Tag: Tony Hanmer

The simple potato. I am digging up our small crop as we prepare to depart Svaneti for the winter, using ...

That’s what it feels like trying to leave Svaneti for Tbilisi for a whole winter, first time ever. Winterizing is ...

We went because we both had to and could. My wife is now no longer teaching English at Etseri School, ...

It was by no means the fault of my Iranian/American gate and fence team that weather was a real challenge ...

The Georgian Black Sea coast has many and varied places at which to enjoy the water. Not many, however, offer ...

Having announced our departure from Svaneti for the coming winter, it’s time for me to recount some of the things ...

After last week’s debacle, the first time ever it has been my fault for forgetting the date and missing a ...

Read Part I Read Part II Read Part III Khalina has been talking to a watchtower in her dreams, learning ...

Read Part I Read Part II Fifteen-year-old Khalina of Seti, the future town of Mestia, has been dreaming of a ...

Read Part I here. Fifteen-year-old Khalina has been dreaming of a Svan watchtower with only two top “eye” windows on ...