Matthew Collin in Georgia: September 2009 Archives

Georgia Sells Itself

on September 19, 2009 6:25 AM | 1

Strange scenes outside the Georgian parliament: the entire façade of the building seems to have been transformed into a giant advertising hoarding to promote various urban reconstruction projects and new luxury hotels. It’s part of a new billboard campaign (slogan:......more

'Pirates' and 'Protectors' on the Black Sea

on September 2, 2009 3:30 PM | 0

Fuel-smugglers, embargo-busters, accusations of piracy and threats of armed retribution: the temperature off the Black Sea coast of Georgia seems to be heating up towards boiling point. When I was in the disputed Black Sea region of Abkhazia  a couple......more