Sofia Costa · Field notes from a life in transit

September 2026

№ 204 · Georgia · 13 September 2026, 6:47 am

Gveleti Waterfall Walk: A Quiet Morning in Kazbegi, Georgia

Wildflowers, grazing horses, and glacial water loud enough to drown thought. A morning walk to Gveleti waterfall in Kazbegi, Georgia.

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kazbegi waterfall hike: Woman walking a mountain trail in Kazbegi, Georgia, wildflowers and grazing horses around her, high p

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qvevri wine cellar tbilisi: Low-ceilinged Tbilisi wine cellar, amber wine in clay cup, wooden board with bread and walnut pas

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№ 203 · Georgia · 12 September 2026

Qvevri Wine Cellar in Tbilisi: An Evening Underground

Evening in a Tbilisi wine cellar, amber wine from a clay vessel buried underground, bread and walnut paste on the table.

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tbilisi sulphur baths morning: Brick domes of Abanotubani sulphur baths in Tbilisi at dawn, steam rising, cliff and waterfall

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№ 202 · Georgia · 11 September 2026

Abanotubani Sulphur Baths: A Quiet Morning in Tbilisi

Steam rising off the brick domes of Abanotubani before Tbilisi wakes up. Just the baths, the cliff, and someone's laundry drying above.

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tbilisi sulfur baths morning: Woman wrapped in a white sheet outside a domed sulfur bathhouse in Tbilisi, steam rising in coo

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№ 201 · Georgia · 10 September 2026

Sulfur Baths of Tbilisi: A Quiet Morning in Abanotubani

Steam, brick domes, and the smell of sulfur at 11am in Tbilisi's old bath district. A quiet ritual, one sheet, no rush.

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khinkali tbilisi georgia: Woman eating khinkali dumplings by hand at a small Tbilisi restaurant table, steamed window, dim wa — A steamed-up window, a beer, and dumplings eaten by hand at an old-school Tbilisi spot with no menu. № 200 · place study · 9 September 2026

dry bridge market tbilisi: Vendor's blanket at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge market with Soviet medals, old cameras, and amber beads u

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№ 199 · Georgia · 8 September 2026

Dry Bridge Market Tbilisi: Soviet Relics in Morning Light

Coffee poured by a stranger, Soviet medals on a blanket, autumn light at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge flea market. A slow morning, no agenda.

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tbilisi shoti bread bakery: Baker leaning into a clay tone oven in Tbilisi, slapping flatbread dough onto the hot wall, steam

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№ 198 · Georgia · 7 September 2026

Tbilisi Bread Oven at Dawn: Inside a Shoti Bakery

7:36am in Tbilisi, watching a baker slap dough onto clay oven walls. Heat, flour, repetition, and bread still too hot to hold.

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old tbilisi at dusk: Carved wooden balconies on crumbling hillside houses in old Tbilisi at dusk, warm lamplight in windows,

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№ 197 · Georgia · 6 September 2026

Old Tbilisi at Dusk: The Balconies of a Fading Hillside

No people, just lamplight and wooden balconies stacked above the Mtkvari. Old Tbilisi at dusk, seen slow, shot on film.

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tbilisi supra dinner: Long table at a traditional Tbilisi restaurant with bread, walnuts and pomegranate, warm low light, a t

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№ 196 · Georgia · 5 September 2026

Tbilisi Supra: Inside a Georgian Feast of Wine and Song

A long table in Tbilisi, a horn of wine, a room that sings in three parts at once. Notes from a Georgian supra, told slow.

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tbilisi funicular view: View through a scratched funicular window of Tbilisi rooftops flattening below, hazy ridge and suburb — Riding the old funicular up Mtatsminda as Tbilisi flattens into rooftops and ridge haze. № 195 · place study · 4 September 2026

dry bridge market tbilisi: Dry Bridge flea market in Tbilisi, Soviet medals and cracked porcelain on a blanket, midday sun, s

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№ 194 · Georgia · 3 September 2026

Dry Bridge Flea Market, Tbilisi: Soviet Relics at Midday

Midday at Tbilisi's Dry Bridge flea market: Soviet medals, cracked porcelain, old cameras, and a seller who'd rather read the news than sell.

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old tbilisi morning walk: Narrow lane in old Tbilisi with overhanging carved wooden balconies, morning light, a cat sitting o

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№ 193 · Georgia · 2 September 2026

Old Tbilisi Mornings: Wooden Balconies and Backstreet Cats

Early light on Tbilisi's carved wooden balconies, a cat on every sill, and streets that lean in a little closer than they should.

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