Svan Tower in Tbilisi (Turtle Lake)
| Tourism objects | 122 seen
Svan Tower near Turtle lake is a well seen, but less visited tourist attraction in Tbilisi. Best reached while hiking near Turtle lake.
Hiking Trails in Tbilisi - Turtle Lake (Kus Tba) - Tskneti
Hiking trails near Turtle lake, Tbilisi in Winter…
Buying a car in Riga
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A few years ago I wrote an article on how to buy a used car in Georgia, now it is time to write about our experience buying a used car in Riga Latvia.
For the past couple of years, we were using mostly car rentals and enjoyed it a lot - I mean no…
Diaries from Tbilisi or Fun Friday with school, office, options trading and flying
| Living in Georgia | 10 seen
The day started with a lot of snow here in Tbilisi, yesterday we parked our VW Touareg at Archi Tower paid underground parking (paying about GEL 200 / month), and decided to rely on taxi service until Friday's flight to Riga.
A few days ago my…
Buying Amazon stock on margin (NASDAQ:AMZN) before stock split to sell covered calls
| Stock Portfolio | 36 seen
On March 17, 2022, I assisted in buying 1 share of AMZN stock for my fiancee. She paid USD 3,101.99 for 1 share.Our goal is to have 5 shares by June 6, 2022. My fiancee is having her birthday on June 10 and by that time I hope I will be able to…
Gudaleti Monastery Complex
| Churches and Monasteries | 39 seen
Gudaleti monastery complex is located in the village of Gudaleti on an elevated spot, on the edge of a high gorge on the river Gudaleura. The church is located about 1 hour and 20 minutes drive from Tbilisi. The complex includes the Church of the…
How to Open Investment Brokerage Account in Georgia (Galt & Taggart)
| Living in Georgia | 69 seen
The other day I received a cold call from my bank (Bank of Georgia) offering to become a prime customer at their SOLO banking. I listened to what they have to offer, was not very interested in access to 1,200 airport business lounges, but instead…
How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse proxy and SSL from Let's Encrypt
| Servers | 59 seen
XTRF is a Polish translation management system available to install as SAAS or on your own server (both Windows and Linux). In today's article, I will keep notes on How to Setup XTRF with Apache HTTP server as a reverse proxy and SSL…
Postcards from Pasanauri
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Pasanauri is a small town in Georgia, situated in the Dusheti district, Mtskheta-Mtianeti region.
We have been traveling this small town through zillions of times, mostly when heading to Gudauri or Kazbegi, but never had we made a stop here and…
Bristol Hotel and Spa Bakuriani
| Hotel reviews | 27 seen
Bristol Hotel and Spa Bakuriani is offering accommodations in Bakuriani. The property provides ski-to-door access and ski storage space, as well as a restaurant and a bar. The hotel features an indoor pool, sauna, karaoke and a 24-hour front desk.…
Spice and Herbal Garden No7 near Bentota, Sri Lanka
| Shopping Venues | 482 seen
Spice and Herbal garden No7 is located next to the Galle - Hambantota - Wellawaya Hwy near Bentota in Sri Lanka.
We visited this place during a day trip from our hotel (Taj Resort & Spa) to Madu Ganga river when returning back to our hotel. We…
Hiking trip near Turtle Lake
| Living in Georgia | 22 seen
Hiking trip near Turtle lake in Tbilisi, dining with Rapunzel and other fictional Disney characters near the Svan Tower, meeting real South African and Georgian friends near Bazaleti, tracing numbers and bitcoins back in Tbilisi. enjoy and thumbs up…
Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery Sri Lanka
| Farms | 27 seen
Kosgoda Turtle Care program aims to protect sea turtle eggs and increase hatching rates.
I had a chance to visit Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery in Sri Lanka at the start of January 2022, during a day trip from our hotel at Bentota. After returning from…
Daytrip to Gori (and not because of the Stalin's museum)
| Travel guides | 11 seen
At the end of January 2022, after just returning from Sri Lanka we decided to take an easy weekend trip to Gori in Georgia.
I have a good friend David living in Gori. After a quick WhatsApp chat, we agreed to have some nice dinner at Villa Park…
Bentota Beach in Sri Lanka
| Tourism objects | 33 seen
Bentota is a small coastal resort town, about a 2-hour drive away from Colombo, Sri Lanka.
We visited Bentota and Bentota beaches at the start of January 2022, while staying at the 5-star resort hotel Taj Bentota and Spa
It is said that Bentota…
And drones fly at Pasanauri
| Living in Georgia | 11 seen
'Un droni lido Pasanauri '- or another strange but awesome weekend has been in our tapes - it was planned to visit Gudauri, but 16km from the skiing resort the road was blocked, we turned our car around and visited Ralph Schmidt in Gudaleti, with…