And finally, a few Georgian photos. Local Meteora The Katskhis Pillar turned out to be another example of how local pagan beliefs (it was a symbol of the god of fertility) were converted into Christian shrines.

Kutaisi and all sorts of caves around it and other abandoned Soviet sanatoriums nearby are wonderful. Highly recommend.

In the heart of old Tbilisi, there's a modest little tea house. And honestly, it's probably the best way to soak up the atmosphere of bygone times. The locals still gather here over tea—mostly older guys. It was fun to chat for a bit, and I picked up some fresh gossip from the conspiracy theory world and other important stuff. But it feels like this part of the city is slowly disappearing. Apart from the regulars, there were barely any visitors. But the tea is really good.

I'll also share a couple of photos of the city. There's a lot of graffiti on the streets, but after Belgrade, you get used to it.

One of Tbilisi's most overlooked attractions is its entranceways. After checking out a few of them, I finally understood why people literally hunt for these locations.

It's actually pretty thrilling and fun. Some building entrances are open to anyone, while others are locked up, so you either have to ask the locals (who usually don't mind) or figure something else out. I found some random list online and went through it. There was only one place I couldn't get into: the building had been declared unsafe and they stopped letting anyone in. Sometimes it felt like I'd wandered into a museum. Especially this one.

Back in 2017, I was already in Georgia and stopped by the David-Gareja monastery. It's one of the most beautiful places not just in Georgia, but honestly one of the most stunning spots from all my travels.

The real beauty reveals itself from the upper part of the complex. But the monastery sits right on the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, and because of the ongoing territorial dispute since the Soviet collapse, they stopped letting people go up there entirely in 2019. Border guards stand on the trail and turn everyone back. But I only found that out when I got there. It never even crossed my mind to google the situation beforehand. It was fine back then.

Azerbaijan claims the monastery is the heritage of Caucasian Albania (not to be confused with Albania in the Balkans), and that they're the successors to it. Though honestly, the real reason is probably more about the strategic military position than history.

I hope the countries find a peaceful solution and tourists can visit and enjoy this beauty again.

I traveled to Georgia and unlocked a new phobia: an eagle can catch a drone mid-flight and here's what happens 😢

First the drone stopped responding to controls, then I saw a bird's body on the camera feed, and then it went into an uncontrolled dive to the bottom of the gorge and lost signal. I was lucky it fell somewhere accessible on foot, though it took a whole hour to find it.

In the end, the camera got damaged, the cable ripped, everything's covered in sand. Hopefully I can fix it.