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United Arab Emirates, 1999

The United Arab Emirates was not anywhere near the top of my list of places to visit, but I went anyway. (Now I think about it, neither was Georgia!) This time it was for work rather than strictly as a tourist, but I did have enough time to have a look around Abu Dhabi and take a few pictures. At the bottom are a couple from Dubai too, although, generally, those pictures did not come out quite as well.

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A typical street (plus photographer!) A waterfall A strange monument Mosques in the shade
A roundabout on the Corniche View of the waterfront Clock tower in Dubai The riverfront in Dubai

If the pictures have piqued your interest, there are a few web sites that you might want to visit:

  • Emirates Net. The local ISP and phone company.
  • Arab.Net. Lots of information on the middle-east as a whole.
  • You’re going to need a guide while travelling around. And since you’ll find there’s not a lot to see in UAE you may as well get a guide on the whole region rather than just the Emirates. As always, there’s a Lonely Planet guide. You can buy a copy from Amazon (UK or US).

Georgia, 1999

Georgia nestles between Russia, Turkey, Chechnya, Armenia and Azerbaijan putting it right at the border between Europe and Asia.

At its north and south borders you find some impressively large mountains called the Caucus (the Lesser Caucus to the south). We travelled around quite a lot, as you can see, and managed to see Tbilisi, the capital, and some of the beautiful scenery in the north.

But a picture, he said in a cliched manner, paints a thousand words, so on with the photos. I may add a little commentary later, but for now it’s just the pictures.

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Church on the route from Tbilisi to Alvani. Its name es Another view of the same church. Another view of the church on the way to Alvani This is another church on the same route. I can't remem
This is the inside of the same church. Alvani high street Yet another church! A waterfall in the Lagodechi National Park
View of a church from another Another church on a big hill A view from a church on the way to Gudauri. On the way up to the Kobi Pass
Coming down from the Kobi Pass (around 3000 metres) A shrine of some kind in the Truso Gorge I think this is the Tsminda Sameda Church. It's Mount K View of Tbilisi

If the pictures have piqued your interest, there are a few web sites that you might want to visit: