Crossing Borders 5: Moneychanging in Sakartvelo
In my last post, I began the tale of a different kind of trip, driving my personal car across the border from Turkey into the Republic … Continue reading Crossing Borders 5: Moneychanging in Sakartvelo
Category: Tales
Crossing Borders 4: Driving Back in the USSR
Fourth in a continuing series of border crossing adventures “And Moscow girls make me sing and shout, That Georgia’s always on my my my my my … Continue reading Crossing Borders 4: Driving Back in the USSR
Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa
How would you react if a friend invited you to visit a fish spa? Excited, nervous or scared? I’ll admit I sensed all those feelings recently. … Continue reading Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa
Surrounded in a Stampede
A cloud of dust and a thundering herd was coming straight at me—what would you do? Continue reading Surrounded in a Stampede
Lost in an Underwater Cave
Have you ever been inside a cave with no light? You literally can’t see your hand in front of your face. Now, imagine being underwater in … Continue reading Lost in an Underwater Cave
Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
Second in a three-part series entitled “Crossing Borders” I recently wrote about a three-day train journey from Kazakhstan to Russia. While getting there was half the … Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love
The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
“I love trains. I don’t even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but they’re not.” … Continue reading The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train
