Saturday, September 20, 2008

Collateral Damage














by Nestan Tsetskhladze
5 September 2008

As travelers fled Ajara during hostilities with Russia, this Black Sea tourist mecca learned the cost of war.

BATUMI, Georgia | Just five kilometers north of the Turkish border on the Black Sea, Gonio is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Ajara, an autonomous republic in western Georgia। But these days Gonio's beach, hotels, and cafes are deserted – as is the entire Ajaran seaside.

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