Blog Archive: September 2017

Hi! My name is Reinis Fischer (38), a proud dad and devoted husband. CEO and Founder of Terramatris crypto hedge fund, drone enthusiast, world traveler, photographer, book author and passionate lover of Georgian cuisine (vegetarian).

An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs, work out at the gym, and many more. Here I write about travel, finance, and other things that might interest me.

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Another Bitcoin Hard Fork Planned (Bitcoin Gold) - My Approach to Survive It

OK, the title might sound too scary, as in fact, I don't feel so worried anymore about this possible Bitcoin hard fork. Just recently there was a Bitcoin Cash hard fork at the start of August, during which I kind of panicked, as I've been starting my journey in crypto-currency investments just a month before. Now, once I survived previous fork/split - there are few lessons I learned and looking to apply with next, possible, Bitcoin Gold hard…

Investments |

Top 20 Apartments in Agia Marina Beach, Crete (Aparthotels, Villas & Hotels)

Agia Marina is a popular resort town on the island of Crete in Greece, located just some 10 km west from Chania. Frankly speaking, I didn't know of the existence of such place before our last trip to the island of Crete during the month of June 2017. Now I can only regret about it. Agia Marina beach is amazing, hotels, resorts, villas, you name it are good, service is amazing and prices are affordable. No wonder why it's so popular among…

Hotel reviews |

Google Spreadsheet To Track BTC/Altcoin Trading on Monthly Basis

Track your altcoin/BTC investment portfolio with Google Spreadsheets Investments in crypto-currencies are among one of the most interesting findings for me this year (2017). I decided to give them a try just a few months ago, see: First Investment In Crypto Currencies - Bought 0.2 ETH for EUR 50 For support please visit the Terramatris website: Custom Google Spreadsheet Development for Crypto Currency Portfolio Tracking Soon I decided to use…

Investments |

Beata's Orange Juice Bar, Crete

It was on our third-day trip around Crete, when we discovered an interesting roadside cafeteria promising breathtaking views, just later, post-processing photos with the help of Google Maps I was able to track down coordinates and name for this place - Beata's Orange Juice Bar, Crete. Indeed - views here was lovely, though the most interesting "tourist attraction" was a donkey. A kind owner suddenly got a donkey out of nowhere and here you go…

Restaurant reviews |

Back to the Gym - Get Under 99kg Beard Challenge

Getting fit is cool, getting heart rate normal is awesome. Visiting a gym can be really addictive. For the second time this year I'm taking beard growing challenge - not to shave it under I will get under 99 kilos.  Let me explain, back at the start of 2017 I applied for a gym membership at Tbilisi's Champions Academy, my weight was 105 kg, I made a challenge to grow a beard until I will weight less than 100kg. I reached my goal in less than 2…

Fitness |

Floating Block for Drupal 8

The Floating block is a nice helper module which allows you to keep HTML blocks, selected using jquery selectors in a fixed position on the page as you scroll. I've been using Floating block mostly for my personal blog to feature related content (you can see floating module while browsing this web page from a desktop computer.) In fact, I stop using floating block module  a couple of years ago, but recently I was contacted by another Drupal…

Drupal Development |

Views Infinite Scroll / Load more with Ajax for Drupal 8

As you might guess from the title already, in today's Drupal tutorial I will write about how to configure infinite scroll/load more button for Drupal 8 website. The best - both behaviors can be achieved using just one module - Views Infinite Scroll Check out following tutorials for Drupal 7: Drupal masonry front page, Views lode more pager with Ajax for Drupal And again, as in the previous tutorials, you can find a live preview on Tourgeorgia.…

Drupal Development |

How To Enable Custom Google Fonts For Drupal 8 Website

There are several options how to enable custom fonts for Drupal 8 website, in this article I will stick with one of the easiest - using a custom module - @font-your-face As usual, for this Drupal tutorial I will use a real-time scenario: For Tourgeorgia.eu website I'm using custom Premium theme adapted for Drupal 8, at one stage I noticed that example theme looks better than customized, and then I realized we are missing few fonts, which must…

Drupal Development |

Top 20 Luxury 5-star hotels in Athens, Greece

For a luxury stay in Athens with a panoramic view towards Acropolis you should be ready to pay between EUR 120 up to EUR 670 per night. Although I haven't stayed for a night in Athens, as I have just once been here during a few hours between connecting flights (see: About Tbilisi - Athens - Chania (Greece) flight by Aegean Airlines) I would definitely love to stay close to the Acropolis (Ancient Agora of Athens). Sure I would think twice am I…

Hotel reviews |

Matsoni House

Matsoni is a Georgian fermented milk product, kind of similar to yogurt. Made from cow’s milk. Now, there is even a Matsoni House, where some (probably you) can try this product served with honey or nuts and so on. There is even an ice cream made from Matsoni.  Matsoni house is located just opposite to the Alaverdi Monastery, in the region of Kakheti, Georgia. Matsoni house near Alaverdi monastery If you are visiting the Alaverdi Monastery…

Restaurant reviews |

Grape Harvest Rtveli in Georgia (Region of Kakheti)

If there is the best time to visit lovely Georgia, I would highly recommend to visit it in September, during the grape harvest time, or Rtveli.  Rtveli is a traditional vintage and rural harvest holiday in Georgia accompanied by feasts, musical events, and other celebrations. It normally takes place in late September in eastern Georgia and in mid-October in western Georgia. It was in the mid-September of 2017, we had just returned from Latvia…

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Top 15 Laptops With 24GB RAM Memory - For Better Gaming Experience

Are you looking for a really fast laptop? Super Fast Gaming experience? Consider a 24 GB RAM laptop. 24 GB RAM laptops come with a price attached - to get a brand new one - expect to spend at least $1,000 up to $5,000.  Looking for a bargain deal? You could get one under $1,000 but that would be an older model.  Keep reading to find out the TOP 15+ laptops with 24GB RAM  or see the Top 20 Laptops with 32GB RAM (Gaming / Business) A quick note…

Online Shopping |

Kvareli Lake Resort

Kvareli lake resort is located in the heart of Kakheti, one of the most beautiful regions of Georgia and to the east of the small city Kvareli, beneath the southern slope of Great Caucasus mountains. The unique and beautiful Kvareli Lake Resort spreads over 300 hectares of beautiful natural landscape. There is located a hotel and restaurant at resort territory. We headed here just to enjoy a cup of coffee with a beautiful view in mid-September…

Lakes |

Alaverdi Monastery in Georgia

Alaverdi Monastery is a Georgian Eastern Orthodox monastery located 25 km from Akhmeta, in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia. While parts of the monastery date back to 6th century, the present-day cathedral was built in the 11th century by Kvirike III of Kakheti, replacing an older church of St. George. Despite being on my travel bucket list in Georgia for a very long time, I first visited it in the middle of September 2017, during a two-…

Churches and Monasteries |

Top 10 Hotels and Guest Houses in Gori, Georgia

When planning your travels to Gori in Georgia, keep in mind there are not many classical 4-star or 5-star hotels there, instead, there are a lot of guest houses and apartments in Gori.  In this article, I've listed TOP 10 hotels and guesthouses in Gori, according to actual user reviews on Booking.com Please note: hotels listed below may contain links to Booking.com, by clicking on links on this page and by making a reservation on Booking.com…

Hotel reviews |