Photographs, writing and some video from around the world, but concentrating on the Republic of Georgia. I live and teach English in Ushguli, Svaneti, Europe's highest village.
Recent PostsYou wouldn't know from the last few posts that my wife and I were going through a crisis last week, but I had posted them well in advance. Then, on November 23, after a couple of days in hospital in southwest England following days of severe stomach...
Three leftover shots - have I posted the last of these before?My friend Mamuka K'apanadze at a recent exhibition of his paintings in Tbilisi, October 2009Autumn leaf, Sherborne, UK, November 2009Restaurant courtyard, Brasov, Romania, 1992 (scan from ...
A couple more of my girl - in car and phone box windows, the former with me as an added bonus reflection...
Windows as natural frames - a favourite subject of mine; that's Lali in the lowest shot...
Rather forlorn-looking vines after the bunches of grapes have been cut off; and corn sheaves tied in cones - autumn has arrived in Georgia...
Rtveli means "harvest (grapes)" in Georgian - a hugely important event in the country, especially in Kakheti, which grows most of the grapes, and where most of my in-laws live. Here, brother-in-law Zura and I are taking buckets of grapes to the pres...
This blog is currently rated a 4.75 out of a possible 5 based on 4 comments.
gordonHi Tony
I was just in Ushguli and I absolutely fell in love with the place (especially the two kids I was living with!)
I would love to teach english there, too. Are you teaching winter '09? Is there room for another teacher? I would have a place to live.
Please email me back. Thanks
Gordon
hamid z hanssenHave read your blog and profile with interest. I am a published author writing about the Caucasus and would be glad to have your thoughts on www.mortalhappiness.com, an award-winning novel which is set predominantly in Georgia. Thanks and I look forward to reading more of your blog.
Sweet Baby GirlHey! შემოგვიერთდი - http://www.blogcatalog.com/group/georgian-bloggers
Diary or something like that.
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