Tbilisi ( თბილისი ). A voyage to Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus, Eurasia.

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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidlpNub5aVnoAOE55NuqqNThrtqgtp485Mh7y3X1SWgOK63iLrBN2n8iO4oXqnPyQPBSGLdYZ6HaKMy_GN06d45GMbr7vh_h-vgLiDq9eqr51SWZQseDtdJQwhb4VWg1_P4l2fPyOlPp6W/s320/Tbilisi+Georgia+23.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Almost 10 times the size of any other city in <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359313">Georgia</a>, Tbilisi is where it all happens. Politically, culturally, economically and socially, this is the hub of the country and the place to which Georgians gravitate for action and excitement. Capital of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359313">Georgia</a> (in its various incarnations) almost continually since the 5th century, Tbilisi brims with history and has a dramatic setting on hillsides either side of the swift Mtkvari River. Its Old Town, at the narrowest part of the valley, is still redolent of an ancient Eurasian crossroads, with narrow, winding alleys, handsome religious buildings, and old balconied houses and caravanserais (travellers inns).<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhXrmjhCAiknjBFzGuoqWiPSF2-gqnmQSQiP_9bskrvlv18UP6xQCm7p_W4HPsFCv5LV4r4woJN_fJ1IC4bfva_yBFUfQ4m3lXRc833-5QHmKkOfYyw6BMwcr4Kh3efFwmurTCwL6u6dU/s1600/Tbilisi+Georgia+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhXrmjhCAiknjBFzGuoqWiPSF2-gqnmQSQiP_9bskrvlv18UP6xQCm7p_W4HPsFCv5LV4r4woJN_fJ1IC4bfva_yBFUfQ4m3lXRc833-5QHmKkOfYyw6BMwcr4Kh3efFwmurTCwL6u6dU/s320/Tbilisi+Georgia+13.jpg" width="320" /></a>Tbilisi is also a modern city moving forward in the 21st century after the strife and stagnation of the late 20th. There is a wide and growing array of good accom­modation and places to eat, and a busy cultural scene and nightlife. Prestigious new building projects – from a new presidential palace to five-star hotels, shopping malls and leisure facilities – are giving Tbilisi a new dimension, although little money is steered towards the working-class neighbourhoods (or the chaotic and dirty bus stations). 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Tbilisi ( თბილისი ). A voyage to Tbilisi, Georgia, Caucasus, Eurasia.

Almost 10 times the size of any other city in Georgia , Tbilisi is where it all happens. Politically, culturally, economically and sociall...

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Izmir. A voyage to Izmir (the former name: Smyrna), Turkey, Eurasia.

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Give it a chance and you may find <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360857">Turkey</a>’s third-largest city growing on you. <br />İzmir owes a huge debt to the late, much-lamented mayor, Ahmet Piriştina, who saved it from potentially disastrous plans to run a motorway along the seafront and gave large parts of the centre back to the locals by overseeing pedestrianisation schemes. Nowadays the sea-facing Kordon is a great place for jogging, cycling, walking the dog and just plain lounging about, while the northern district of Alsancak is being steadily restored, its lovely old houses reminiscent of the Greek island of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=359488">Chios</a>, metamorphosing into inviting restaurants and bars. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEABi0WtBCNIbR6s9hdxMsJUfrC-HejIzC3WSAO9ltxIJ2oFYfVJWgJ4fsfGrvoFq6JaYbdQXK1WQCI18mAfrQyGroaIOv3AKhQVvvy6zpEVeIc4q8NLvN1aRInc-QI2VfSyGEB3sFvn2l/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEABi0WtBCNIbR6s9hdxMsJUfrC-HejIzC3WSAO9ltxIJ2oFYfVJWgJ4fsfGrvoFq6JaYbdQXK1WQCI18mAfrQyGroaIOv3AKhQVvvy6zpEVeIc4q8NLvN1aRInc-QI2VfSyGEB3sFvn2l/s320/Izmir+Turkey+9.jpg" width="320" /></a>With a day to spare, you can take in the few antiquities and museums, loiter in cafés along the waterfront, and enjoy the sweeping views from Kadifekale castle. The labyrinthine bazaar also remains a colourful area to get lost in.<a class="pin toggleMap closed" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/aegean-coast/izmir#" id="pinToggleMap" style="display: block;"><span class="showMapText">Show in Lonely Planet</span></a><br /><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading">More about Izmir </h3><ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rXq-_VXTcKpbhOOwu0qAyqkKEhSbPrKhZxbk8eJ8D1tmxP_-OuOr6MffrACml8-P1jM9cO5n_h0YqI6DThnPlD2jnAhwWPXo_DqEwOtVkRN84BOiAkrCLIKwEGSS24xN-kW3SCYU4cfh/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4rXq-_VXTcKpbhOOwu0qAyqkKEhSbPrKhZxbk8eJ8D1tmxP_-OuOr6MffrACml8-P1jM9cO5n_h0YqI6DThnPlD2jnAhwWPXo_DqEwOtVkRN84BOiAkrCLIKwEGSS24xN-kW3SCYU4cfh/s400/Izmir+Turkey+28.jpg" width="400" /></a><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/aegean-coast/izmir/transport/getting-there-away">Getting there & around <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/aegean-coast/izmir/practical-information/health">Practical information <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li> <a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/aegean-coast/izmir/history">History <span class="bottom"></span> </a> </li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=1975994&lpaffil=dest-nav-hotels">Hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/turkey/aegean-coast/izmir/forum">Forum</a></li></ul></div><div class="relatedLinks clearfix"><h3 class="themeHeading">Make it happen</h3><ul><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://shop.lonelyplanet.com/shopSearch?q=izmir%5E2+or+Turkey">Shop for travel guides</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://hotels.lonelyplanet.com/hotel/?RegionId=1975994&lpaffil=dest-nav-hotels">Search hotels</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/flights.do">Cheap flights</a></li><li><a class="linkChevron" href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings/insurance.do">Travel insurance</a></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBOPZkye38wrpxykSP1xYaYNyiMjLWEYZo88vvM-L2_2u9M9wuWjocchn-SMk-v_pmLoFqyhIWXVW7PWrQK94OnGKH91_VIdXnatYxHrDZp8Ll510CGbFo9FuK4rquXVBjlKDZ5oowQf9/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBOPZkye38wrpxykSP1xYaYNyiMjLWEYZo88vvM-L2_2u9M9wuWjocchn-SMk-v_pmLoFqyhIWXVW7PWrQK94OnGKH91_VIdXnatYxHrDZp8Ll510CGbFo9FuK4rquXVBjlKDZ5oowQf9/s640/Izmir+Turkey+6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUaG0MBWygXUntOSXSkaKbHpEMykB0w62inKK3X46hgj0Qr0PmOzqfmpejckMZMfGF8Kgr739cFHmzIEhV5ntRHRRmbgMroMl8vcs3OAu6cY0793rAcuANqntfyr0zD3z0Mkda08QiRyR/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUaG0MBWygXUntOSXSkaKbHpEMykB0w62inKK3X46hgj0Qr0PmOzqfmpejckMZMfGF8Kgr739cFHmzIEhV5ntRHRRmbgMroMl8vcs3OAu6cY0793rAcuANqntfyr0zD3z0Mkda08QiRyR/s640/Izmir+Turkey+18.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMABasqV1hZuKBWqrQEM0QU_s5WIAuLc0mSZbyxu-2aFHf65Sx8ZEerh1gZ1osErqPEGM5cNJKSfLKPUeLSuAvDYyqDQBbZYhF1mfcnRNosgSkqE54521SzdwqfAUTBvxzvB0_j7FD8ObU/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMABasqV1hZuKBWqrQEM0QU_s5WIAuLc0mSZbyxu-2aFHf65Sx8ZEerh1gZ1osErqPEGM5cNJKSfLKPUeLSuAvDYyqDQBbZYhF1mfcnRNosgSkqE54521SzdwqfAUTBvxzvB0_j7FD8ObU/s640/Izmir+Turkey+19.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3U8ZsVfwbx-bYgZZQ9BAMoivhfLV3wRB0A-3TcDEIPhZzfk6Mh00UMv39p7TFFmnBJME1FGqSxfn6ppzQ9RDbR70_L-lZn0TP-6LAvNsd7oxm4_2zhB09jsUbvkhPsBwRepMcxvn0cvO/s1600/Izmir+Turkey+5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3U8ZsVfwbx-bYgZZQ9BAMoivhfLV3wRB0A-3TcDEIPhZzfk6Mh00UMv39p7TFFmnBJME1FGqSxfn6ppzQ9RDbR70_L-lZn0TP-6LAvNsd7oxm4_2zhB09jsUbvkhPsBwRepMcxvn0cvO/s640/Izmir+Turkey+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div>

Izmir. A voyage to Izmir (the former name: Smyrna), Turkey, Eurasia.

Although it has a dramatic setting around a bay backed by mountains, most of İzmir is modern, which makes it a hard city in which to fall ...

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Sochi & Krasnaya Polyana (Сочи и Красная поляна). A voyage to Sochi & Krasnaya Polyana, Krasnodarskiy kray, Russia, Eurasia.

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For one it’s, well, big. It has traffic, high-rise buildings and an urban attitude that you’d hardly expect from a seaside retreat. Its beach could easily be mistaken for an oversized rock garden. And while expensive European retail chains affirm its glitzy reputation, a gaggle of dilapidated sanatoriums recall a not-quite-bygone era when Sochi was a very proletarian Soviet spa town.<br /><div class="mpuWrapper " id="mpuInContent"><div class="mpuInner"><div class="adContainer" id="adContainer_mpuInContent"></div></div></div>In short, wealthy developers bent on transforming Sochi into a world-class resort have a project on their hands. But all is not hopeless. They do have miles of prime Black Sea coastline to work with. The sea is warm and reportedly clean. That rocky shoreline? Nothing a little imported sand can’t cure. And the winter playground of <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinationRedirector?atlasId=360459">Krasnaya Polyana</a> is only 90 minutes away, making it possible to enjoy both sea and slopes in late spring.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZrOxyogVf0yDtZUBX3CJQl0hUTDlApAEiec3vz2rWLzseZoxsIh67aOZIJaZpeNdADm6j-r5mqSQMsiEKNgRYl-ecqIfXQsNFm-vZitCGHEkduBnNnEb1m12Vzr9SDEvaYqv4xr3mq8/s1600/Sochi+Krasnaya+Polyana+67.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmZrOxyogVf0yDtZUBX3CJQl0hUTDlApAEiec3vz2rWLzseZoxsIh67aOZIJaZpeNdADm6j-r5mqSQMsiEKNgRYl-ecqIfXQsNFm-vZitCGHEkduBnNnEb1m12Vzr9SDEvaYqv4xr3mq8/s1600/Sochi+Krasnaya+Polyana+67.jpg" width="320" /></a>Sochi remains open for business even as it undergoes an unprecedented facelift. 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Sochi & Krasnaya Polyana (Сочи и Красная поляна). A voyage to Sochi & Krasnaya Polyana, Krasnodarskiy kray, Russia, Eurasia.

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