Blog Archive: February 2015

Hi! My name is Reinis Fischer (39), a proud dad and devoted husband. CEO and Founder of Terramatris crypto hedge fund, stock analyst, quantitative options trader, drone enthusiast, world traveler, photographer, and passionate lover of Georgian cuisine (vegetarian).

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…

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Building A Travel Map - Drupal Way (Gmap + Views + Selective Filters)

| 7 views | Drupal Development

In this article, I'll show how I built a travel map using Drupal and a few extra modules. For a starter, you can see a live preview by visiting my Travel Map. In this map, I have listed all places I have visited since…


'Maspindzelo' Tbilisi Restaurant Review

| 19 views | Restaurant reviews Photo Georgia

Welcome to another series of Tbilisi restaurants, in this post I will speak about a restaurant 'Maspindzelo' located close to Tbilisi Sulphur baths. I first visited this restaurant just back in last summer, my visit…


Beit Rachel Synagogue In Tbilisi

| 19 views | Churches and Monasteries Photo Georgia

Beit Rachel synagogue is located in Tbilisi Old Town on Leselidze street 28. I first discovered it a few years ago, when accidentally visited an alternative restaurant located just opposite to it. Beit Rachel synagogue…


Content Writing in the Age of AI: What You Should Expect

| 4 views | Blogging

Content writing has come a long way in recent years, with the rise of digital media and the increasing importance of online marketing. However, with the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), the landscape of content…


11 Katkha Tbilisi Restaurant Review (Near Dinamo Stadium) (2015)

| 4 views | Restaurant reviews Photo

Welcome to another great Tbilisi Restaurant review - today I will speak about 11 Katkha Update 2023: This place has been closed for a while already. There are at least two other 11 Katkha restaurants in Tbilisi, one is…


My February Savings Report - GEL Loses Another 16.5% Against USD; -17% Against EUR

| 8 views | Living in Georgia

Welcome to my third savings report, today I will look at historical exchange rates of GEL/USD and EUR and compare those with at the end of January (2015) with February 24. I started to save some chunk of money back in…


How Amazon Associates Receives Their Checks in Republic of Georgia - Part 4 - Bank Commission Fees

| 12 views | Living in Georgia

Welcome to fourth and final part of my blog series on how Amazon Associates receives and redeems their checks in Republic of Georgia (South Caucasus). How participants of Amazon Associates program are getting paid in…


About Georgia: A Chef In Love (1996 Movie)

| 15 views | Worth to Watch

Last night was the Oscar night - Estonian/Georgian movie Tangerines was nominated for best foreign language film. They didn't won, Ida did.  I decided to look is there some more Georgian movies nominated for Oscar, and…


Tbilisi - Gudauri Transfer By Vazha Travel

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Around two weeks ago we had a two day trip to Gudauri, where we stayed at Hotel Shamo, and enjoyed skiing opportunities in Gudauri. In this post I decided to write about transfer options from Tbilisi to Gudauri by a…


How Amazon Associates Receives Their Checks in Republic of Georgia - Part 3 - Waiting 40 Working Days

| 9 views | Living in Georgia

Welcome to the already third part of my blog series on how Amazon Associates receives checks and get them redeemed in Republic of Georgia. How participants of Amazon Associates program are getting paid in the Republic…


Building A Simple Drupal Booking Engine From Scratch

| 5 views | Drupal Development

Originally this post was planned to be a part of building a Drupal website from scratch series post, I did in late 2013. For some reason this post was left unpublished, so today I decided to review it one more time and…


Engineering An Empire The Byzantines

| 2 views | Documentaries

A long time has passed since I have reviewed some documentary film. Today, I watched an interesting documentary made by History Channel - Engineering an Empire The Byzantines. I must admit that now I feel more educated…


Helsinki - Tallinn tunnel could cost up to €13 billion

| 1 views | Railway / Bus / Ferry

I first heard of idea to build an undersea tunnel connecting Finish capital Helsinki with Estonian Tallinn, back in 2006. Soon it will be already 10 years, and I would probably have forget the idea of this project, but…


Ananuri Castle Complex On The Aragvi River, Georgia

| 91 views | Churches and Monasteries Photo Georgia

Ananuri is a castle complex on the Aragvi River in Georgia, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) from Tbilisi.  Located on the Georgian military road heading to Gudauri and Kazbegi and later to Russia via Upper Lars. Due to…


Gudauri - Cost Free And Fun Outdoor Activities

| 73 views | Outdoor Activities Photo Georgia

Gudauri is well known as Georgian winter capital thanks to it's skiing infrastructure. But that doesn't mean Gudauri is expensive and those with limited budget can't have fun at Gudauri as well. Turns out - there are a…


Hotel Shamo Gudauri Review

| 6 views | Hotel reviews Photo Georgia

Hotel Shamo in Gudauri actually is a very cosy guest house located close to Gudauri (in Kumlistsikhe village) not far from ski-lifts. I first stayed at this hotel back in April, 2011, then again at the end of 2011, and…


Gudauri - Georgian Winter Capital for skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and heli-skiing

| 22 views | Living in Georgia Photo

Gudauri is a popular winter resort located in the Republic of Georgia, Caucasus some 120 km from Tbilisi. I first visited Gudauri back in the Spring of 2011, and since then I have come here at least once a season. The…


Neighborhoods of Tbilisi - Abanotubani

| 61 views | Tourism objects Photo Georgia

Abanotubani is one of the most attractive neighborhoods in Tbilisi. It's famous of its public sulfur baths, and very spectacular views. I believe Tbilisi Sulphur bath district is one of the most iconic Tbilisi sights. …