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Jan Richard Baerung

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Svaneti is my homeland

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Photos by Rosa Vroom.

Jan Richard Baerung

“I think already on the first days in Svaneti, in 2009 I was overwhelmed by the beauty of the nature.”

A man day dreaming in the mountains.

Jan Richard is not from Georgia but since he came for the first time in 2009, the region has captured him. He now co-owns the Hotel Ushba in Mazeri and stays in Svaneti about six months every year. As he says: “It’s quite a magical place on earth.”

Jan Richard co-owns a hotel in Mazeri.

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