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Explore #237 (Part 3): Bathhouse number 5, Bathhouse number 8, and Train Station, Tskaltubo, Georgia – October 2018

Explore #1 of the ‘Love Bears’ Tour Welcome to the third and final instalment of what was an incredibly packed day of exploring the Soviet-era spa town of Tskaltubo. Have a look at my two previous posts for further shots from this amazing place, and details of its history in Part 1. I’ll crack straight on with the photos… Bathhouse Number 5 In its heyday, Tskaltubo had nine bathhouses located around the central park area. These formed an important part…

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Explore #237 (Part 2): Hotels Medea, Metallurgy, Tbilisi and Sakartvelo, Tskaltubo, Georgia – October 2018

Explore #1 of the ‘Love Bears’ Tour Following on from my first report from the ‘Soviet Riviera’ Georgian spa resort of Tskaltubo, in which I explored Sanatoriums Iveria and Imereti, this report covers four of the town’s former hotels: – Hotel Medea – Hotel Metallurgy / Metalurgi – Hotel Tbilisi – Hotel Sakartvelo Hotel Medea Built between 1954 and 1962, and formerly known as Sanatorium Tsekavshiri, Hotel Medea was a hotel and sanatorium with a capacity of 326 beds. It…

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Explore #237 (Part 1): Sanatorium Iveria & Sanatorium Imereti, Tskaltubo, Georgia – October 2018

Explore #1 of the ‘Love Bears’ Tour Coming up I have a series of reports from the beautiful country of Georgia, which was part of the USSR from 1921 until it regained independence in 1991. I spent a fantastic week in the great company of long-time exploring buddy James Kerwin, as well as Roman Robroek from the Netherlands, and Diego Defilippi from Italy. I flew out from a cold and rainy Luton airport, landing weary and half-drunk in Kutaisi airport…

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