Georgia

What is the best time to travel to Georgia?

Generally speaking, the best time to travel is from May to October. Given the extremely diverse climate throughout the country, the weather you’ll have greatly depends on where you are. While many mountainous regions are not accessible during the winter month, Georgia does feature several winter sport resorts that promise excellent conditions.

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Very affordable accommodation, great cuisine, cafés and bars and the various possibilities to explore the history, culture and landscape of Georgia make the country an extremely worthwhile place to stay. Unlike places like Portugal or Indonesia, it doesn’t have a noticeable digital nomad culture or the great tourist masses (yet).

There is one drawback though which is the infrastructure, in particular regarding the internet connection. Outside of Tbilisi chances are that the internet is not workable at all, let alone that the more mountainous regions lack any kind of fibre connection altogether. We believe that with proper research a suitable place to work in Tbilisi can be found, whereas you should include Georgia’s marvellous mountain villages only for your work-free trips.

What language(s) are spoken in Georgia?

The Georgian language is literally not like anything you have seen before: no genetic link to any other language in the world is accepted in mainstream linguistics. Unless you coincidentally happen to speak Georgian (there are only 4 Million speakers in the whole world), you will have to fall back to either Russian or English. Both languages are spoken very well by the overwhelming majority of the population (or at least those that work in tourism).

What is the currency in Georgia?

The Georgian Lari (GEL) is the official currency of Georgia. 1 GEL is divided into 100 Tetri. You can easily withdraw cash at one of the ATMs that are found throughout Georgia in any considerably sized village. Once you get to the more remote mountain villages, there is usually no ATM and you cannot expect every establishment to have a card payment machine. It is therefore advisable to always carry a little bit of cash with you and all the money you need for accommodations and activities in the more remote parts of Georgia.

Is it safe to travel in Georgia?

Georgia is nowadays considered a very safe country! You will usually find it in any top 50 list of safest countries in the world. Our impression while traveling Georgia was that whenever we bumped into a Georgian, they were more than happy to help us and we cannot recall a single instance in which we felt uncomfortable or unsafe.

This is also true for solo female travelers - just google for it and you'll find many stories of solo travelers recounting the hospitality and generosity of Georgians, also towards women travelling alone.