Moving On Now From That Long Roadside Rest Stop

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The people of the country of Georgia, where I’m now residing, have a special relationship with their neighbor Russia, which still occupies parts of Georgia resulting from an invasion in 2008. Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine has increased the tension here, as reflected in sentiments on this building, and in much more profanity-laced anti-Russian graffiti seen around the city since when I was here last fall.

I’m back. After a long run of recuperation following the roughest patch of travel I’ve experienced in nearly six years, I’m catching up starting today with a post from my March trip to Cairo. And I will have more posts to follow from my subsequent adventures in Zimbabwe, Zambia, India and Nepal.

On Thursday I moved from where I was staying in Delhi, India, back to Tbilisi, Georgia, a  more refreshing city that I’m familiar with from an extended stay here last year. It should provide me with a comfortable base for a few weeks of catching up on blog posts, and then a few more months of serious work on my memoir.

I’ve already booked my stay in Tbilisi through September and may stay here longer if I’m being productive with the book.

More exciting is that I set aside a week in late July to participate in a travel memoir workshop in Paris, France, with renowned travel writer Rolf Potts, which I’m really looking forward to. I was planning to attend the workshop last year but it was canceled by Covid.

Now I’m not sure if you, my regular readers, never missed my blog posts of late or whether you are just super patient with me (I’ll assume the latter – LOL!), but I’m excited again and feeling better both mentally and physically for the task ahead.

So travel well with me, my friends, and let’s all stay Real On The Road!

2 thoughts on “Moving On Now From That Long Roadside Rest Stop”

  1. Glad you get to pause a bit from traveling, David. And I am curious why Tbilisi is your chosen home for the next 4 months? What makes it desirable as a writing and resting sanctuary? I’m also very intrigued by the locals reaction to the Russian invasion and devastation of Ukraine.

    And actually, I did miss your blog posts and tried very hard to be patient, which is not one of my virtues!

    • Tbilisi is a walkable, interesting affordable city with good food, friendly people and a reliable, strong internet signal. It’s historic and picturesque with many opportunities to visit the surrounding mountains and forests for a variety of activities on day trips or weekends. It has a thriving cultural scene and it’s relatively clean and well-maintained. Should I go to work for the Chamber of Commerce? You should come and see for yourself. I’d love to show you around.

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