If you are planning to move to Georgia, chances are you are planning to live here for some time and if you like it you may want to purchase some real estate – a property to live in (and avoid throwing money away on rent and dealing with landlords). Or some investment property, especially on…
Category: Georgia
Life in Georgia – Shopping (store listing)
These are stores to buy things by category based on my personal experience. I do not endorse any of these, shop at your own risk. I personally tried most in this list, but not all. Expensive and brand names shoes: large mallsReasonably prices shoes: local markets (I go to Dezerter, find one close to you)…
Life in Georgia – Shopping (general thoughts)
The biggest challenge for us after the move was a question of what to buy where. Local way to buy things is completely different than in the US – if you are moving from a country more similar to Georgia, it may be less of a change. First of all (and I really hope this…
Life in Georgia – biggest annoyances
This is my personal opinion, these issues are not a major factor but they do annoy me. I will have a separate post about more significant challenges. Driving. I think Georgian drivers are the worst drivers in the world. Not getting into a lot of details – come and experience this for yourself, then see…
Life in Georgia – things I like most
Here are things I really like here, in no particular order: Food – food is great, there is a good variety and products are typically of good quality (comparing to the US here). Supermarkets have good selection, especially larger ones – Carrefour, Goodwill etc. But food in supermarkets is fairly expensive – while bread, fruits…
Life in Georgia
Living in Georgia is not for everyone – but if it is aligned with your value system, it is a great place to be. There are certainly pros and cons to life here, like with any other country. I am sharing my personal experiences, that I hope may be useful for you to make a…
Introduction – why Georgia
In 2022, we decided to move from Greater Boston area of the US to the country of Georgia. Why Georgia, and what else did we consider? In addition to Georgia we considered: New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Switzerland. Each of those countries presented its set of positives and negatives. Due to Covid challenges, Australia, New…