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Georgian Hospitality: Why Guests Are Considered Gifts from God

Georgian Hospitality: Why Guests Are Considered Gifts from God

There's a Georgian proverb that people quote here with genuine conviction: "სტუმარი ღვთის მიერ მოვლენილია" — "A guest is a gift from God." It's one thing to hear it. It's another to be on the receiving end of it at a Georgian dinner table where the w...

Georgia's Street Cats: The Beloved Felines of Tbilisi and Beyond

Georgia's Street Cats: The Beloved Felines of Tbilisi and Beyond

Walk through Tbilisi's Old Town long enough and you'll notice them — lounging on sun-warmed stone walls, weaving between café chairs, sitting imperiously in the doorways of ancient churches. Georgia's street cats are not strays in the ordinary sense....