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Travels in Maramures: Churches and Christ
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During the summer of 2011, Chris and Melissa Wills travelled to Maramures in Northern Romania. This blog is an account of the people they met and the magic of traditional life in Maramures. Much of Maramures is still untouched by the modern world but is rapidly changing as Romania catches up with the rest of modern Europe. Friday, 9 September 2011. This Madonna standing in the entry to the church was made all the more imposing with her electrified halo. Posted by Chris Wills. Http:/ travelsintusheti....
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Travels in Maramures: Wood carvings and general scenes in Maramures
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During the summer of 2011, Chris and Melissa Wills travelled to Maramures in Northern Romania. This blog is an account of the people they met and the magic of traditional life in Maramures. Much of Maramures is still untouched by the modern world but is rapidly changing as Romania catches up with the rest of modern Europe. Wednesday, 7 September 2011. Wood carvings and general scenes in Maramures. Posted by Chris Wills. 9 February 2012 at 21:32. The whole place seems very medieval. If you wish to learn a...
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Travels in Tusheti: On the road to Chigho and Dartlo
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This is an account of how Chris Wills and his family discovered Tusheti in Georgia and the great adventures he had with his family traveling around on horse back. Tuesday, 9 September 2008. On the road to Chigho and Dartlo. The trail to Chigho. And then onto Dartlo. After a brisk ride up the hill we made it to the last lookout looking towards Shenako. The last time we would see this area for a a week and a half. Melissa and her horses foal on the same bridge. And dates for such occasions are subject to a...
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Travels in Tusheti: The road to Pasma
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This is an account of how Chris Wills and his family discovered Tusheti in Georgia and the great adventures he had with his family traveling around on horse back. Monday, 8 September 2008. The road to Pasma. The track from Dartlo. Is just that. A track but good enough for the obligatory 4x4 white Nivas. If you are wondering where was the back-up team with the bags and luxuries. Well I'm sorry, we only had what we could carry on our horse's. Although Goggi. On the trail to Pasma. This gentleman from Pasma.
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Travels in Tusheti: Tusheti
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This is an account of how Chris Wills and his family discovered Tusheti in Georgia and the great adventures he had with his family traveling around on horse back. Saturday, 20 September 2008. Over the past few years I’ve dragging my family around Easter Europe for our summer holidays to catch the last glimpses of traditional life held in aspic during the old communist rule. Next on the list was riding over the Balkans in Bulgaria. I had assumed such a trip would be relatively leisurely but it ended u...
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Travels in the Pankisi Valley: June 2014
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Travels in the Pankisi Valley. THIS IS AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS WITH MY WIFE IN THE PANKISI VALLEY GEORGIA. INSPIRED BY PREVIOUS JOURNIES MADE TO TUSHETI ON HORSEBACK WITH MY FAMILY. Monday, 30 June 2014. Discovering Pankisi. A brief introduction. This blog is about a trip taken by my wife and I in June 2014 to the Pankisi valley, due south of the Tusheti National park, on the doorstep of Akhmeta. The Pankisi valley has been largely forgotten by travelers due to some recent history when Chechen refugees wer...
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Travels in the Pankisi Valley: Nazy's family vegetable garden
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Travels in the Pankisi Valley. THIS IS AN ACCOUNT OF TRAVELS WITH MY WIFE IN THE PANKISI VALLEY GEORGIA. INSPIRED BY PREVIOUS JOURNIES MADE TO TUSHETI ON HORSEBACK WITH MY FAMILY. Monday, 23 June 2014. Nazy's family vegetable garden. Posted by Chris Wills. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Discovering Pankisi. A brief introduction. The craft of making Kvevri (Georgian: ქვევრი) ofte. Felt making in Pankisi. Water Mill in Jokolo. Nazys family vegetable garden. Http:/ travelsintusheti.blogspot.com/. Durin...
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Travels in Maramures: The steam trains of Viseu de Sus
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During the summer of 2011, Chris and Melissa Wills travelled to Maramures in Northern Romania. This blog is an account of the people they met and the magic of traditional life in Maramures. Much of Maramures is still untouched by the modern world but is rapidly changing as Romania catches up with the rest of modern Europe. Thursday, 8 September 2011. The steam trains of Viseu de Sus. Posted by Chris Wills. Wood fired steam train. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). People of Maramures and market day.
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Travels in Tusheti: The Shenako Festival
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This is an account of how Chris Wills and his family discovered Tusheti in Georgia and the great adventures he had with his family traveling around on horse back. Thursday, 11 September 2008. It all starts first thing in the morning behind the church with no women. First take your ram, cut his head off, shake a bit of blood on the Shrine and then eat some bread, cheese and plenty of Chacha. Vodka). I always seem to be good at the Chacha. Bit which is often my undoing. In this picture our very good friend...
