Turkey or Georgia?
The practical differences, drawn from our own write-ups rather than from a brochure. We are not going to tell you which is better - they are different trips. What follows is what actually changes between them.
Places written up here 415 100
UNESCO listings among them 66 7
Cost level Mid-range Budget
Busiest month in our write-ups September September
Currency Turkish lira (TRY) Lari (GEL)
Plugs and voltage C, F - 230 V C, F - 220 V
Everyday languages Turkish Georgian
Driving side right hand side right hand side
Region Western Asia Western Asia
Capital Ankara Tbilisi
Turkey
Hospitality is an honour system - tea appears everywhere and refusing all of it is rude.
What we have written up
- Adana Kebab dish
- Adana Stone Bridge bridge
- Adatepe village
- Adrasan bay
- Afyon Castle fortress
- Agora of Smyrna archaeological site
Worth knowing before you go
- The lira is volatile - check rates fresh, pay small things in cash
- Tipping is 5-10% in restaurants, cash preferred even when paying by card
- Dolmus shared minibuses are the cheap local transport everywhere
Georgia
A guest is a gift from God, says the proverb - and the supra feast proves they mean it.
What we have written up
- Abastumani town
- Abudelauri Lakes lake
- Abuli Fortress fortress
- Alaverdi Monastery monastery
- Algeti National Park national park
- Ambrolauri town
Worth knowing before you go
- Cash for markets and villages; cards fine in Tbilisi and Batumi
- Tipping is around 10%
- Marshrutka minibuses are the transport backbone - cheap, frequent, cosy
Counts describe this site, not the countries: "places written up here" means how many pages we have finished, and it keeps growing. Currency, plugs and languages are practical facts and change rarely; check anything visa-related with the relevant official source before you book.