{"id":32910,"date":"2023-01-10T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/?p=32910"},"modified":"2023-02-07T18:25:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:25:12","slug":"mir-client-spotlight-taking-a-taste-of-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/mir-client-spotlight-taking-a-taste-of-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"MIR Client Spotlight: Taking A Taste of Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"562\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF0337-500.jpg\" alt=\"A toast in Signagi, Georgia. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\" class=\"wp-image-32912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF0337-500.jpg 562w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF0337-500-300x270.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DSCF0337-500-150x135.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 562px) 100vw, 562px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A toast in Signagi, Georgia. Photo credit: Mariana Noble<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<p>MIR traveler Linda Hamlin shares her impression of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/destinations\/south-caucasus\/georgia\">Republic of Georgia<\/a>, where she spent 13 days on MIR\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/trip\/taste-of-georgia-wine-cuisine-culture\/\">A Taste of Georgia: Wine, Cuisine &amp; Culture<\/a>&nbsp;small group tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt was a great trip.&nbsp;I\u2019m trying to figure out how to return to see other areas to sketch the architecture, learn how to cook the delicious food I sampled and learn more about the history.&nbsp;I definitely have an affinity for Georgia \u2013&nbsp;it speaks to me in a way that is hard to describe.&nbsp;It has everything I look for in a trip: architecture, food, landscape, people, music, wine and a fascinating history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_0c8418aec68b3e59a5da81d9e169f001-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"A colorful performance in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo credit: Richard Fejfar\"\n  height=\"533\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-150x105.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-600x419.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Metekhi Church of the Virgin in Tbilisi, Georgia\"\n  height=\"559\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Visiting the home of a local and making kinkhali. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n          \n        <\/ul>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"previous\"\n          ><\/a>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"next\"\n        ><\/a>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\" ><\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      \n  <div id=\"block_0c8418aec68b3e59a5da81d9e169f001-lightbox\" class=\"uk-modal-container xd-components__media-grid-lightbox uk-modal\" uk-modal=\"uk-modal\">\n    <div class=\"uk-modal-dialog uk-modal-body\">\n      <button class=\"uk-modal-close-outside\" type=\"button\" uk-close=\"uk-close\"><\/button>\n      <div id=\"block_0c8418aec68b3e59a5da81d9e169f001-lightbox-slider\" uk-slider=\"uk-slider\">\n        <div class=\"uk-position-relative\">\n          <div class=\"uk-slider-container\">\n            <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1\">\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_6614-800-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"A colorful performance in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo credit: Richard Fejfar\"\n  height=\"533\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">A colorful performance in Tbilisi, Georgia. Photo credit: Richard Fejfar<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-150x105.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/METEKHI-Tbilisi-800-600x419.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Metekhi Church of the Virgin in Tbilisi, Georgia\"\n  height=\"559\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Metekhi Church of the Virgin in Tbilisi, Georgia<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1-.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/4-TushetianHostessKinkhali-MN-1--600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Visiting the home of a local and making kinkhali. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Visiting the home of a local and making kinkhali. Photo credit: Mariana Noble<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-grey-color has-text-color\"><em>(click image to view larger photo)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs an architect I loved the refectory at Bodbe and the medieval room in Svaneti.&nbsp;The music was a delight and I loved how it was part of the meals instead of a tourist thing.&nbsp;I went for the food and was not disappointed&nbsp;\u2013 so good, so natural, so much.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-standardcarousel js-xd-components__carousel\">\n  <div class=\"js-xd-components__carousel\">\n    <div uk-slider  >\n      <div class=\"uk-position-relative\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n        <ul\n          id=\"block_5a6d01d0779b93373c34f8e8fcc3ed09-carousel\"\n          class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1 uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-child-width-1-3@m uk-grid uk-grid-small  js-xd-components__carousel-lightbox-open\">\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Watchtowers stand guard in Svaneti, Georgia. Photo credit: Giorgi Bukhaidze\"\n  height=\"533\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Georgian polyphonic singers, singing for their supper. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n                      <li>\n                              <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Churchkela, strings of honey-dipped walnut meats, in a Kutaisi market. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                          <\/li>\n          \n        <\/ul>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"previous\"\n          ><\/a>\n        <a\n          class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover\"\n          href=\"#\"\n          uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\"\n          uk-slider-item=\"next\"\n        ><\/a>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav uk-flex-center uk-margin\" ><\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n      \n  <div id=\"block_5a6d01d0779b93373c34f8e8fcc3ed09-lightbox\" class=\"uk-modal-container xd-components__media-grid-lightbox uk-modal\" uk-modal=\"uk-modal\">\n    <div class=\"uk-modal-dialog uk-modal-body\">\n      <button class=\"uk-modal-close-outside\" type=\"button\" uk-close=\"uk-close\"><\/button>\n      <div id=\"block_5a6d01d0779b93373c34f8e8fcc3ed09-lightbox-slider\" uk-slider=\"uk-slider\">\n        <div class=\"uk-position-relative\">\n          <div class=\"uk-slider-container\">\n            <ul class=\"uk-slider-items uk-child-width-1-1\">\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-150x100.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Svaneti-Mestia-600x400.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Watchtowers stand guard in Svaneti, Georgia. Photo credit: Giorgi Bukhaidze\"\n  height=\"533\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Watchtowers stand guard in Svaneti, Georgia. Photo credit: Giorgi Bukhaidze<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1384-800-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Georgian polyphonic singers, singing for their supper. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Georgian polyphonic singers, singing for their supper. Photo credit: Mariana Noble<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-150x113.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/3-KutaisiChurchkela-MN-1-600x450.jpg 600w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"Churchkela, strings of honey-dipped walnut meats, in a Kutaisi market. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"600\"\n  width=\"800\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">Churchkela, strings of honey-dipped walnut meats, in a Kutaisi market. 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Photo credit: John Wurdeman<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                              <li>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\n  src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/themes\/mir\/build\/images\/png\/lazy-loading.png\"\n  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0900-800-113x150.jpg\"\n  data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0900-800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0900-800-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0900-800-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_0900-800-450x600.jpg 450w\"\n  sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\n  class=\"lazyload \"\n  alt=\"A qvevri-maker in Kutaisi, Georgia, here working on a clay oven, or tone. Photo credit: Mariana Noble\"\n  height=\"800\"\n  width=\"600\"\n\/>                    <span class=\"photo-caption\">A <i>qvevri<\/i>-maker in Kutaisi, Georgia, here working on a clay oven, or <i>tone<\/i>. Photo credit: Mariana Noble<\/span>\n                                                        <\/li>\n                          <\/ul>\n          <\/div>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-left uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-previous uk-slidenav\" href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-previous=\"uk-slidenav-previous\" uk-slider-item=\"previous\"><\/a>\n          <a class=\"uk-position-center-right uk-position-small uk-hidden-hover uk-icon uk-slidenav-next uk-slidenav\"\n            href=\"#\" uk-slidenav-next=\"uk-slidenav-next\" uk-slider-item=\"next\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <ul class=\"uk-slider-nav uk-dotnav\">\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-grey-color has-text-color\"><em>(click image to view larger photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\" style=\"min-height:250px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"250\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-24039\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-300x39.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-1024x133.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-768x100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-1536x200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-150x20.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-600x78.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/4N9C8663-GeorgiaLostRidge-GogitaBukhaidze-250-1600x208.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Travel to Georgia with MIR<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-xd-layout \n  container\n XD-mt--sm XD-mb--sm\n undefined\n XD-h-100--sm XD-h-100--md XD-h-100--lg XD-h-100--xl\" style=\"background-size:cover;background-color:\" uk-scrollspy=\"\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\" col-sm-12 col-md-8 col-lg-6 col-xl-6 offset-sm-0 offset-md-2 offset-lg-3 offset-xl-3\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MIR has more than 30 years of unmatched destination expertise&nbsp;and travel planning experience, hand-crafting tours to&nbsp;<a href=\"\/country\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/region\/south-caucasus-turkey\/\">South Caucasus<\/a>&nbsp;since 1986. You can sample the food, wine, song, and scenery of gorgeous&nbsp;Georgia&nbsp;on number of MIR&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/trip\/?tt=small_group_tour&amp;r=469&amp;c=471\">scheduled tours to the South Caucasus<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also opt to&nbsp;travel on your dates and at your pace&nbsp;on one of MIR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/trip\/?tt=private_trip&amp;r=469&amp;c=471\">private independent trips<\/a> or on a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/trip\/design-your-own-trip-to-georgia\/\">customized private journey<\/a> designed to your specifications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chat with one of our destination specialists<\/strong> <strong>now!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mircorp.com\/contact\/\">CONTACT 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