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Greetings from Scotland! Over the past week, we've been making the most of the school break by travelling to this beautiful part of the world. We've explored Edinburgh…
As of October 16, 2026, our options-selling-powered dividend stock portfolio stood at $13,456, marking a weekly decline of 1.37% compared with the previous week.This…
As of October 9, 2026, our options-selling-powered dividend stock portfolio stood at $13,643, showing a decent weekly increase of +0.72% compared with the previous week.…
I'm 34 years old now and I have a goal to save one million dollars by the time I will turn 60. Just 26 years to go. I've been documenting my journey towards financial independence for the last three years already.In today's article, I will review the past year of 2019 and take a quick glimpse at the New Year of 2020.Make sure to check out previous yearly review articles here:2018 in Review and Financial Goals for 20192017 in Review and Financial Goals for 2018In 2019 I made a huge shift from a focus on peer to peer lending and cryptocurrencies to option trades..For now, I can surely tell - options trading is the best thing I have discovered in 2019.…
Keti's Bistro is another stylish Tbilisi restaurant located on Tamar Chovelidze street 3 (opposite to hotel Stamba)My better part took me here just before the New Year 2020, and I found this place quite a chill. We agreed to order here some steaks before going to the Christmas market opposite the Radisson hotel. As we were out with our almost 18-month baby girl, we wanted to make sure we will go to a place with a lot of space and few people. During our time at Keti's bistro we were the only guests and that helped. Baby girl was happily running throughout the bistro, while we enjoyed the food. Win-WinSteak in mushroom sauce in Keti's BistroThe…
4-star hotel Lenno is set in an elegant building just off the main road, and right on the shore of Lake Como, in the fantastic Gulf of Venus. There is free Wi-Fi.We booked this hotel in mid-November 2019, during our week-long trip to Italy/Switzerland and paid about $110 per night. We arrived here from the lovely town of LeccoWe were lucky and managed to get a baby crib for our 16-month old daughter:Hotel Room at Lenno hotelThe room was spacious, we even managed to order some food to our room and paid just some EUR 30 extra for some pizzas and salads:Ordering dinner at Lenno hotelAt Hotel Lenno you can taste typical Italian dishes and prestigious wines,…
In today's Piece of Life series, a brief photo story from the Christmas market held near Radisson Blue hotel Tbilisi. To get here we took a taxi from our apartment to Keti's bistro. After finish steaks and Cokes we were ready to explore the market. The little one was excited the most.Christmas market in Tbilisi 2019/2020From traditional Georgian souvenirs to hot wine. All the classical Christmas market stuff.People at Christmas marketI did find this picture funny - smoking is still very popular in Georgia, especially among young people. I wonder what it will be like in 10, 20 years?The main Christmas tree in TbilisiChristmas decorations in TbilisiChristmas decorations in…
As every year I contribute to fireworks photography, 2020 was no exception, from our Tbilisi apartments balcony I made dozens of long exposure night photography.A sturdy tripod, ISO 400-3200, f stop 3,5 up to f11 and exposure from 4 sec up to 10 seconds. The magical beauty of night photography.Tbilisi fireworks 2020With SPX still trading I found myself running from the balcony to inside the room to check if SPX has reached 3224 levels (at the end it closed above 3230)Long exposure to fireworks photographyFireworks from Tbilisi 2020That said, have a very prosperous 2020. Trade safe
Georgian Museum of Fine arts is located on Rustaveli avenue just opposite to Tbilisi parliament building. The museum has been opened for public just recently at the end of 2018. It is interesting to note that currently, it is the only building in Georgia built purposely to house art exhibitions.The museum houses over 3500 artworks, created by over 80 artists during the last 70 years. The museum exhibits private art collection of the family of Dr. George (Gia) Jokhtaberidze and Manana Shevardadze, founders of Magticom, the largest telecommunications company in Georgia.There is an entrance fee of GEL 15 (2019), we paid a half-day long visit here in early November 2019. There…
Lecco is a small city in northern Italy, some 50 kilometers (31 mi) north of Milan. The city lies at the end of the south-eastern branch of Lake Como.The Bergamo Alps rise to the north and east, cut through by the Valsassina of which Lecco marks the southern end.We visited the town of Lecco for a couple of hours in mid-November 2019, during a week trip to Italy/Switzerland. Really stunning.Como lake near LeccoThe lake narrows to form the river Adda, so bridges were built to improve road communications with Como and Milan.There are four bridges crossing the river Adda in Lecco: the Azzone Visconti Bridge (1336–…
The Grand Hotel is a modern, peaceful hotel set in parkland just 6 km from Bergamo.It offers air-conditioned rooms and suites, a fitness centre and free parking. A scheduled shuttle service to/from Bergamo Train Station and Orio Al Serio Airport is available on request.We booked this hotel in early November 2019, for a night after landed at Bergamo airport. Nothing fancy, but a decent 4-star hotel for budget money near Bergamo. We paid about USD 68 for a one night stay here.Grand Hotel Del Parco - Bergamo AirportEach elegant room has parquet floors, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, a minibar, and a modern bathroom.The Hotel Grand Del Parco offers a large buffet …
At the start of August 2019, we traveled to Baku Azerbaijan.
For me, this was my first time in Azerbaijan. Our trip here was in the frames celebrate a birthday in one of the former Soviet Union member country capital cities, so far we have been to Yerevan, Tallinn, Vilnius, Kyiv, and now Baku
To get here, we booked a train ticket from Tbilisi and traveled from Tbilisi central station. Before entering Azerbaijan we had to apply for an e-visa online (which has to be done some 5 days before departure).
Now, huge was our surprise arriving in Baku and trying to buy return trains tickets to Tbilisi - it turned out every ticket was sold out. We were left with no other option…
Mushtaidi park and garden in Tbilisi is great for activities with kids - it features a Ferris Wheel, choo-choo train, carousels and more. The entrance in the park is free, but there is a fee for carrousels. Park is well maintained and quite popular among locals. I first discovered this park a couple of years ago while cycling around Dinamo arena. Sculptures at Mushtaidi parkThe Mushtaidi is one of the oldest parks in Tbilisi and was founded in the 1930s. The first garden on the site of 5 hectares was opened by Mir Fetekh-Agha Seyed Tavrizi, who arrived in Georgia from Iran in 1828. He was a religious leader of the Shiites in Azerbaijan in Iran. The name of…
Set in a 19th century building on Fountain Square, Azcot Hotel is located in the heart of Baku and offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen satellite TV. It features a 24-hour front desk and free parking on site.We booked Azcot Hotel for a one night stay (actually paid for two nights) in early August 2019, and paid for our stay about USD 120. We booked two nights because we had a plane back to Tbilisi in seconds night evening, not willing to spend the whole day on legs we booked two days.The building and location where hotel is located is great. The service is OK, the interior is old and asks for renovation.The stay at Azcot hotel partially reminded me a stay a couple of years…
The Parliament of Georgia Building is located in Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue, close to the foothills of Mount Mtatsminda.The building complex was constructed as the House of Government of Georgian SSR on the site of the demolished 19th-century Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.For those of you interested in Soviet Architecture, here you go another cool object of interest in Tbilisi. See: Brutal Tours - Explore Soviet Georgian Architecture in TbilisiThe complex consists of two buildings; the "upper" building was designed by Viktor Kokorin and Giorgi Lezhava and built from 1933 to 1938. The "lower" building, along Rustaveli Avenue, was constructed by the same…
Around early September 2019, in my Google AdSense dashboard, I noticed a warning informing me to create a separate ads.txt file.
I followed the on-screen instruction and did what was asked.
After two months (at the start of November) I noticed my earnings from Google AdSense have dipped more than half and the warning was still there.
Earnings at risk - You need to fix some ads.txt file issues to avoid severe impact to your revenue.
Authorized Digital Sellers, or ads.txt is an IAB initiative that helps ensure that your digital ad inventory is only sold through sellers (such as AdSense) who you've identified as authorized. Creating your own ads.txt file gives you more…
Tavada restaurant is another fine example fo great Azerbaijani cuisine and service. Located on Mardanov Brothers street this place serves fine Azerbaijani and European cuisine.Discovered in early August 2019, during a weekend trip to Baku.Kid friendly - got a baby chair for our 13-month old daughter + asked to make mashed potatoes for herMashed potatoes especially for babiesLovelyDolma with a yogurt sauceIf there is a reason to visit Azerbaijan, then it' s because of DolmaChicken and veal kebabs at Tavada restaurant in Baku
Welcome to the thirty-first (#31) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in November 2019.Last November we spent a week in Italy and Switzerland. Traveling with a 16-month old might be complicated but we did it actually quite nice - Lake Como in Italy, Lugano in Switzerland. Quite a tranquil trip. Highly recommend.Lugano, SwitzerlandThe last November was better than expected in terms of dividend income but was a total catastrophe for my options trades.At the end of the month, I have collected $260.41 from dividend stocks and Mintos peer to peer lending platform. Compared to the…
This article has been in the blog's draft section for a couple of months and as it still bears some useful information I decided to publish as it is with little comments at the end.On August 13, 2019 I made my first Iron Condor trade - I sold following IC SPY AUG 14'19 294 / 284 / 293 / 283.5 @ 0.51This trade was with a 1 day to expiration (DTE), I collected 51 USD from this trade, and paid in fees 9.6 USD (Interactive Broker charges each direction, and Iron Condor consists from 4 legs - 2 puts and 2 calls)Opening Iron Condor trade Interactive BrokersEverything seemed good, except market quickly moved against me and SPY reached 293 just some 15 minutes after I entered this trade, and…
Nergiz restaurant is located on Fountain Square in Baku, this places serves typical Azerbaijani cuisine and let me name it as of the best Baku restaurants. Discovered in early August, during my birthday trip to Baku. Just like another excellent Baku restaurant Dolma, Nergiz also is located in a basement. Dolma at Nergiz restaurantIf there is a reason to visit Azerbaijan, then it's because of Dolma. The best Dolma I've tried so far. And I love Dolma.Kebab at restaurant NergizDelicious. We spent here good time ordering traditional pilaf, dolma, sweets and homemade lemonades (compot)Traditional Azerbaijani sweets
Orio al Serio International Airport (IATA: BGY, ICAO: LIME), officially also known as Il Caravaggio International Airport, is the third busiest international airport in Italy.
The airport is located in the municipal territory of Orio al Serio, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) southeast of Bergamo in Italy. The airport is 45 km (28 mi) north-east of Milan, where it operates alongside Malpensa Airport and Linate Airport, the city's other two primary airports.
In 2018, airport served almost 13 million passengers
The airport is a hub for the low-cost Ryanair Avio carrier, and that's…
Gino Paradise is a multifunctional water park located in Tbilisi near Tbilisi sea. At the complex, there is located a grand aqua park and unique relaxation wellness center, fitness hall and catering objects.Gino Paradise is one of the most recommended places to visit with kids.Tbilisi for kids (17 Places to Visit)First discovered already a couple of years ago, while cycling to Tbilisi sea, but visited for the first time at the end of September 2019 together with our little baby girl.One time visit for adult cost GEL 40, and it includes pretty much great stuff, a multi-pass is also available.Gino Paradise Water Park in TbilisiThe best of all - Gino Paradise is four seasons resort! GINO…
This is a round-up post from a very easy weekend trip to Dedoplis Tskaro and the nearby vicinity. We did this trip the end of June 2019, traveling by car.
It was actually Summer Solstice if other years we had a large fire and amazing sunset photography, or at least a grill on Tbilisi apartments balcony, then this year it was completely different.
Originally it was planned to visit only lavender fields at Nukriani lavender, but then we extended this route to Dedoplis Tskaro, from here on we decided to find some local lake to take a swim while searching for one, the car malfunctioned and it was a question will we be able to get even back to Tbilisi this night. After having an…
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