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Jonah Poulard returns with a brand new column to tell all about his visit to Tbilisi, Georgia.

I was born in the UK, but I’ve spent a hefty chunk of my living in Georgia. Most of that time has been in and around Tbilisi, so I know what I am talking about.

The Embassy of Georgia in Bulgaria on Wednesday unveiled a photograph of the Jvari Monastery, a historic landmark and cultural heritage monument in Georgia, at a bus stop in city centre of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia.

With four World Heritage Sites (three cultural and one natural), Georgia has the largest number of UNESCO-protected properties in the region and the oldest UNESCO Site, too. Located in the cultural landscape at the confluence of the Aragvi and Mtkvari Rivers

January 6 marks the one-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol and failed insurrection in the United States. Kelvin Pierce saw eerie parallels between the events of that day and an ultraviolent race-war novel written by his neo-Nazi father that the FBI dubbed "the bible of the racist right." This RFE/RL documentary, Healing Hate, tells the story of how Pierce overcame his father's hateful ideology through his journeys across the South Caucasus nation of Georgia. By help...

Lowered Waters Expose Ancient Pompeys Bridge In Georgian River May 31, 2021 14:04 GMT Share share Print The opening of floodgates at a Soviet-era hydroelectric dam north of Tbilisi has lowered the waters of the Mtkvari River, exposing a bridge across an ancient crossing point for archaeologists to study. This is a rarely seen section of what is known as Pompey’s Bridge in the Mtkvari River, just north of Tbilisi, on May 28. The remnants of the bridge usually are submerged and invisible beneat...

How to go for day trips from Tbilisi Some of the places are reachable by public transport however this might be a bit time-consuming, uncomfortable, and challenging to navigate (but definitely not impossible!). If you rent a car you can easily visit all the sites independently and spent as much time as you wish in each of them. However, Georgian roads and especially Georgian drivers are a bit crazy so if you are not a confident driver you might want to rethink this option. The best option see...