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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 [[Poti]], [[Samtredia]], =Hitching out ==

From the city centre, walk northeast on Chavchavadze St. under you see a tall building with a Coca-Cola advertisement on top of it. You can thumb here, though you'll have to be careful not === Northeast to attract the many ''marshrutkas'' and taxis driving by. This is after the bypass joins the main road[[Poti]], so you might even stop a truck.[[Samtredia]] ===

AlternativelyFrom the city centre, if walk northeast on Chavchavadze St. under you don't mind taking see a tall building with a Coca-Cola advertisement on top of it. Another characteristic point could be a marshrutka and want to take catholic church on the right side of the slower road through [[Ozurgeti]] . You can thumb here, though you'll have to Samtredia, a good strategy for hitchhiking northeast is 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 crossroad 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 town of [[Kobuleti]] about 20 km northmountains 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 night(for me it worked, but for sure it's good if you can hitchspeak 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]].

The cheapest sleeping In Makhinjauri (you can get there with local buses, number 10 or 101) there is around the bazaarlarge beach (of little rocks, where not perfect as sand ones but there 's no sand in black sea..) away enough from the city and easy to reach. There are some cheap hotels also minimarket to grab/buy meal and nearly every family rents out roomseven an internet cafe. Also a good spot to start to hitch to day after. Even  It MAY BE possible to pitch your tent in high season front and to the left of the Hilton Hotel facing the sea. There are a room for two people lot of other tents so you can meet locals and other travelers and you will not be had for 20 laribothered by the police. There are  It also some cheap hostelshas been reported that camping around the alphabet tower is possible. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}