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'''Batumi''' is a city in [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] on the Black Sea, . It is an important port and resort city, and the closest city to the [[Sarp-Sarpi border crossing to ]] with [[Turkey]].

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=== Northeast to [[Samtredia]] =Hitching out ==

A good strategy for hitchhiking === Northeast to [[Poti]], [[Samtredia]] === From the city centre, walk northeast is on Chavchavadze St. under you see a tall building with a Coca-Cola advertisement on top of it. Another characteristic point could be a catholic church on the right side of the road. You can thumb here, though you'll have to be careful not to take a attract the many ''marshrutkamarshrutkas'' from the taxi stand at and taxis driving by. This is after the eastern end of Chavchavadze St., where it bypass joins the main coastal road, so you might even stop a truck. === East to Akhaltsikhe=== From city centre go in direction Turkey and soon you'll come to the town of Kobuleti about 20 km northcrossroad where you go to left following sign Akhaltsikhe.Road is going through mountains and it's really bad quality. After lets say first 60km there are even less cars. It can take you a long time to cross the mountains because there are only small villages and locals usualy travel by marshrutka. Get off at Even when you take a car it will be very slow ride because there is no asphalt on the first road. From village Zarzma (southernmost30km from Akhaltsikhe) stop in Kobuleti, follow the northeast there is really nice asphalt road for and also more cars to hitchhike. In Zarzma there is also a monastery and if you ask monks they might offer you a couple of hundred metresdinner, warm shower and just after bed for the railroad tracks there is an interection with a sign night(for me it worked, but for Samtrediasure it's good if you speak Russian or Georgian). Note: not to be attempted in winter!

You can walk towards the south of Batumi and get on the big road to Turkey. Hitch a ride with anyone going to the border and cross it on foot. The road south enters wait won't be long if you're not from Georgia or Turkey at . From there, go right and hitch along the coast.   Or take bus from the Central Bus Station, it goes directly to the [[Sarp-Sarpi border crossing]].

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