๐ต๐น Portugal or ๐ฌ๐ช Georgia
Which one, honestly
Portugal leads on the sea and getting around. Georgia leads on food, nature and value for money.
A normal day costs about $125 in Portugal and $60 in Georgia.
Side by side
- ๐ต๐น Portugal๐ฌ๐ช Georgia
- Apr, May, Jun, Sep, OctBest monthsMay, Jun, Sep, Oct
- $125A normal day$60
- 2h 45m to LisbonNonstop from London5h 30m to Tbilisi
- Very goodBeaches and seaNot the draw
- Very goodCities and cultureVery good
- Very goodFoodExceptional
- Very goodNature and hikingExceptional
- Very goodValue for moneyExceptional
- Very goodEasy to get aroundGood
- Cheap trains along the coast, a car for the wine countryGetting aroundShared minibuses and cheap drivers, the roads are the slow part
- The Algarve in August, when it fills up and doubles in priceWhen to avoidThe mountain roads from November to April, when the passes close
Pick by what you want
๐ต๐น Choose Portugal if
you want Europe on a smaller budget, with the ocean, and you do not mind cool water.
๐ฌ๐ช Choose Georgia if
you want the Caucasus, eight thousand years of wine and food nobody has heard of yet, on the smallest budget in Europe.
Full Portugal guide โFull Georgia guide โ
And what the world thinks
Dead even. The next vote breaks the tie.
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