Money & practical

Travelling Georgia Alone

One of the easier countries in the region to travel solo, and the parts that need thought are not the ones people ask about.

Reading Georgian: The Alphabet and the Words That Help

A script that looks like nothing else, a language related to nothing you know, and about six words that change how a fortnight goes.

Georgia on a Budget, What Things Really Cost

What things really cost in Georgia on a budget: guesthouse nights, restaurant meals, wine, marshrutka rides, hired drivers, and where Batumi prices jump in summer.

Emergency Numbers and Medical Help in Georgia

Emergency help in Georgia: the single number that covers police, fire and ambulance, what to do in the mountains where help is far away, and the insurance clauses that decide who pays.

Georgia Visa and Entry Rules, Passport by Passport

Georgia's entry rules explained: why the visa policy is one of the most generous anywhere, what to check for your own passport, the border and land-crossing questions, and the traps that still catch people.

Travel Insurance for Georgia: The Clauses That Actually Matter Here

Mountain roads, hiking above three thousand metres, ski off piste and hire car excess. Georgia breaks travel policies in specific, predictable ways.

SIM Cards, eSIMs and Internet in Georgia

Cheap data, good city coverage, and mountain valleys with none at all. What to buy, where to buy it, and where the signal genuinely stops.

Money in Georgia: The Lari, Cards, and Where Cash Still Rules

Cards work in the cities and stop working the moment you leave them. What to carry, where to change money and the one screen to always say no to.

Shopping in Tbilisi: A Flea Market Under a Bridge and Wine Worth Carrying Home

Soviet cameras and cavalry medals at the Dry Bridge, churchkhela by the metre, amber wine at a third of export prices, and a serious young design scene.