2012

you will have to be on the road all the time if you wish to see all these places. My advice: Tbilisi - 4 days (including day trips to…
RE: Eastern Turkey / Armenian Historical Sites

by Giora 18 April 2012

There's an island in Lake Van (I think it's called Akdamar) with a lovely Armenian church that's easily visited as a day-trip from the…
RE: Georgia with 2-year old: please advise

by zashibis 31 March 2012

>Really? I had other experiences in Georgia. Yes, the marshrutkas were full, but not nearly as packed as i have had in for example some…
Re: 24-23 days to Georgia is too much?

by bluesmc2003 30 March 2012

Here's the plan...Tbilisi to Mtskheta for a half day, then onto Gori (is there a marshrutka running from Mtskheta to Gori?). Stay in…
RE: Tbilisi-Gyumri (armenia)

by janggeo 25 March 2012

Hi + there are daily minibuses from Akhaltsikhe to Erevan via Gumri.
RE: Tbilisi-Gyumri (armenia)

by nopasaran 23 March 2012

I am not sure about what # 1 says: I have done Tbilisi - Spitak in Just 3,5 hours and Giumri should be maximum 1 hour drive from Spitak,…
RE: mountain areas end of march

by nordicone5 22 March 2012

Would the road from Akhaltsikhe to Batumi be free right now or in a few days?
RE: One-week itinerary

by janggeo 18 March 2012

Hallo TankCat so (May 5) 3 hours to Akhaltsikhe, 2 hours for Safara monastery(road is in a very bad condition+walk around)and back,1…
RE: One-week itinerary

by nopasaran 18 March 2012

Feasible and well-planned itinerary, just several remarks and answers: Sunday plan is ok and doable, just involves lots of walking :).The…
One-week itinerary

by TankCat 18 March 2012

Dear All, I have developed the following one-week itinerary for an upcoming trip (May 4-May 12). There will either be two or four of…
Re: My tour to Georgia

by janggeo 12 February 2012

Hi My suggestion will be to plan your tour at late June.May is mostly rainy and not enough warm for your tour. Mini buses to Vardzia…
RE: My tour to Georgia

by zashibis 11 February 2012

As above, your transfers are going to be far more complicated than you've imagined. Both Uplitsikhe and Vardzia are accessible by public…
Re: My tour to Georgia

by ig0r 10 February 2012

Agree with #1, makes no sense to go to Svaneti for 1 day only. Plan to spend at least 3 days there. You could skip Batumi to get more…
RE: Georgian--Turkish border south of Vale--Posof

by ig0r 13 January 2012

#4, aren't you writing about the more well known Akhaltsikhe-Vale-Posof crossing? The crossing OP means is further to the (south)-east,…
RE: Posof - Kars

by Kev12 13 January 2012

I crossed there in Dec 2011; there is now a direct bus service from Kars to/from Akhaltsikhe. The company is Serhat Kars Group - leaves…
RE: Update Akhaltsikhe to Posof

by Kev12 13 January 2012

If you don't fancy your chances finding onward transport at the border - bus company Serhat Kars go all the way to Kars. I took the nice…
Re: Georgian--Turkish border south of Vale--Posof

by Kev12 13 January 2012

Yes it's open, I crossed there in Dec 2011. There is now a bus service direct from Kars to Akhaltsikhe. I'm guessing it's a new service…
Turkey to Armenia and back trip report (via Georgia), Sarp AND Vale borders

by portrait_artist 05 January 2012

Just got back from an incredible trip to Armenia and thought I'd share some logistics about how I got there from Turkey and back since…
Re: Update Akhaltsikhe to Posof

by boombullyhostel 07 November 2011

Thanks for valuable information! In general buses go everyday, on regular basis, from Akhaltsikhe station to Posof. Estimated time of…
Update Akhaltsikhe to Posof

by sbballer33 06 November 2011

Just thought I'd up date the info about the Akhaltsikhe to Posof border crossing. The road is now paved all the way on both sides of…