Georgian Military Highway

There are few roads through the Caucasus. On the way to Kazbegi I experienced pleasure driving the so called ‘military highway’ that connects Tbilisi to the North Ossetian capital of Vladikavkaz in Russia. The road is less potholed than expected and offers roadside sheep fur hats shops, cow stables on every single bridge, many different pig promenades and astonishing collection of Soviet mosaic art. Due to Russian-Georgian disputes (they all blame it on Putin) the border is closed so the ‘highway’ is dead end, but Kazbegi is a great base for relaxing and hiking for a few days.