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Hi, we are Valerie and Jiri (pronounced like Yuri). We live in Atlanta but we love to escape the city and come to our refuge nestled in the mountains of North Georgia with our 3 kids and our dog Blue. Jiri's passion is mountain biking or kayaking the whitewater of Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee -- so Tiger makes a great base of operations. Our idea of a perfect weekend is to head up to the cabin Friday after work and catch the sunset with a glass of wine or a beer. Then we will take the kids Saturday to the river or lake to play in the water or go hiking to some nearby waterfalls followed by either grilling out at the cottage or a dinner in town. Some weekends Jiri will go kayaking Saturday with friends while Valerie reads, plays with the kids, or researches gems. Valerie is a gem collector who can identify a gem right down to the specific era and mine it came from. So sometimes we end up at the river looking for stones with the kids – which is always a blast! We typically spend our Sunday relaxing, researching, gardening, or just enjoying the silence at the base of Glassy Mountain. We love to travel -- mainly for the food and cultural out of body experiences. We have been to much of Central America, South America, most of Europe, the Mediterranean, and India. Jiri has family in the Czech Republic and Valerie has family in Ireland. Our philosophy of travel is to become immersed in the culture and simply eat, drink, and just be. To enjoy the rich pageant of life passing by from a bar or cafe. Our philosophy when it comes to hosting travelers is very much the same: we want to provide you with more than a place to stay -- we want you to have a unique experience and hopefully experience some of the things that we truly enjoy about our property. We hope you love it as much as we do. Jiri & Valerie