HikingHiking in Kazbegi: What Nobody Tells You
The trail to Gergeti Trinity Church looks easy on Instagram. Reality involves mud, altitude, and stray dogs who become your best companions.
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Personal notes, practical tips, and honest impressions from every corner of Georgia.
This website is a personal travel journal maintained by a private individual — Bahar Güneş Bilici. All opinions, stories, and travel notes published here reflect her own personal experiences and views only.

I'm Bahar Güneş Bilici — a traveller, writer, and hopeless romantic about old roads and older wine. I arrived in Georgia for ten days and stayed for three months. Something about the light over the Alazani Valley, the smell of churchkhela in the markets, and the way strangers became family over a shared supra table just refused to let me leave.
This blog is my honest, unfiltered record of one country explored slowly and deeply. You'll find stories from remote mountain villages in Svaneti, long afternoons in Tbilisi's sulphur bath district, wine roads winding through Kakheti, and the kind of quiet coastal mornings in Batumi that make you forget you ever had a schedule.
No itinerary is ever perfect — but every detour has a story. I write about where to go, how to feel less lost, and the small, extraordinary details that travel guides leave out.
Sharing honest Georgia stories since 2022
Featured Stories
HikingThe trail to Gergeti Trinity Church looks easy on Instagram. Reality involves mud, altitude, and stray dogs who become your best companions.
FoodKhinkali dumplings, churchkhela candy, and wine older than your civilization. Here's how to eat through Georgia without making the classic tourist mistakes.
PracticalSkip the airport kiosks, find the right neighbourhood, and navigate the metro without losing your mind. The practical side of Georgia nobody writes about.
One Country, Many Worlds
From the lively streets of the capital to remote Caucasian towers — tap a region to browse stories from that corner of Georgia.

The soulful capital where ancient sulphur baths meet modernist bridges and vine-draped balconies.

Gergeti Trinity Church perched above the clouds, jagged peaks, and trails that test your soul.

Black Sea breezes, palm-lined boulevards, and a buzzing nightlife that surprises every first-time visitor.

Georgia's wine heartland — rolling vineyards, ancient monasteries, and qvevri wine poured at long family tables.

The spiritual cradle of Georgia, where two rivers meet beneath UNESCO-listed churches and centuries of history.

Medieval defence towers, glacial valleys and a highland culture unchanged for a thousand years.
Practical, honest, hard-won. Skip the guesswork.
Marshrutkas, taxis & overnight trains — decoded.
Georgia's public transport is cheap, character-filled, and occasionally chaotic. From shared minibuses between Tbilisi and Kutaisi to the iconic overnight train to Zugdidi, find out exactly how to move like a local without the guesswork.
Real lari, real costs — no surprises.
Accommodation from ₾30 a night, khinkali for ₾0.80 a piece, and wine that costs less than water in Western Europe. Get honest, field-tested breakdowns of daily spend across different travel styles — backpacker to boutique.
365 days visa-free for Turkish citizens.
Turkish passport holders enjoy one full year in Georgia without a visa — but the rules differ for other nationalities. Find clarity on border crossings at Sarpi and Kartsakhi, e-visa requirements, and what to expect at Georgian immigration.
More detailed guides published regularly on the blog.
Browse all guidesHidden guesthouses, mountain routes, local food finds — curated by one traveller who lives it.
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One traveller, one country, endless stories from Georgia — honest, personal, and deeply lived.
BAHAR GÜNEŞ BİLİCİ
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