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A Reflective Look at ATC’s Past Two Years
Abandon the Cube has been around since 2008. While we’re not into celebrating a massive birthday party for the website or the...
Caucasus and Turkey Newsletter Released
After a lot of hard work, Lauren has released our next newsletter. This issue covers the Azerbaijan, The Republic of Georgia, and...
Batumi Beach Paradise
After Bojormi National Park, Gori, Tbilisi, Kazbegi, Baku, and the Caspian Sea ferry, we were ready for a break. However, we were unaware...
Dinosaur Footprints and Creepy Caves
Although not in any guidebook for the area, our hostel owners told us about a cave not far from town that we could get to only via a cab....
Kutaisi, Georgia and the Bagrati Cathedral
Kutaisi, Georgia offered us some much needed rest after city-hopping for the previous few days. The minibus dropped us off at a random...
Gori Stalin’s Birthplace
Gori is a relatively small town nestled against a weak river with a small fortress resting on a hill in the center of town. Once the...
A Near Miss on Base Camp One
In the morning we awoke to the sounds of people around us, and, paranoid that we should perhaps not be camping on church grounds, packed up...
Kazbegi Mountain
Kazbegi is a mountain town nestled smack dab between South Ossetia and Chechynia, in northern Georgia. All around this peaceful and...
Tbilisi and the Republic of Georgia
Our introduction to Georgia was astonishing. While the country itself is beautiful but developing, the people could not be any finer. When...
Baku to Tbilisi on the Night Train
We only had a five day transit visa for Azerbaijan. It is a relatively small country and while we would have liked to stay longer than five...
