An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me
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Portfolio Grows to $7,827.75 Despite MS Credit Spread Adjustments
Last week marked another milestone for our investment portfolio, demonstrating resilience and steady growth despite some strategic adjustments. By the week's close, our portfolio value stood at $7,827.75, reflecting a modest but positive 0.04% increase compared to the previous week.This growth comes despite the need to adjust our credit spread on…
Orbeliani square Tbilisi
Autumn feeling or fun with a drone near Oberliani square / Alexander Garden in Tbilisi. (The former and famous Hotel 'London' is located in this area) Music by David Hilowitz - Equilibrium I Cello version
Salty Garden Tavern in Mlashe
Salty Garden Tavern is an awesome place located in Mlashe village, some 60 km from the nation's capital Tbilisi near the Bazaleti lake We discovered this place at the end of May 2021 and were surprised to learn that…
June 2021 Dividend Income Report - $128.31
Welcome to the fifthy (#50) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks in June 2021. The last June we spent in Georgia and at the end of the month traveled back to Latvia, we did…
How To export Image from Video File in Adobe Premiere Pro
Lately, I've put my DSLR camera aside and mostly using DJI Mavic AIr 2 + phone for photography and video (mostly video). The drone is an awesome replacement for a DSLR camera - you can have both video and photography…
Restaurant Chiko near Aspindza
Restaurant Chiko near Apsindza is one of our best discoveries lately here in Georgia, the restaurant no only offers amazing and spectacular views but it also serves tasty cuisine for a very very affordable prices.…
Weekend
Weekend - turned out quite a nice video, despite a bad luck filming. Got a no-fly warning from monks at Zedazeni monastery and heavy rain ruined my plans filming at Birtvisi canyon. From the good - discovered how to…
How to Flip a Mirror Video in Adobe Premiere Pro
Recently I launched my YouTube channel where I talk about stocks, options trading, and finance in general. Most of the filming and editing I'm doing myself. As I'm filming with my Samsung Galaxy A51 phone and then…
Hotel Abastumani Residence
Located in Abastumani village, this hotel features a shared lounge, garden, BBQ facilities, and free WiFi. Featuring family rooms, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation provides a 24-hour…
How I Migrated my blog from Drupal 7 to version 9
The blog you are currently reading now is more than 7 years old. I launched it back in October 2013 on the Drupal 7 platform. During the years blog has expanded a lot and now is heldong a few thousand articles -…
Vilgāle Winter Edition
Made a quick stop at Vilgāle today to check how our apt renovation works are going and made this short drone footage. There is some recreational potential at Vilgāle. There is a guest house, a Montessori school, some…
GDP Per Capita In Former Soviet Union Countries 2019
It has been a while since I last time compared the economic output of the former Soviet Union states. Last time I did, I had data for 2013, see: GDP Per Capita In Former Soviet Union Countries 2013 With the latest…
Green Cape near Batumi
Green cape is one of the most beautiful places in Georgia, located just some 9 km outside of Batumi. Batumi Botanical Garden is located within Green Cape's picturesque setting. You can reach Green cape from Batumi by…
Javakheti Trip
One of the strangest weekend trips, - from the Russian Tsar favorite places in Abastumani to the footsteps of Khertvisi fortress which, rumor has it, Alexader the Great has visited. From the Georgian Cave towns in…
How To Update to PHP 7.4 Ubuntu 16.04 Drupal 7 Nginx
I was facing problems with some Drupal modules not being supported, before upgrading to PHP 7.4 version. As I had running Ubuntu 16.04 server with Nginx and PHP 7.0 FPM on in I felt a bit afraid performing a live…
Hotel Dalis Mta
Hotel Dalis Mta is located some 35 kilometers from the Dedoplitskaro town, right next to the Dalis Mta water reservoir in the Chachuna managed area. We had a chance to stay here overnight at the start of June 2020, as…
Vashlovani Trip
Epic Georgia! Epic Vashlovani! Another awesome weekend recorded. Crossing desert sand, meeting more than 30 turtles, reaching man-built Chachuna reservoir, stepping in volcano mud puddles. With an overnight stay in a…
Hilton Batumi Hotel Review
Located in the centre of Batumi, just 200 m from the Black Sea coast, Hilton Batumi is a pet-friendly 5-star hotel offering a modern interior design and high-quality facilities. Dolphinarium is 300 m from the hotel and…
Top 10 Best Selling Laptops June 2021
In this article I've listed top 10 best selling laptops models on Amazon in month of June, 2021 A quick note: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase…
Batumi and Green Cape
Another awesome weekend has been in our tapes - this time we booked a Tbilisi - Batumi flight by Vanilla Sky (it's super cheap and takes only 50 minutes to get there), a 5-star Hilton Hotel with executive views + gym…
Top 15 Best selling 240Hz laptops (gaming & business)
Competitive gaming? Think 244Hz display! Top 17 Best Selling Gaming Laptops with 144hz Display A quick note: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase…