FIELD NOTES
What our guides learn between trips: seasons, routes, weather, cellars and the small things no guidebook bothers to mention.
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27 August 2026
Why September Is Georgia's Golden Month
Every year we watch the same thing happen: people book Georgia for July, and every year we quietly try to move them three weeks later. Here is why.
12 August 2026
A Day on the Wild Aragvi
The Aragvi starts as snowmelt somewhere above Gudauri and arrives at Zhinvali reservoir as the fastest thing in the region. In between there is a stretch that makes a very…
29 July 2026
Walking to Ushguli, Europe's Highest Village
Four days, roughly 58 kilometres, one pass, and a village of medieval towers at the end of it. This is the trek people come to Georgia for — and the…
8 July 2026
Learning to Fly over Gudauri
Gudauri is a ski resort for four months and a paragliding site for the other eight. Here is what the flight actually involves, from the walk to take-off to the…
17 June 2026
Rtveli in Kakheti: Wine Made in Clay
Georgia did not learn winemaking from anyone. The archaeological record puts fermented grape residue in clay vessels here around 6,000 BC, which makes this the oldest continuous wine culture on…
3 June 2026
Driving the Georgian Military Highway
It is 156 kilometres from Tbilisi to Stepantsminda. Google says three hours. Google has never driven it.
21 May 2026
Georgia Month by Month
Georgia is small enough to drive across in a day and varied enough that no single month is good for all of it. Here is the whole year, told honestly,…
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