The Lurji Supra or Georgian Blue Tablecloth, is one of the most distinctive and symbolically charged textiles of the South Caucasus. More than a decorative household object, it functions as a ritual surface, a cultural code, and a mediator between the material and spiritual worlds.

For the uninitiated traveler, the holiday season in the Caucasus is a beautiful puzzle. Why does the West unwrap gifts on December 25th, while the Armenians celebrate on January 6th, and the Georgians wait until January 7th?

When it feels like the world has been explored from end to end, and tourist routes have become a conveyor belt, it’s time to look East. To the place where the snow-capped peaks of Ararat give way to the sun-scorched plains of Mesopotamia. Eastern Turkey isn’t about "all-inclusive" hotels. It’s about the dust of centuries on your boots, the taste of strong coffee in Assyrian courtyards, and the silence of gods on mountain summits. This is the cradle of civilization, and here i

Discover the diverse world of Georgian cheese — from Imeruli and Sulguni to Guda, Tenili, and Chechili. Taste Georgia’s authentic regional flavors with Orient O Travel.

Explore the living heritage of the Assyrians — from Tur Abdin and Haberli to the Nineveh Plains — where ancient language, faith, and culture still flourish.

If Georgia’s lowlands are the kingdom of wine, then its highlands are the quiet domain of beer. Drive north or east from the vineyards of...

Tradition of carpets in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan. Symbols, colors, and importance of this tradition.

When autumn paints the valleys of Georgia in gold and crimson, the vineyards come alive with song. At dawn, men and women move through...

The landscapes of the Caucasus and Mesopotamia are not only mountains, rivers, and plains—they are landscapes of memory, carved in stone...

When you travel through the Kurdish mountains, from the stony villages of Mardin to the green valleys of Duhok, you may notice something...

When you travel through Armenia, one of the first things that will catch your eye is the khachkars —those intricately carved stone...