{"id":1680,"date":"2014-10-03T21:59:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T19:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=1680"},"modified":"2018-11-18T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T11:01:21","slug":"swanetien-und-der-grosse-kaukasus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2014\/10\/03\/swanetien-und-der-grosse-kaukasus\/","title":{"rendered":"Svaneti and the Great Caucasus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before my trip, I was often asked why I go to Georgia. 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