Loved the piece on Georgia Sarah as a russophile and all things east of the balkans and me very keen to visit after your piece. Lovely to see you and your daughter together. Few in the benighted West have any idea.
In the horrendous state of the modern world, where, for example, the culture and ethnic constitution of my native country England itself has been wilfully destroyed by wicked politicians, I do find it difficult to be objective and enthusiastic about affairs in foreign parts.
Sorry to be so apparently negative but I speak the truth. I suppose if I tasted delicious food and wine I might be more receptive.
Thank you anyway: I do enjoy Planet Normal very much.
Fascinating read, Georgia is a country I have never had the pleasure to visit. but would very much like to. I was a regular traveller to the Soviet Union in the 70's & 80's, and have always had a fascination with the place, and the mindset of the people there compared to Western thinking.
One conversation I had whilst in Moscow, was a chat I had with a Russian guy who had visited UK. He told me before he travelled he was told, in UK you will see shops full of many things, don't be fooled, in Soviet Union people are wealthy enough to buy everything in the shops here, hence the emptiness of shops in Moscow. But in UK the people are so poor they don't have money to buy, so hence why the shops are full. This was the sort of propaganda going on at the time, few believed it, but that was what was being fed to the masses.
Thanks Liam, heard you mention this on Planet Normal. After reading, I've just booked a surprise week in Tblisi for my wife for her 50th. She thinks we are going to Germany lol !
What an interesting article, I want to visit now! Looks like you had a great time, a nice change from your usual topics thanks for sharing
The photography was just as good as the piece. Thank you.
Thanks. I barely use my SLR camera these days - as phone cameras are good enough for snaps.
Loved the piece on Georgia Sarah as a russophile and all things east of the balkans and me very keen to visit after your piece. Lovely to see you and your daughter together. Few in the benighted West have any idea.
In the horrendous state of the modern world, where, for example, the culture and ethnic constitution of my native country England itself has been wilfully destroyed by wicked politicians, I do find it difficult to be objective and enthusiastic about affairs in foreign parts.
Sorry to be so apparently negative but I speak the truth. I suppose if I tasted delicious food and wine I might be more receptive.
Thank you anyway: I do enjoy Planet Normal very much.
Thanks for kind remarks about Planet Normal. Allison and I put a lot into it - and it's always nice to get good feedback
Fascinating read, Georgia is a country I have never had the pleasure to visit. but would very much like to. I was a regular traveller to the Soviet Union in the 70's & 80's, and have always had a fascination with the place, and the mindset of the people there compared to Western thinking.
One conversation I had whilst in Moscow, was a chat I had with a Russian guy who had visited UK. He told me before he travelled he was told, in UK you will see shops full of many things, don't be fooled, in Soviet Union people are wealthy enough to buy everything in the shops here, hence the emptiness of shops in Moscow. But in UK the people are so poor they don't have money to buy, so hence why the shops are full. This was the sort of propaganda going on at the time, few believed it, but that was what was being fed to the masses.
Thanks Liam, heard you mention this on Planet Normal. After reading, I've just booked a surprise week in Tblisi for my wife for her 50th. She thinks we are going to Germany lol !
What a brilliant piece. My knowledge and interest in Georgia has just been expanded considerably. Thank you.
Really enjoyed this report and you've whetted my appetite to visit. Many thanks.