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The Georgian Contribution to Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah
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The Georgian Contribution to Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah

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Palm Jumeirah is often called the Eighth Wonder of the World. There are probably very few people who have never seen it, at least in a photo. It is even visible from space, together with the Burj Khalifa. These landmarks have helped make Dubai one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, attracting around 20 […]

What connects David and Victoria Beckham to one of the 5★ hotels in Tbilisi?
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What connects David and Victoria Beckham to one of the 5★ hotels in Tbilisi?

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have been a tour guide in Tbilisi since 2016. I also graduated from the Faculty of History at TSU. Tbilisi is a city that constantly surprises you. When I guide tours, I naturally share my knowledge with my guests, but in my free time I continue learning more and more. Tbilisi is full of interesting […]

The Story of Norwegian Nobel Prize Laureate Knut Hamsun in Tbilisi
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The Story of Norwegian Nobel Prize Laureate Knut Hamsun in Tbilisi

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As part of my blog series about people who built connections between Georgia and their home countries, today I want to talk about the Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun (born 1859 in Lom, Norway), a Nobel Prize laureate, who traveled to Georgia in 1899 with his wife. Hamsun traveled under various names to avoid attention. Rather […]