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 Roadblocks (no more!) on the
Metekhi Bridge by Groverdean
Well that was a problem when driving, though this one is an even greater problem. The roads themselves! In places it would be easier driving on the moon! Some trips can be excruciatingly slow as your vehicle negotiates the numerous obstacles along the way. Be prepared for some bone jarring, mind and butt numbing road journeys. Leave a Comment
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 just say no! by ellielou
If you want more info on this, check my Warning or Danger tip for Tbilisi....and good luck! Leave a Comment
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Georgia is just coming out of a very long and painful sleep but there are still places in the country are not safe for foreigners such as Abkhazia, Svaneti is bad in areas as well the obvious areas near Dagestan and Chechnya. Please use common sense when travelling to the northern areas of Georgia as I ve been told things can get out of hand in a heart beat so remember there is a fine line between being adventurous and stupid. Leave a Comment
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Most of the transport in Georgia is done in one way or another by this minivans called marshrutkas and they have their good and bad points. Their good points are that they are much faster than normal buses as well as they dont stop nearly as often along the route. The bad points being that they are crammed and speed excessively running the risk of getting into an accident. Another bad point is that most of them are labelled in Georgian and they dont have shocks making for some bumpy roads. Overall, it is part of the adventure! Leave a Comment
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 on the road in georgia. by cachaseiro
be prepared for a bit of everything when travelling the country.
if you travel by bicycle like me, then make sure you have good tyres. Leave a Comment
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In Tblilisi and other cities it is not safe when it is dark outside.
You should keep in very safe areas or in your hotel.
Sometimes there are shootouts in night time
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Certain areas are quite dangerous, notably Abkhazia (the area around Sukhumi in the north-west of Georgia) which has effectively broken away. I was warned off visiting Svaneti and South Ossetia too, and many people told me of the dangers of travelling alone along the Georgian Military Highway to Kazbegi...but because the people from Tbilisi seem so distrustful of anywhere outside their own city, it is hard to tell if the region is really as dangerous as they say...in this case Kazbegi seemed trouble-free.
A number of foreigners have been kidnapped in Georgia by various groups and mafia organizations (one area to steer well clear of is the Pankisi Gorge...rumoured to be a hide-out for Chechen rebels, and is completely beyond the control of the government)...while I was there, a Lebanese business man was freed after nearly three months of being a hostage. Leave a Comment
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One problem is the traffic police...they do not get paid regularly, so they have to top-up their almost non-existant salary by stopping cars for 'traffic offences'. Male drivers can't do much about this other than pay and treat it as a sort of raod tax, but female drivers are not stopped as often. My host's sister-in-law had the interesting technique of speeding through roadblocks while laughing and waving at the police as they motioned to her to stop!
Border guards are also corrupt, although their attempts at getting money or presents is usually quite half-hearted, and they often admit openly that the money is going towards vodka and cigarettes...hide your cash, and wave a credit card or travellers' cheque at them, and you should have no problems. Leave a Comment
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 A statue outside N Gallery,
Tbilisi by maykalLeave a Comment
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