David Martin




My name is David Martin.  I lived and worked in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia from December, 1997 through July, 1999.

I had a wonderful time exploring the Georgia Republic and some nearby countries.   It is a beautiful country with a thousand year history.   And the Georgians are wonderful hosts.

These pages share some of my adventures.   They are much more of a diary than a travel guide, but I would be happy to answer any questions from anyone traveling to Georgia.












davidsmartin@alumni.williams.edu







Some of My Friends























Expeditions Around Georgia -- 1999

Expeditions Around Georgia -- 1998





Camping Trip to Racha -- May 1999

Svanetti, the Caucasus Mountains -- August 1998























Western Georgia and Turkey -- May 1998







August 1998 Trip to Racha


May, 1999 Trip to Batumi, Black Sea Resort











Skiing, January, 1998








Bakuriani, September, 1998











June, 1999 Trip to Shatili and the border with Chechnia

Vardzia Cave City, July 1998





Bochorma, May 1999

Gori -- Stalin's Birthplace





Terek Canyon and Kazbegi, June 1999



Tedzami Canyon and Rkoni Monastery


Svanetti, the Caucasus Mountains -- July 1999




My Trip Home -- Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia and Czech Republic


Baku, Azerbaijan


In 2018 I returned to Georgia as a tourist to see what had changed in the past twenty years.  click here

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