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The Weekly Photo: Savannah, Georgia
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 10 December 2009
Savannah Georgia, USA [...]
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Abkhazia Bureaucracy
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 17 November 2009
I don't know what it is about these tiny "countries" that aren't really countries.
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Soakin' in Sukhum
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 14 November 2009
With a recent history fraught with turmoil, the breakaway republic of Abkhazia has had a particularly challenging couple of decades. A self proclaimed independent country, recognized by only 3 countries including Russia, very few tourist make it here.
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Fun at Novy Afon
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 13 November 2009
As the road carves into the the mountainside, tiptoeing along the Black
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Tbilisi revisited
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 12 November 2009
A place so nice, I had to visit thrice. For regular readers of my blog (that means you mom) you may remember I was in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, back in March. The trip was marred by terrible weather and seriously short time allowance.
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A City I Can't Pronounce
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 11 November 2009
For a tourist wanting to do one of the most popular day-trips out of the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, the transport conversation might go a little like this (all in broken Russian)Tourist: "Excuse me, where is the bus to Mtskheta?"Driver: "Where do you want to go?"Tourist: "I want
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No Carousels in Stalin-land
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 7 November 2009
When you think about the most notorious leaders in our time, a very short list should pop into mind. Mao Zedong in China, Pol Pot in Cambodia, George W. Bush from the U.S. and Joseph Stalin from Russia.
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Unmaskin´ mystic mountain monasteries.
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 4 November 2009
And so I set off. To blaze a trail to parts unknown. Venturing off deep into the Caucasus Mountains to untouched regions. Well... maybe not.
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Beachin' Batumi
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 2 November 2009
Looking for a wild and crazy time in the Caucasus? Beach bars, bikini babes and general debauchery? Well then Batumi, Georgia is you're place.
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Mesmerized by Monet’s Water Lilies At The High Museum of Art In Atlanta, Georgia
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 14 August 2009
Mesmerizing. From across the gallery, Monet’s 42-foot painting undulated. Soft pink blossoms reflected on the indigo pond, rippling where blue-green lily pads broke the surface. Closer, the illusion of movement was replaced by one of depth. Rosy red lilies floated on water so crystalline it seemed I could see clear ...
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My first trip - A 7-year-old's perspective on traveling in the Soviet Union
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 9 August 2009
1. Let your parents, who've been abroad once, to Vienna, Austria, book a 10-day holiday in Caucasus, Soviet Union.
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Concord Woolen Mill in Atlanta’s Heritage Park Oozes History
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 25 July 2009
"I wonder where that road goes?" Some insatiable curiosity has always compelled me to take the path less traveled, searching for little known landmarks, attractions, or beautiful vistas that I am certain lie along its route. I simply cannot resist the allure of the unknown. So when I returned from my ...
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Traveling The Silver Comet Trail in Smyrna, Georgia
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 23 July 2009
Seems I have a hard time staying in one place for very long. I am on the road again, headed for Chicago to attend two blogging conferences: BlogHer and TravelBlogExchange. As usual, I am wandering a bit. In Smyrna, Georgia (a suburb of Atlanta) I stopped to check out the ...
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Tbilisi
Blog: Joe's Trippin' - 4 April 2009
The first step in my recent holiday was to take an over night train from
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