radian_13 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Don't get drunk!! You don't have to get pissed abroad, it's not a law and people won't judge you for drinking water in the pub............. !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knoxville Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 I don't see what you're all worried about, most museums are air conditioned these days. That's you sorted then, I'll be good with a cold beer in the pub! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Cos the weather is hot? Seriously though, i'm a wee bit worried about getting the lurgy. Hell, i'm the guy that ended up in hospital for 2 weeks with pneumonia after the last time we played in Amsterdam! Like bristolhibby said though, a lot of these mystery illnesses will just be caused by too many days on the batter. Gonna try and take it easy(ier) this trip. "Take it easy" LOL! Get those sachets of Lucozade. Mix it up before you go out then knock it back before bed. The heat is a concern BTW. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Knoxville Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Used to take Dioralyte on all Scotland trip. Found that they did nothing. Did you smoke it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinSR Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Cos the weather is hot? Seriously though, i'm a wee bit worried about getting the lurgy. Hell, i'm the guy that ended up in hospital for 2 weeks with pneumonia after the last time we played in Amsterdam! Like bristolhibby said though, a lot of these mystery illnesses will just be caused by too many days on the batter. Gonna try and take it easy(ier) this trip. Gonna try and take it easy(ier) this trip. Yellow card offence IMO Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave78 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Gonna try and take it easy(ier) this trip. Yellow card offence IMO Dave. Wheesht you! How's the cricket going? Are you still playing with your googly off stump? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DublinSR Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Wheesht you! How's the cricket going? Are you still playing with your googly off stump? You are getting the hang of it then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Does dioralyte work? Think i might have to try some. Forecast is for 37 degrees tomorrow. Heat like that on a TA trip could well be the end of me! What is view on "taps aff"?? Just so I can get myself booked in for the back, sack and crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 What is view on "taps aff"?? Just so I can get myself booked in for the back, sack and crack And a skin graft. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotswarrior31 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If you fancy a bit swimming then there are a couple of pools to cool down. The Laguna Vere Pool is an clean open air, 50 by 25 metre pool - 10 GEL and extra 5GEL for first time visitors for cursory medical inspection. The Radison Blu Iveia Hotel super sky-level pool is open to non-guests for 90 GEL (about £25) and the Courtyard by Marriot is also open to non-guests for 40 GEL or you can try the famed sulphur baths and get a massage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 If you fancy a bit swimming then there are a couple of pools to cool down. The Laguna Vere Pool is an clean open air, 50 by 25 metre pool - 10 GEL and extra 5GEL for first time visitors for cursory medical inspection. The Radison Blu Iveia Hotel super sky-level pool is open to non-guests for 90 GEL (about £25) and the Courtyard by Marriot is also open to non-guests for 40 GEL or you can try the famed sulphur baths and get a massage Isn't that the pick-up point? Can you sign in guests to the pool (about 2,000 of them)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan BGS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Hi all I'm posting on behalf of the British Georgian Society (BGS) - hence the User Name. Since going to the match in Tbilisi in October 2007, I've been back to Georgia 6 times. I've made a good number of friends there and I'm also involved with the BGS - which exists to promote friendship/cultural links etc with Georgia. http://www.britishgeorgiansociety.org/ If anyone has anything they'd like to know about Tbilisi/Georgia either before setting off or once there, I'd be very happy to do whatever I can to try to answer questions or help (subject to Wi-Fi connection once in Tbilisi). My Georgian's not up to much (yet) though I'm trying. The one question I certainly can't answer is about tickets - as a mere "one-pointer" I'm on the waiting list, but I live in hope. I'll be there come what may, though. I've got to declare an interest here, but a friend of mine in Tbilisi produces an annual travel/tourism magazine about Georgia. I haven't got any hard copies (they're all in Georgia...) but, in case anyone might find it useful to have a look at, it's also online (free). For those who haven't been before, it might give you a flavour. http://issuu.com/ and then search for "The Georgian 2015 Lela Khartishvili" (I can't get the direct link to work) Being new here, I wasn't able to start a "British Georgian Society" topic for any questions etc, but, if anyone thinks that might be a good idea, they're welcome to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneckiebairn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Here's a direct link.. http://issuu.com/lelakhartishvili/docs/georgian_for_web__4_/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan BGS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Brilliant, Sneckie. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneckiebairn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Do you stick to bottled water when you're in Tbilisi? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan BGS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've always seemed to be OK with the tap water - but, to be on the safe side, bottled water's widely available and, like everything else, pretty cheap. Easily the biggest brand is "Borjomi" which comes from a spa town a couple of hours drive from Tbilisi. It's very mineral-y and not everyone's cup of tea - but I guess you need to try it at least once. Better still, stick to the white wine - Georgia's unusual in that white wine seems to be more macho than red. And don't miss the "chacha"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam4ritchie Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've always seemed to be OK with the tap water - but, to be on the safe side, bottled water's widely available and, like everything else, pretty cheap. Easily the biggest brand is "Borjomi" which comes from a spa town a couple of hours drive from Tbilisi. It's very mineral-y and not everyone's cup of tea - but I guess you need to try it at least once. Better still, stick to the white wine - Georgia's unusual in that white wine seems to be more macho than red. And don't miss the "chacha"... Never tried "chacha" myself but seen the affect it had on two of my traveling companions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khana Lagur Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I've always seemed to be OK with the tap water - but, to be on the safe side, bottled water's widely available and, like everything else, pretty cheap. Easily the biggest brand is "Borjomi" which comes from a spa town a couple of hours drive from Tbilisi. It's very mineral-y and not everyone's cup of tea - but I guess you need to try it at least once. Better still, stick to the white wine - Georgia's unusual in that white wine seems to be more macho than red. And don't miss the "chacha"... God, that was brutal stuff. Lassie in the Sheraton Hotel told us it was 'custom' to buy a bottle for the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan BGS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 God, that was brutal stuff. Lassie in the Sheraton Hotel told us it was 'custom' to buy a bottle for the table. I work on the basis of one bottle for the table and one for each person under it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneckiebairn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Is there anything different from other European Cities that we should be wary of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muirheid Inn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Is there plenty of "nightlife"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneckiebairn Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Any good pubs near the zoo? I'm staying nearby. Maybe with the lion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan BGS Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 I don't know the area round the zoo so well. Don't forget there was the really bad flood there earlier in the year - zoo animals roaming wild, loss of life, people losing their homes etc. There's a thing called the Tbilisi Hippo Fund raising money for the clean up. It was all very traumatic for people living round there - a real natural disaster. In 2007, the main area where lots of people seemed to end up was in Shardeni Street - near the cathedral and not far from Freedom Square. It's probably the most touristy part of town, but by international standards it's not that touristy or ruinously expensive. From talking to people since, there was a massive amount of goodwill generated by the TA visit in 2007 - people still remember it well. You can get unlucky anywhere - but, in my experience, Georgia's a country where a bit of goodwill and openness goes a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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