We were picked up around 9.30 for our mystery tour. We quickly realised that we had booked a bus ride. There was no guide and no English to be heard. Heading out of Trabzon we were soon in the mountains, with some drizzle and mountain mist about. The first stop was a valley which on a clear day I'm sure would have been a stunning sight. Today however the mist was swirling through which gave it somewhat of an erie feel. With our next destination unknown we s...

The taxi ride from our hotel to the Turkish border was an uneventful 20 minutes. However for me that was about to change. After a tasty breakfast we walked into the Georgian immigration area. The queue I had joined was being held up by an argumentative local so I went and stood behind John. He was processed fairly quickly and I was expecting the same. I'm not sure what happened but the immigration officer took an an exceptionally high level of interest in m...