On Sunday morning most people enjoyed a lazy morning after a hectic week. We packed our bags and checked out of our hostel at noon. Fortunately, the hostel was kind enough to let us leave our bags there and most of the group headed out… Read More »Sunday the 14th of April – Last day in Georgia
After a week of productive meetings across Tbilisi with both the public and private sector, the travel group was happy to catch up on sleep and rise a little later than the usual time during the week. It was time to discard the formal attire… Read More »Saturday the 13th of April – Chill day with some time for food and sightseeing
Friday started with a visit to the Swedish Residency, where we were greeted with enough cinnamon buns, croissants and other pastries to feed a small army. And a small army we were. By coincidence, both UPF Lund and UF Malmö were in Tbilisi at the… Read More »Friday the 12th of April – Croissants, Questions and Clubbing
The first meeting on Thursday was probably my favourite meeting of the trip! We met with the deputy foreign minister and the main negotiators for both the EU and NATO. Georgia is extremely EU-positive with 85% of the population wanting to join the union and… Read More »Thursday the 11th of April – Another busy day in Tbilisi
After the previous day’s tour, it was time for the first meeting with a Georgian NGO. As early as 9:00, the travel committee was at the office of the Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI). Shortly after the presentations were made, the organization’s… Read More »Wednesday the 10th of April – Human rights morning, the EU and lastly, hikingtrails
Unfortunately, we could not meet anyone on Tuesday, as it marked a national holiday in Georgia. The holiday commemorates 9th April 1989, when the Soviet Army fired on anti-Soviet demonstrators in Tbilisi, killing 21 and injuring hundreds. We decided to make the best of a… Read More »Tuesday the 9th of April – Exploring Georgia by bus; Mtskheta, Gori and Uplistsikhe
We arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia late on Sunday night. On the bus from the airport into the city centre, we got our first impressions of Tbilisi, which were entertainingly influenced by our long nightly journey and lack of sleep. One of the first things we… Read More »Monday the 8th of April – First impressions: spacey landscape and food comas