Bicycle Touring The World: Georgia, Gomi to just outside Tbilisi

My latest bicycle touring around the world update, cycling through Georgia. Gomi to just outside Tbilisi. 86 miles. I had a pleasant evening talking to Andras last night. We stayed upstairs in a communal area outside our rooms, where we ate our food. Who knows what was going on downstairs!? We kept well away. And when I went to bed, I wedged a chair under the door handle, just in case the one that kept grabbing my bum had other ideas!

After leaving the brothel, I mean guesthouse, this morning, I had a nice ride with Andras. It made a nice change to cycle with somebody. I even visited a church so that Andras could take some photos. I don’t think it was quite what he thought it was going to be. It was a bit run down, and I can’t say it did much for me! But it was still interesting, and I’m glad I stopped. It’s always good to get a bit of culture!

After cycling for much of the day together, Andras and I parted company just before Tbilisi. With Andras heading north towards the Russian border, while I continued my ride east.

Lost Again

I was hoping to stop in Tbilisi tonight and find a hotel with wifi. But the only hotels I saw were on my way into the city. And I wanted to be on the other side of the city before stopping, so I continued on. What a mistake that was! It then took me an age to find the right road out. Then once I was on the right road, I couldn’t find a hotel with wifi.

Watching the husband and wife in tonight’s restaurant is amusing. She wants to watch the soaps, but he doesn’t, and as soon as she leaves the room, he switches the TV over to the news. But when she returned, she changed it back; this went on all the time I was in the restaurant and kept me highly amused. No wonder I thought it was warm today. I saw on the TV that it was forty-eight degrees today! I also discovered the clocks changed when I crossed the border into Georgia. And I lost another hour!

Tour Information

It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:

• Photos: See my photos on Flickr
• The route: View my journey around the world
• Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
• Tour page: Ride overview

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Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I continue to travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always buy me a beer. And, of course, you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. For a look at the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my “Life at 10mph Guide.”

Bicycle Touring The World: Georgia, Samtredia to Gomi

My latest bicycle touring around the world update, cycling through Georgia. Samtredia to Gomi. 88 miles. What a lovely little hotel last night, and it only cost me twenty dollars. There was also a nice restaurant next door where I had supper last night and breakfast this morning. Although I felt a bit like the odd one out this morning, everybody had a pint of beer with their breakfast!

The day didn’t get off to the best of starts, and I think I may be scarred for life! I was merrily cycling along when I passed a Turkish coach parked at the side of the road. As I rode past, I glanced over and got an eyeful of some rather large Turkish women all squatting at the side of the road! I’d only been cycling for an hour or so. And that sight stayed in my mind nearly all day, no matter what I tried to do to get rid of it!

I’ve Found A Friend

I was hoping today wouldn’t be as long a day as yesterday, which it wasn’t in miles cycled. But it was time-wise. I spent much of the afternoon drudging up a 1000-metre climb! While drudging up this hill, another cyclist came up from behind me. We spoke as we cycled along, and I found out his name was Andras, and he was from Hungary. He told me he was in his sixties, which I found hard to believe. He certainly never looked it. I said that I was hoping to find a hotel in the next town, as was he.

Unfortunately, there was no accommodation in Gomi, but we were told of a guesthouse a few miles out of town. We found the guesthouse, and thankfully, they had a couple of rooms. Although I’m not so sure it is a guesthouse now! I think it’s a bit of a knocking shop! Which is run by two women. One is slim and keeps grabbing my bum and other parts of my anatomy! The other woman is a rather large butch lady who doesn’t wear a bra, but should before she trips over!

Tour Information

It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:

• Photos: See my photos on Flickr
• The route: View my journey around the world
• Videos: Check out my YouTube videos
• Tour page: Ride overview

Follow My Bicycle Touring Adventures

Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I continue to travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always buy me a beer. And, of course, you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page. For a look at the gear and logistics that keep me on the road, see my “Life at 10mph Guide.”