Bloggers at TravelLemming.com have announced their 2020 Emerging Destination Awards.

The judges awarded Georgia #1 overall as well as #1 in Europe and Judges' Choice Award winner, for reasons including:

• Offers a lot to do in a compact country
• Stunning Caucasus Mountains
• Tbilisi's bohemian Old Town
• Khaketi wine region
• Ushguli settlement in Svaneti
• Extraordinarily affordable

And #2 overall pick was Nova Scotia, also #1 in North America and Judges' Choice Award, for:

• "taking on the personality of those who dare to explore it"
• Wine
• Coastal scenery
• Surfing
• Hiking
• Cabot Trail
• Peggy's Cove
• Cape Breton Highlands National Park