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Cycling in Georgia: Where Europe starts: Part-2

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Cycling in Georgia: Part-2: Uplistsikhe to Batumi and back to Tbilisi: I reached Tbilisi on 14 May’25 alongwith my cyclist friend PH Patil. We cycled in the Eastern part of Georgia for 9 days till 22 May’25 and reached Uplistsikhe. The fabulous journey is detailed in Part-1 of my Blog on the same subject.  Now, follow me on Part-2 for my journey from Uplistsikhe to the Western part of Georgia.  Day-10: 23 May’25: Uplistsikhe to Khasuri: 72 km: After bidding farewell to the host family (guest house Uplistsikhe), we started cycling towards Gori (10 km). Gori is the birthplace of Joseph Stalin, Ex-prime minister of undivided USSR. This city has its own charm with its retro and soviet detailing. There is a museum for Stalin. We roamed around the city for some time and moved towards Kutaisi through highway (E60).  Cycling on highway is never so enjoyable but there was no other way. We had to cross a big tunnel (873m). There is no designated track for cyclists or slow vehicles ...
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Cycling in Georgia: Where Europe Starts: Part-1

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Cycling in Georgia: Part-1: Tbilisi to Uplistsikhe: Georgia is a country where the Europe starts, is separated from USSR in the year April,1991. Its historical and cultural significance is the cross road between Europe and Asia. I had a long time wish to visit this country but never thought it would on my bicycle. This time, me and my cyclist friend Mr. PH Patil (who was my partner for cycling trip in Srilanka in December’2024) planned to cycle across Austria, Slovenia & Croatia. But our Schengen Visa application got rejected on fictitious ground. We were extremely upset and immediately we planned for this trip in Georgia. I am exempted for Visa requirement for Georgia as I am holding valid US Visa. Patil applied for E-visa. As soon as he received the E-visa, we booked our tickets at Indigo airlines, which has a direct flight from Delhi to Tbilisi. He reached to my home in Delhi on 12 May’25. We boarded flight (6E 1807) on 13 May'25 at 1940 hrs for Tbilisi. Day-1: 14 May’25: Re...
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