Macahel Valley on the Georgian border, is another popular location for walking holidays.

Ardahan is a city in northeastern Turkey, near the Georgian border.

From there across the (Georgian) border to Vale, there's no public transport, but it's possible to cross through a mixture of hitchhiking and walking.

As we approached Artvin, close to the Georgian border, on the final leg of our journey, the scenery altered dramatically.

June 26 - Russian troops claimed to have killed at least 30 Chechen rebels near the Georgian border.

It has the potential to provide energy security for Armenia as an alternative to the Russian-dominated imports that flow through the Georgian border.

Russia sent troops across the Georgian border, into South Ossetia.

In 1225, a large Khwarezmid army crossed the Georgian border and soon both parties met on the battlefield.

In January, he was reported having been killed in a gun battle with the Russian special forces near the Georgian border.

However, the Mongol approach to the Georgian borders made the Crusade plan unrealistic.