AMA: drinking alone at a dive bar in Tbilisi, Georgia (1 Viewer)

[scorchy]

Bored. Only english speakers are annoying backpackers. Have at it...

 

[Epic Problem]

Bored. Only english speakers are annoying backpackers. Have at it...

So you're backpacking? 

 

[Epic Problem]

Outside of that, why in Georgia? Business? Pleasure? Family function? 

 

[scorchy]

So you're backpacking? 

Touche. Only english speakers besides myself.

 

[jamny]

Is that near Atlanta?

 

[scorchy]

Outside of that, why in Georgia? Business? Pleasure? Family function? 

Fun. Traveling with my 13 year old son. Mom is at home. He picked Georgia.

 

[scorchy]

Is that near Atlanta?

Similar. But a few less african-americans.

 

[Epic Problem]

oof

 

[Galileo]

Fun. Traveling with my 13 year old son. Mom is at home. He picked Georgia.

and you are drinking alone in a dive bar???

 

[Grahamburn]

What's the drink of choice?

 

[scorchy]

and you are drinking alone in a dive bar???

It's just down the street from the hotel. He's chromecasting episodes of impractical jokers, which drove me out of the room.

 

[Epic Problem]

Similar. But a few less african-americans.

It's just down the street from the hotel. He's chromecasting episodes of impractical jokers, which drive me out of the room.

So you're backpacking 

 

[nirad3]

It's just down the street from the hotel. He's chromecasting episodes of impractical jokers, which drive me out of the room.

why do you hate sal, Q, joe and murr?  

 

[scorchy]

What's the drink of choice?

Some georgian craft IPA. A cat just crawled on my lap.

 

[scorchy]

So you're backpacking 

Hotel, not hostel.

 

[scorchy]

why do you hate sal, Q, joe and murr?  

The giggling. Drives me ape****.

 

[nirad3]

The giggling. Drives me ape****.

i think i've seen every episode of that show, sometimes three or four times over.... i will admit that is annoying sometimes.

enjoy your trip, i can't wait to be able to take my kids on trips like that

edit - why'd the kid pick georgia? pretty random location

 

[Grahamburn]

What time is it there?

 

[Stinkin Ref]

It's just down the street from the hotel. He's chromecasting episodes of impractical jokers, which drove me out of the room.

dive bar is close....hopefully you didnt leave him at a crappy hotel...

 

[scorchy]

i think i've seen every episode of that show, sometimes three or four times over.... i will admit that is annoying sometimes.

enjoy your trip, i can't wait to be able to take my kids on trips like that

Highly recommend it. Tough to stay close to teens. He's mainly monosyllabic till after lunch, but turns chatty after that. Learned a lot.

 

[scorchy]

What time is it there?

11:43 pm

 

[Grahamburn]

One of Georgia’s most popular singers was stabbed in Tbilisi Monday evening. Two girls are suspected of carrying out the crime.

Irakli “Picasso” Nozadze of the popular quartet Street Boys is in a critical condition after being stabbed in the chest.

The singer has lost a large amount of blood. After undergoing surgery his condition is more stable, but remains very serious, a doctor at the hospital said.

Witnesses say Nozadze was asked to come out from his flat by two girls. He went down to the street and entered a Mini Cooper which the girls were in. Soon afterward, he came out the car bleeding and calling for help. The girls left the scene. Their identities are not known.

Have you heard about this?!

 

[scorchy]

dive bar is close....hopefully you didnt leave him at a crappy hotel...

Nah. It's a boutique Starwood.

 

[nirad3]

in case you missed my edit ... why'd your kid pick georgia?  seems pretty random.......

 

[scorchy]

Have you heard about this?!

Weird. Maybe was on the news in between soccer games, but i dont understand georgian other than hello, beer, and thanks.

 

[scorchy]

in case you missed my edit ... why'd your kid pick georgia?  seems pretty random.......

Since his mom couldn't go this summer, he wanted somewhere she would probably would never want to go. We love hiking, so hitting the Caucuses on Friday. And he's learning Russian, so picked Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

 

[coyote5]

Since his mom couldn't go this summer, he wanted somewhere she would probably would never want to go. We love hiking, so hitting the Caucuses on Friday. And he's learning Russian, so picked Ukraine, Georgia, and Azerbaijan.

Wait...so you ARE one of the annoying backpackers then?  Getting mixed messages here...

 

[scorchy]

Have you heard about this?!

Oh, and we live in Baltimore. A not-even random stabbing doesn't scare me.

 

[Steve Tasker]

My wife seems to have some odd fascination with wanting to go there (Georgia in general).  Says it looks beautiful in pictures/videos.  I've never really been sure why, but that part of the world seems to be on her bucket list.  Your thoughts thus far?

 

[scorchy]

Wait...so you ARE one of the annoying backpackers then?  Getting mixed messages here...

Ha. We glamp. Day hike from fancy mountain lodges, with the occasional overnight in a rifugio.

 

[IC FBGCav]

https://www.facebook.com/DiveTbilisi/

Here?

 

[scorchy]

My wife seems to have some odd fascination with wanting to go there (Georgia in general).  Says it looks beautiful in pictures/videos.  I've never really been sure why, but that part of the world seems to be on her bucket list.  Your thoughts thus far?

Really like it. Definitely feels young, and up-and-coming, at least in Tbilisi. Definitely an artsy vibe. Great food. Cheap.

Mountains look great, but will know more this weekend.

 

[scorchy]

https://www.facebook.com/DiveTbilisi/

Here?

Literally. And it's divey in a dirty, hipster, smokey sense. Not in a "cuttin' a rug in a place called 'the jug'" sense.

 

[scorchy]

Your thoughts thus far?

I'll add:

Kyiv: glad i went. Feel no need to return.

Baku: really surprised. Not to get political, but visiting a secular islamic country where all kinds seemed to interact without much judgment was a great experience.

Tbilisi - wish my wife was here. She would love it.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

any hot women or hookers?

 

[RokNRole]

Outside of that, why in Georgia? Business? Pleasure? Family function? 

It was probably just on his mind

 

[scorchy]

any hot women or hookers?

Can't believe it took this long to ask. Plenty of alterna-hot in Tbilisi, which is just my type. If you like thin, dark hair, and stylish.

Lots of hookers in the the pubs in Baku. Talked to a few because they were the only ones in the place who could speak english.

Kyiv had the traditional  hotties. Head turners in short skirts and dresses. Yet the dudes all wore jorts. Felt like i was back in Gainesville.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

Can't believe it took this long to ask. Plenty of alterna-hot in Tbilisi, which is just my type. If you like thin, dark hair, and stylish.

Lots of hookers in the the pubs in Baku. Talked to a few because they were the only ones in the place who could speak english.

Kyiv had the traditional  hotties. Head turners in short skirts and dresses. Yet the dudes all wore jorts. Felt like i was back in Gainesville.

I was mostly just concerned about in the bar you are in....figured you might be able to use the little kitty cat to "strike up a conversation"....we could lead you along like you had an earpiece....

 

[scorchy]

I was mostly just concerned about in the bar you are in....figured you might be able to use the little kitty cat to "strike up a conversation"....we could lead you along like you had an earpiece....

Kitty has moved on. Dudes outnumber women 3 to 1. Though i could have used an FFA cyrano de bergerac at many points in my life.

 

[Steve Tasker]

I'll add:

Kyiv: glad i went. Feel no need to return.

Baku: really surprised. Not to get political, but visiting a secular islamic country where all kinds seemed to interact without much judgment was a great experience.

Tbilisi - wish my wife was here. She would love it.

We ran the gamut on a trip to Turkey a few years ago, ranging from the "western metropolis" vibe of Istanbul, to the touristy Mediterranean coast, and the conservative central/eastern part of the country not far from Syria.  It's certainly a unique experience; I'm sure Baku was similar to Istanbul based on what you've described here.

Sounds like a great trip.  Are you going anywhere else after Tbilisi?

 

[Sweet Love]

Totally feel you regarding the English-speaking...I moved to North Carolina from CT and it took me a year or so to figure out what everyone was saying.  I can just imagine what it is like when you go further south into GA.

 

[scorchy]

We ran the gamut on a trip to Turkey a few years ago, ranging from the "western metropolis" vibe of Istanbul, to the touristy Mediterranean coast, and the conservative central/eastern part of the country not far from Syria.  It's certainly a unique experience; I'm sure Baku was similar to Istanbul based on what you've described here.

Sounds like a great trip.  Are you going anywhere else after Tbilisi?

Haven't been to Turkey - missed our window before Erdogan started to tighten the reins. In fact, lots of arabs and iranians go to baku instead of turkey now. Felt very cosmopolitan.

Going to the mountains in georgia for 4 days, then stopover in Berlin (my favorite city) for 4 more days before heading home.