Port Moresby

What About Port Moresby? Having posted dozens of photos about Papua New Guinea, I was just waiting for one of the readers to ask something like, “What about Port Moresby, what can you… Read More →

The Trump Tower and Other Rising Structures in Batumi

Reblogged from A Traveller's Tale: The planned Trump Tower Batumi (Source: SkiGeorgia) I got excited when I saw the above image showing the Trump Tower that will soon rise in the Republic of… Read More →

Wood Columns in the Woods

A function hall inside the woods of Sataplia Nature Reserve beautifully makes use of wooden poles to blend with the surrounding woods.  The Sataplia Nature Reserve can be found in Kutaisi, Georgia. Related… Read More →

The Sataplia Nature Reserve

Kutaisi Stop Over It was early spring last year and we were on our way back to Tbilisi from Georgia‘s port city of Batumi. The city of Kutaisi, Georgia’s second largest city, happens to be on… Read More →

Black Sea 4: Adjara Mountains

The Adjara Autonomous Region where Batumi is located is on the south-eastern coast of the Black Sea and extends into the wooded foothills and mountains of the Lesser Caucasus and shares borders with Turkey to the… Read More →

Batumi 4: Port City

A seaside city on the Black Sea coast of Georgia, Batumi plays a vital and strategic role in Georgia’s social, political and economic life.  It is the capital of the autonomous province of Adjara in the southwest border… Read More →

Batumi 3: Sepia Town

While there was a construction boom in the city of Batumi at the time of our visit, certain sections of the place has retained an ‘old town’ ambiance so I choose to portray… Read More →

Batumi 2: Colours of a City

The day was getting warmer and the sun was already bursting with golden rays when we excitedly got out of the hotel to explore the city of Batumi.  But it was still early… Read More →

Foggy Sighnaghi

Back to the Clouds After leaving Tsinandali, we drove for around an hour through urban centers and sleepy villages in the lowlands of Kakheti then gradually went uphill, seemingly towards the clouds once… Read More →

Medieval Mtskheta

 Two Rivers Also along the banks of Mtkvari (Kura) River, at the point where it is joined by the Aragvi river, is the scenic medieval town of Mtskheta.  Located just 20 kilometres (about a half-hour drive) north of Georgia’s… Read More →