I landed in the country of Georgia in the capital of Tbilisi at 00:30 on Monday. The flight was a little bumpy and I was dehydrated. I was excited to get to the first new country on the trip. Zach and I had been talking about going to Georgia for over a year now and it was such a great feeling for a year's worth of ideas and planning to come into reality.
When I landed I started to take note of all of the details of Georgia. I first noticed a lot of election related billboards. On October 26th Georgia will undergo a monumental election to decide the fate of the country. They will elect a 150 person parliament. If the incumbent stays in power, Georgia is more likely to become closer to Russia, however if the opposition wins, Georgia has a clear path paved towards joining the European Union.
As Georgia is a key place Zach and I are looking to invest and do business, this election is of critical importance to us. I also noticed many real estate advertisements immediately in the airport. There are so many crazy developments which are going on here. I am not sure if it is a good sign or if it oversaturated.
When we drove to our hostel we stopped for gas. The gas here is super cheap due to proximity to the Gulf region. Today we rented a car and drove to the ski region of Georgia, Gudauri. This was high on our prospective investment list due to our love for skiing and the high growth tourism that the area could offer.
We drove two hours from Tbilisi high into the mountains. It was rainy and cold but we talked to some locals and received very valuable information. **It was cool being on the frontier, as an adventure capitalist for the first time.** We learned so much just from being there and exploring. Tomorrow we meet with realtors to tour some units.
