From TBILISI to MESTIA 🇬🇪 (TRAVELING to SVANETI GEORGIA + Megrelian and Svan food!)

The Upper Svaneti region of Georgia is absolutely gorgeous, and even though it’s a long way from Tbilisi, getting there doesn’t have to be painful! In today’s video, we travel from Tbilisi to Mestia, the hub of Upper Svaneti through a combination of train and minibus (marshrutka). We bring you along as we cross the country through a train, stop over in Zugdidi—where we visit a local farmer’s market, walk around the Dadiani Palace Complex, feast on tasty Megrelian food, including elarji, and try Georgian churchkhela)—and finally get on a minibus that takes us all the way into the beautiful Georgian mountains! We share what it’s like (and what it costs) to travel around the country of Georgia and have a little fun along the way. Don’t forget to like and subscribe because the next few videos are going to completely blow you away!
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00:00 – Introduction
00:36 – Getting on the train to Zugdidi
01:56 – Arriving in Zugdidi
02:48 – Walking around the Zugdidi Farmer’s Market
04:05 – Eating Dinner at Diaroni
04:16 – Megrelian Khachapuri
04:56 – Peppers with Walnut Paste
05:56 – Elarji and Kharcho with Walnuts
07:22 – Shqmeruli Chicken (Chicken in Butter Garlic Sauce)
07:48 – Walking around the Dadiani Palace Complex in Zugdidi
09:52 – Trying Georgian Churchkhela
13:10 – Getting on a Marshrutka bound for Mestia
14:46 – Arriving in Mestia
15:40 – Trying to get to the ski lift for some beautiful views of Mestia
16:49 – Eating Dinner at Café Panorama
17:14 – Kubdari
17:58 – Chicken with Tkemali Sauce
18:57 – Final Thoughts
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We're Yvonne and Jeremy Chen. We got married in 2020 (hence, Chens of a Lifetime!) and have been going through some changes and transitions in our lives! We met through doing nonprofit volunteer work abroad, and this year, we're going back to our roots: traveling overseas, learning about new places and cultures, and meeting new friends! We're now based out of Eurasia and are traveling around the country of Georgia! Watch our videos to hear more about our journey. If you’d like to follow us day-to-day and catch sneak previews of what’s coming up on our channel, follow us on Instagram   / chensofalifetime  !
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