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Georgia
Fly to Kutaisi on a budget carrier, then a marshrutka minibus up one of the great mountain roads of the world.
A family guesthouse under a thousand-year-old defensive stone tower — dinner and homemade wine included.
Europe's highest inhabited villages, medieval towers built for blood feuds, glaciers at the end of day hikes, and Svan hospitality that borders on hostage-taking.
Do the four-day village-to-village trek to Ushguli, sleeping in guesthouses — no tent, no guide needed, just legs.
June to September
Gaumarjos — victory; the only toast you need.
Bread and Ashes by Tony Anderson — walking Georgia's high Caucasus.
Ushguli, Europe's highest village, at the end of the four-day trek.
The road is serious and the weather changes fast — respect both. Cash only above Mestia.