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Dream it. Wish it. Do it. Tbilisi

July 18, 2017 — by Mama fish — 0

Dream it. Wish it. Do it.

Making life happen instead of waiting for life to happen is a choice. Time does not stop for anyone, for any reason. It is up to you and is solely your responsibility to live your life towards the fullest desire you wish to. For us, we wanted to live the dream of adventure, culture, tradition, and the opportunity to give our children something greater than we were currently offering them. It has not been easy, but WOW has it been worth it!

Food Like a Local Tbilisi

Like a Local: Khinkali Making at Culinarium

July 11, 2017 — by Mama fish — 0

Khinkali Making at Culinarium Cooking School

Beautifully twisted knobs of dough, stuffed with meat and spices, mushrooms, or cheese – this is what was on the menu for our Master Khinkali Making Cooking Class. Culinarium is Located in a cozy building in the historic center of Tbilisi behind a big yellow door. As we open the door, we were warmly welcomed by Master Chef (?) and her staff to take part in an exciting local tradition of Khinkali making.

DIY Georgia

How to DIY: Homemade Red Wine

November 7, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

Making wine is simple – it happens all on its on. To our surprise, it’s almost dummy proof as long as you have the basic venues to store and let it do its thing – make wine. We thought, “With our patio covered in Saperavi grapes, why not give winemaking a shot?” The worse that could happen is…vinegar, right? Have you ever thought about making your own wine?

Accomodation Tbilisi

Like a Local: Three trending apartments you shouldn’t miss

November 3, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

Home is a sacred place. It’s a physical abode where one is ‘safe” from the bustle of the outside world. As well as an internal place where one freely feels whole, can rest, and let their dreams run free. Why should these essentials change when we are traveling?

Family Georgia Travel Tips

6 Questions you should ask before renting a house

October 30, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

When moving abroad, renting a place is an attractive option to settling into the place you will call home. Whether you’re headed to the Philippines, Georgia, Morocco or any country, you don’t want to be stuck in a neighborhood, region, or home you don’t like. So…

It is important to ask a few questions along the way.

Food

How to DIY: Dried Fuyu Persimmons

October 27, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

t’s persimmon season right now, so I decided to jump-start my natural learning and living curve by doing as the locals do – dry Fuyu Persimmons. These golden beauties hanging in the windows adorn every third house in my neighborhood. Not only makes for a festive look but a great kick off to the best time of year, Fall.

Adventure Family Travel Tips

What to do if you fall in love on vacation

October 23, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

Step to Step Guide

Falling in love is one of the most wonderful feelings on the planet. It most often happens when you least expect it. So, you’ve just set off on your #familyadventurevacation to a place of wonder, and the last thing on your mind is falling in love. Then bam, out of nowhere, you fall in love, steals your heart and your return home lovesick.

Georgia Tbilisi

How to rent an apartment in Tbilisi

October 12, 2015 — by Big Fish — 5

How to rent an apartment in Tbilisi for under 1000$

Now that you’ve decided to move to Tbilisi, Georgia, let the house hunt begin. This is what we thought. Ha ha… After our first searches we thought, how are we going to afford the rent in this “developing” country. Don’t let the high prices put you off; it’s all just a crazy price posted on their house rental ad. Everything is negotiable, and you should negotiate towards the correct price, 30-50% less.

You should negotiate towards the correct price, 30-50% less.

Family Georgia Tbilisi

Leave your need for control at home?

October 8, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

Other countries, other customs 2/3

In Part 1, after several hours of waiting and a few exchanged SMS messages (yes, a bit vintage here in the Republic of Georgia), Papa Fish arrived home empty handed and the barrier of what I considered “crazy” news. (insert drum roll here) The news was: On Monday (two days later) we, as in, you and I will need to empty our 20ft container and have all our personal belongings evaluated by a custom’s “expertise”. I simply just had to laugh and thought he is joking right. No, he wasn’t.

Family Georgia Tbilisi

“The sweet stomp”

October 1, 2015 — by Mama fish — 0

Our first annual grape harvest.

A country house in Tbilisi with a patio covered by dangling white and red grape bundles and the smell of nature, how romantic does that sound? Lets take that entire romance one step further and let’s make homemade grape juice (or wine if your feeling boozy)!