We like Envoy Tours in Yerevan, but unlike their buddies in Tbilisi, they wouldn't be picking us up at our hotel. I guess we got a little spoiled. So, after breakfast at the lounge, we trudged off on the 15 minute walk to the hostel for our 9am tour. When we left it just started to drizzle a bit, but by the time we reached the Envoy we were experiencing a true downpour. This is the first time on the trip that we’ve been stuck in the rain. Efren pulled out h...

Our final day in Georgia – how sad. We checked out of the Courtyard which has been a wonderful home-away-from-home for the past 6 nights.  We had communicated with an Armenian travel agency and arranged for a one-way ride from Tbilisi to Yerevan with stops at a couple of UNESCO heritage sites along the way.  The driver was supposed to pick us up at 9am.  9am came and went with no driver.  There are always taxi drivers and many other peop...

Falling into our normal routine, we grabbed a quick breakfast and D&D and awaited our 9am pick up at the hotel for our Envoy tour. Today's tour was more cultural in nature, visiting a few nearby churches followed by a drive to Gori and a visit to the cave city of Uplistsikhe. We were happy when the bus pulled up and we saw that Nika was our guide again! Today the number of folks on the tour was in between our last 2 experiences – there were about 13. Ma...

The day started off cloudy again. We awoke a bit later than normal and planned out our day. Since the bus to Davit Gareji didn't depart until 11am, we had time to leisurely stroll into the Old Town and to take care of some business. We first headed to the Envoy Hostel to pay for our tour for tomorrow and to drop off our laundry. On the way back we stopped at our favorite haunt Entrée for some lattes and pastries. We were excited to visit Davit Gareji. Davit...

Gearing up for our second day-tour with Envoy. Today's tour should be way more relaxed as we head to the east of the country to visit the town of Sighnaghi (city of love), stop at a few wineries and do some wine tasting, and then visit the Gremi Cathedral near Telavi before heading over the Gorbomi Pass (part of the "Lesser" Caucasus) before arriving back in Tbilisi. Understandably, because of his late night on the town, Efren didn’t want to get out of bed...