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Blog Archive: August 2014

Drupal & Servers

How to add Open Graph protocol for your Drupal site

The Open Graph protocol is a set of meta tags that can be added to web pages to improve how they are displayed on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

By including Open Graph tags, website owners can control how their content appears in social media feeds, including the title, description, and thumbnail image. In this article, we will discuss how to add an Open Graph protocol for your Drupal site.

Step 1: Install the…

Restaurant reviews

Dzveli Kalaki Tbilisi Restaurant Review

This is already third post in my Tbilisi restaurant series.

Today I got a chance to visit Dzveli Kalaki restaurant (near Didube bridge)

For a prelude - we found and interesting offer on Georgian Groupon clone site www.hotsale.com - Entricote with 30% Off. This hotsale systems works like this - you pay some small fee for coupon/voucher and then you get your discount. So we bought a coupon for Dzveli Kalaki - it was for about 2 GEL.

Since we…

Travel guides

Luxury and Charm: Top Hotels to Stay in Louisiana's French Quarter

The French Quarter in Louisiana is one of the most charming and historic neighborhoods in the United States. Known for its vibrant nightlife, famous cuisine, and stunning architecture, it's no surprise that the French Quarter is a popular travel destination for tourists from all over the world. With so many hotels to choose from in the area, it can be overwhelming to decide where to stay.

In this blog post, we'll highlight six of the top hotels…

Restaurant reviews

The Bears Restaurant/Pub in Tbilisi Review

This is my second post on series covering Tbilisi restaurants. A while ago I decided to start a new topic series, with aim for locals and foreigners find great dinner places in Tbilisi. I'm reviewing only places I have tried by myself.

Update, this restaurant seems is out of the business, but on its location is some other restaurant (2021)

I'm an expat living in Georgia (Tbilisi). You can find some articles covering topic Living in…

Blogging

How to Get 10,000 Followers on Twitter Without Buying Them

Twitter is one of the most powerful social media platforms used to build your personal or business brand, connect with your audience and keep up with the latest trends. With over 330 million monthly active users, it's not surprising that many individuals and businesses strive to increase their followers to enhance their social media presence.

In this article, we'll share some tips on how to gain 10,000 followers on Twitter in a natural way.…

Blogging

How I got 10,000 Unique Visitors to My Blog

On August 26th (2014) my Google Analytics account reported a 10,000 unique visitors milestone for my blog (www.reinisfischer.com).

For me, it was a small victory, and I decided to share with you my thoughts on that, but first, we must answer the answer - of how long time I needed to get those 10K unique visitors.

Update: Read how I got 10,000 page views in a day



10000 Unique Visitors

The time period covers the…

Living in Georgia

Looking for a Cool Getaway? Discover Borjomi, Georgia's Popular Resort Town

If you're looking for a cool getaway, you can't go wrong with a visit to Borjomi, Georgia's popular resort town. Located some 155km from the capital city of Tbilisi, Borjomi is a picturesque destination known for its mineral water springs, national park, and scenic surroundings. In this article, we'll take a closer look at what makes Borjomi a must-visit destination, what to see and do there, and where to stay.

Borjomi is the perfect…

Hotel reviews

Villa Likani Review

The other day was damned hot in Tbilisi, and we decided to take a minibus to head to Borjomi (temperature there is significantly cooler than in Tbilisi). Said - done. In matter of few hours we were at Borjomi National Park eating barbecue and figuring out - should we stay or should we leave (As the song of The Clash - Should I stay or should I go).

Since this was not the first time visiting Borjomi and staying overnight here, we already knew -…

Hotel reviews

6 Best Value Hotels in Borjomi, Georgia

Borjomi is a popular resort town in Georgia. The most popular recreation season here is summer. Local tourists from Georgia and international tourists from Russia, Poland, and Israel make the largest amount of tourists here.

Although in Borjomi you can find an apartment for rent literally on every corner, most often they are pretty bad, they might be cheap (I wouldn't pay more than 30GEL for a bad apartment in Borjomi), but if you are looking…

Living in Georgia

Tbilisi - Borjomi Transfer by Marshrutka (Minibus) (2014)

The Summers in Tbilisi can get damn hot, I mean +40 Celsius, common - it's not serious without air conditioning. And I'm not the person complaining.

So we decided to head to Borjomi, visit Borjomi National Park for some fresh and mountainous air, and to find a boutique hotel for an overnight stay.

This is not the first time of me heading to Borjomi, the last time I was there was during our rafting trip. As well you can find a photo set of…

Blogging

How To Apply For Hotels.com Affiliate Program

Lately I have been starting to evaluate the power of affiliate marketing. So far I have been playing around with two affiliate marketing programs - Booking.com and Amazon Associates.Speaking of first (Booking) - the results kinda suck, while second (Amazon) seems like a brilliant finding. Since I'm not seeing any return of using Booking I started to look to another hotel affiliate programs, after a few days guessing what could be a very…

Living in Georgia

Georgia Expects Visa Free Travel to EU by End of 2015

Georgian citizens might have Visa Free Travel with European Union (Schengen area) by end of 2015 or at start of 2016 - told Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs - Maia Panjikidze on live translations on Imedi TV station, Wednesday, August 20, according to NewsGeorgia 


I have a assumption based on realistic data that by the end of 2015 - beginning of 2016 we will have visa-free travel with the member countries of the Schengen Agreement…

Drupal & Servers

How To Hide Drupal Block For Nodes In Specific Taxonomy - Example With Google Adsense

<p>In this Drupal Development tutorial I will show how one (perhaps you) can hide a block for nodes on specific taxonomy. But before we dig in, lets look to an example.</p><p>Let's say you are displaying Google Adsense ads on your Drupal website or blog, ads are displayed by using blocks. Everyhting fine. But then you realize, there are some pages (nodes) you are not willing to show Google Ads. For example you are doing an…

Blogging

How To Set Event Based Google Analytics Goals - Amazon Affiliate Links Tracking Example

In this article I will guide you through - how one (perhaps you) can define custom even based goals in Google Analytics reports - and I will give you a real example - how to track Outbound links to Amazon.With this post I'm starting a new topic series in my blog - Web Analytics. I have already previously covered different topics related to web analytic you might find useful.So, now let's go back on our topic subject - Setting Goals:Goals are…

Drupal & Servers

SEO Best Practices for Drupal 7: Managing No-Follow and Do-Follow Links

Learn how to implement nofollow external links while still maintaining dofollow internal links on your Drupal website in this tutorial.

It's important to understand the reasons why you should consider this option, especially with the Google Panda and Penguin algorithms constantly fighting low-quality websites. To stay safe, it's best to avoid copy-pasting or scrapping content, and minimize the number of low-quality internal and external links…

Restaurant reviews

Luca Polare - One Of The Best Ice Creams In Tbilisi

I have decided to start a new post series - Tbilisi restaurants.

As you might already know I'm an expat living in Georgia (Tbilisi).

 I'm a huge lover of restaurants and coffee shops, and since living in Georgia I have came even a bigger fan of eating outside the home. 

Since I'm eating out pretty regular - there are my favourite places, then there are places, that once was my favourite places, and then there are places better to…

Hotel reviews

20 Top Rated Romantic Hotels / Apartments In Barcelona

Barcelona is a perfect location for romantic trips, in case you are looking for the best honeymoon or just a romantic weekend in fabulous Barcelona city, I have listed Top 20 best-rated hotels and apartments in Barcelona, based on actual user reviews on the Booking site.

In this list, you will find both hotels and apartments.

The price per night for those 20 top-rated hotels varies - starting from EUR 95 and up to EUR 375. The price may change…

Hotel reviews

11 Top Rated Hotels / Guest Houses in Mestia, Region Of Svaneti, Georgia

<p>Mestia is a remote mountainous village in region of Svaneti in Georgia. You can reach Mestia by car, minibus (<em>marshrutka</em>) or even by plane. Speaking of the last one - I'm not sure, but there is <a href="http://www.reinisfischer.com/flights-mestia-tbilisi-will-resume-startin… flights available from Tbilisi to Mestia</a>. Depending are you a solo traveller or you travel as couple, or maybe as a…

Travel guides

Celebrating Birthday in Yerevan, Armenia - Roundup

This post is a round up post from my birthday celebrations in capital of Armenia, Yerevan, at start of the August.

Idea of visiting Armenia, arise soon after I decided it might be fishy to flight to Mestia (Georgia). That was first option - to visit mountainous region of Svaneti in Georgia. I even expressed my joy, learning that regular flights has been launched from Tbilisi to Mestia. After several attempts to contact aircraft-carrier - they…

Travel guides

How To Get Pre-Paid SIM Card In Armenia - VivaCell-MTS

<p>During my short two days trip to Yerevan in Armenia, I decided I will need a local SIM card to make calls and browse internet.</p><blockquote><p>There are three mobile phone operators currently in Armenia: Viva Cell MTS, Orange and Beeline. Orange and Beeline only offer 2G and 3G services. Viva Cell MTS offers both 2G and 3G as well as 4G services. All three networks are widely modern and reliable with shops located in…

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