Georgia ...the country

First off, Georgians do NOT call their country Georgia. This explains a lot as it's a difficult place to Google. You're more likely to get results about Atlanta than Tbilisi. Locals call their country "Sakartvelo."

It first appeared on a Italian map with the name Georgia in 1320 AD. How Georgia got it's western name has a few legends. One such is that the Persians, impressed with their fierce fighting called it, Gorğān, or land of the wolves. It could also be related to St. George being their patron saint. Although, George, being their most popular name, is locally pronounced as Gorgi (both Gs sounds more like a J).

It actually goes by a few names. Georgia was invaded by both the Ottoman and Persians (multiple times) and as such many Muslims still refer to it by it's name from that time which is Gurjistan.

Georgia is a beautiful country. Nestled between the upper and lower Caucasus mountains it is protected by both cold Siberian weather and warm Middle Eastern deserts. This leaves Georgia with a comfortable and moderate climate. The country is also known for hot springs, but very sulfury ones. One such spring can be seen in our pictures.

It's a beautiful country and we've already talked about coming back someday.Read more