Justin Marozzi

A 1,000-mile trek through the Caucasus finally clears the mind

Scarred by reporting the Beslan school siege in 2004, Tom Parfitt embarks on a gruelling – and ultimately healing – journey from the Black Sea to the Caspian

Gergeti Trinity Church, beneath Mount Kazbek, Georgia. [Getty Images]

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