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Denied entry to GEORGIA 🇬🇪 - Australia to Scotland by road - Episode 80 

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Our first night in the Troopy was chilly and quiet, all except for a lone gunshot at some point in the middle of the night. We can only guess it was a shepherd scaring off an intruder though a little confronting considering the last time we slept in the Troopy all that time ago.
With still no views over to Mt Ararat in the morning we packed up and headed down the mountain and into Yerevan to do our PCR test. We navigated our way to the centre of what seemed like an industrial estate to find a bustling medical centre. Gauging by the passports in hands it appeared most of the other people waiting were American Armenians trying to get back State side. With no time or place to wait for the result we continued our journey north towards the border. The landscape changed quickly and quite significantly from the drier undulating topography of the South to wide fertile sweeping farm lands and more pronounced mountain ranges. Mountain ranges, that because of a much clearer air, we could actually see now off into the distance. Passing through smaller farming towns the religious ideology continued with huge statues and churches. Dilapidated evidence of the Soviet era also began to filter through the infrastructure, from the general brutalist design of the towns to run down and abandoned factories, this reminder of Armenias past would carry on and become more prominent as we continued deeper into the Caucasus.
Like huge scars, the north-east of Armenia is covered in gorges and deep valleys that appear to slice through the plateaus and farm lands. Dotted along these valleys are old soviet villages like Haghpat, our destination for the day only 30kms from the Georgian border. The roads in this part of the country were at various stages of construction ranging from dreamy smooth, to dirt, and one section of “goat track”. One thing that has challenged our Western mindset over the course of our journey is how locals in different countries simply treat their vehicles, regardless of type, purely as a machine (coincidently car is “mashina” in Russian which is spoken widely in Central Asia) to get from A to B regardless of terrain. All through Asia we would find cars in places we wouldn’t think of taking them. Whether it was herding horses on the high mountain planes of Kyrgyzstan, tackling off-road snow roads of Pakistan, or roads turned mud pits of Cambodia, the owners never seemed phased, it’s just the way things are. Armenia was no exception, taking a diversion around some roadworks and up a steep dirt track we were met with a Mercedes’ and a BMW coming the other way. No problem for the Troopy though given the Troopys lack of traction on the way up we think they might have bottomed out on the way down.
We had decided to stay in a campground in Haghpat which was perched on the side of a gorge with amazing views over to the adjacent side and down the valley. We chose to stay here as it had stable internet which helped Jolie with a uni exam, and to receive our PCR results. Martin, his partner and family run the campground and were putting a lot of investment in to the campground including a huge new kitchen and dining building, and a planned pool next summer. Our PCR results were well overdue by the following morning so Martin assisted with calling the medical centre, rerouting the emails to his email, and then arranging for them to be printed in the village. Thankfully they were negative!
Since the last episode the rules had changed for Australians entering Georgia with a vaccination certificate and negative PCR being sufficient. We had heard however that there may still be problems at the border with the guards choosing what to implement. Because of this we decided to print all the information from the Georgian government website out, in Georgian, to take to the border and defend our case.
Waving goodbye to Martin and his camp ground we headed down the valley, past the crumbling factories, to the border where all our efforts with paperwork was in vain. We didn’t even make it to immigration as the Troopy’s paperwork stopped us in our tracks. Armenia wouldn’t let the Troopy out as they suspected Georgia wouldn’t let it in, so leaving the Troopy in Armenia we stamped out, walked across no mans land, and tried out luck with the Georgians. Vehicles from Europe carry a credit card style card, referred to as a “Car Passport” with all the vehicle information on it to cross borders. Australia being an island doesn’t really have a necessity for this type of system. Of course we had the Carnet (now expired) though Georgia doesn’t operate on this system. In other countries which work on temporary import permits, showing our registration and export documentation had been sufficient. This border though was playing hard ball, it was either the European “car passport” or no entry.....
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Комментарии : 50   
@MariaCCurry
@MariaCCurry 2 года назад
The Troopy is a trouper! Gorgeous!! So glad you’re back :)
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks Maria!
@wildliveunit292
@wildliveunit292 2 года назад
nice video.. such a cool country
@daddysanail4873
@daddysanail4873 2 года назад
Thank God, you are back to the journey. Best wishes and prayers for your safe and happy overlanding.
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Cheers
@jaavsshuks8966
@jaavsshuks8966 2 года назад
Nice to see you guys back on the road.
@dantheman6159
@dantheman6159 2 года назад
Love seeing you guys back in the mix of it all. Bet this feels so good for the soul 😄
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Definitely! It’s been a great way to get some closure 🙂
@mikerayner5938
@mikerayner5938 2 года назад
How good is this. We’re on the road again.
@travellersnestoverland
@travellersnestoverland 2 года назад
Man, I am so lucky. Two episodes this week. I see so many Trophies up here in PNG. I was tonight actually explaining to my colleague why they make such good overlanding vehicle. It is so awesome to have you back. Yes, Armenia does look a lot like Russia. Hope you make it across the border. Keep safe. I went back to Nestle as we came home due to Covid. I have relocated with them to PNG. Mark is at home in Auckland. Keep them coming. Love to you both, Ro
@richardevans2534
@richardevans2534 2 года назад
Great to see you back
@paulkeenan2691
@paulkeenan2691 2 года назад
A rare part of earth- highly nutritious soil rich wines and fruits- those Khazarians and its Giants- great to see you two Aussies on the road again.
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks Paul, it’s a special part of the world.
@stevestott1514
@stevestott1514 2 года назад
I Always read your comments about the video first . Love how you do them . So great to have you both back traveling and sharing your memories with us all your overlanding friends . Plus’s thanks for another great video. Cheers from Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Cheers Steve, glad you enjoy the descriptions. We might expand them one day and put them together. It would be a good opportunity to tell some stories that didn’t make the episodes!
@stevestott1514
@stevestott1514 2 года назад
@@TheWayOverland that would be awesome . Cheers .
@jasonpetersharpe
@jasonpetersharpe 2 года назад
I’ve always wanted to do a land trek across Asia like this! Glad to have you guys back.
@ronellefiji
@ronellefiji 2 года назад
Sooo glad you are back. Well done . Music great as always
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks
@Potshottin
@Potshottin 2 года назад
Nice to have you guys back!! Lovely video!
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks James
@owynp
@owynp 2 года назад
You guys are living my dream..i'll follow your route some time soon hopefully. great to see you back on the road
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
We hope you can! In the mean time happy to show you some of our highlights.
@jacknorton3945
@jacknorton3945 2 года назад
So good to see you guys back! 👍
@MrFillefloe
@MrFillefloe 2 года назад
Happy to see you guys return :)
@lcoid6329
@lcoid6329 2 года назад
troopy for the trip, happy for you guys!😍
@coloradoridgerunner791
@coloradoridgerunner791 2 года назад
Glad to see you traveling again I enjoy your videos you do a really nice job. I was wondering how you got your vehicle out of Iran and was all the damage to the vehicle done by the Iranians.
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks, it was trucked, and yes mostly - some was caused by climatic changes.
@sheaphing4874
@sheaphing4874 2 года назад
Another awesome video 👍
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Thanks!
@texacola
@texacola 2 года назад
Hey Legends it's so great to see you back on the road again! Just an FYI, you don't need to unlock your hubs. I have left mine locked for over 75,000 km's, and just shift in and out of 4wd as needed. No extra wear and here on my 8th lap of Australia it makes it easier to make a turn onto a goat track, throw it into 4wd and then take it out when I hit bitumen again. Easy peasy :)
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Have wondered if someone’s locked them for that long. Good to hear some first hand experience!
@imcja2
@imcja2 2 года назад
Really?. Explain yourselves? Do you and we'll follow. Glad you're back.
@appyandy
@appyandy 2 года назад
Great to have you back on the road. What are you studying at Uni? Armenia and Georgia are beautiful countries. Hope you have good luck with the Georgian border. I remember when we went in we had to leave an incentive in the passport pages! Out of the blue, after they stamped the passports they handed us a bottle of wine each bottled by the Georgian Government - a 2012 Saperavi dry red wine as a gift. Hilarious!
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Haha! An ‘inventive’, love it. We thought we were past all that countries ago! Sounds like it worked well for you with an nice bottle of red. Studying architecture, nearly done 🙂
@vintageradioman
@vintageradioman 2 года назад
Great video guys nice seeing you guys again. Hopefully some day when it’s safe you guys can travel to Afghanistan. I am an Afghan American in Irvine CA and a big fan of you guys:)
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Would love to explore your country one day when it’s safe, if the landscape and people we met along the Wakhan are anything like the rest of the country it would be incredible.
@vintageradioman
@vintageradioman 2 года назад
Oh they are definitely the most kindest people in the world and they will treat you with such a hospitality:)
@Onward4x4
@Onward4x4 2 года назад
Inasmuch as the Armenians are nice and totally open and approachable, Georgians, in my experience, are conceited and way too full of themselves!! I generalize but totally based on personal experience in Armenia and Georgia! Good luck!!
@sidesta3951
@sidesta3951 2 года назад
finally
@saltwateradventure
@saltwateradventure 2 года назад
Well this seems to be a typical european thing. It's not what you are able to do or willing to do or maybe what you have done before. It's all about if you have the right paperwork or permisson.... What do these guys think how you made it with an australian car and number plate to this border ? Wish you guys good luck for your ongoing journey. Pretty cool that you are continuing this trip and still follow your dream after all the things that happend to you
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Ha yep, we tried that argument though they were adamant all countries receive this ‘car passport’ and we simply didn’t have it. As much as they were stubborn and unwilling to adapt they were very nice and made us feel somewhat comfortable over the 8 hours we were there. That was the biggest crossing, the smaller ones are less busy and usually more personable.
@peteranderson7497
@peteranderson7497 2 года назад
I really enjoy your videos, I've followed your whole journey so far. I have only one complaint (and I offer this comment because I believe it will make your videos even better); I think Jolie spends too much time with the camera pointed at herself. You probably remember Cath and Kim TV series from back home. Jolie comes over a bit like Cath - "Loook at mee, loook at mee!" You produce a travel channel, so Jolie can voice over the passing scenery rather than hog the camera. Just a thought, try it! Keep up the great work and stay safe. Peter
@christurner68
@christurner68 2 года назад
Totally agree
@charlesweaver8302
@charlesweaver8302 2 года назад
What make/model is the satnav I can see on your dash?
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
That is a base level Garmin which we’ve had for about 10 yrs. We use open source mapping so the platform wasn’t overly important as long as it had the capability to receive the maps.
@abnd448
@abnd448 2 года назад
was crossing the Turkish -Georgian border. I knew that we (Australians) were allowed 360 days without a visa. I remember the Georgian customs officer's face when i handed my passport. It took him 1.30 hours to process my entry (btw i was crossing the border on foot). He told me that i was probably the first Aussie to walk through the border🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
1.5hrs by foot! Crazy! Would’ve thought that was the easiest/quickest way to cross.
@rockyonfire1
@rockyonfire1 2 года назад
What are you studying?
@TheWayOverland
@TheWayOverland 2 года назад
Architecture
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