With so many destinations in the WHL Group’s ever-expanding network, we have an incredible wealth of local travel information at our fingertips. Through the Inside Word, our local partners – all travel experts – share their top tips on what to do, what to eat, where to party and where to shop in their necks of the woods.

Tbilisi, Georgia

The Georgian city of Tbilisi, one of Eurasia’s most important social, cultural and industrial centres, is located in the Southern Caucasus Mountains. Its many nationalities and religions live peacefully side by side, creating a mix of histories, cultures, architectures, local practices and cuisines that is instantly appealing.

The Old Tbilisi district of Tbilisi, Georgia, is famed for its Sulphur Baths, traditional houses with wooden balconies and the Narikala Fortress towering over it

Ia Kverghelidze, your whl.travel local connection in Tbilisi, here lifts the lid on her hometown, showcasing its best attributes and highlighting the clues that connect modern Tbilisi with its well-preserved past.
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By Ia Kverghelidze

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When gazed upon from afar, the sharp-peaked mountains of the country of Georgia are soaring and grand. Unseen within their rocky confines, however, lie isolated and amazing sights inaccessible to most outsiders. Located at the Western Asian / Eastern European frontier and bordered by the Black Sea, Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, little-known Georgia is the site of the truly off-the-beaten-path mountainous regions of Svaneti and Tusheti, two raw, entrancing and rough-and-tumble provinces of well-established age-old traditions that give real meaning to hospitality.

This is a two-part article. Part one presented the unique qualities of Svaneti, while part two, below, details the wonders of Tusheti.

In the traditional Tushetian game of 'Distance Jumping', people jump over a felt cloak. Jump the farthest and the cloak is your prize.

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Posted under General, Georgia, countries, local tips

By Ia Kverghelidze
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When gazed upon from afar, the sharp-peaked mountains of the country of Georgia are soaring and grand. Unseen within their rocky confines, however, lie isolated and amazing sights inaccessible to most outsiders. Located at the Western Asian / Eastern European frontier and bordered by the Black Sea, Russia, Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, little-known Georgia is the site of the truly off-the-beaten-path mountainous regions of Svaneti and Tusheti, two raw, entrancing and rough-and-tumble provinces of well-established age-old traditions that give real meaning to hospitality.

This is a two-part article. Part one, below, presents the unique qualities of Svaneti, while part two, details the wonders of Tusheti.

Ushguli is the highest village in Europe, towered over by Mt. Shkhara, the highest peak of the Georgian Caucasus Mountains

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