Blog Archive: December 2020
Užava Lighthouse
31 December, 2020 | 185 viewsUžava Lighthouse - a lighthouse located on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea. The lighthouse stands in an isolated location, on a 28 metres high sand dune, which is permanently threatened by the Baltic Sea waves' erosion.For this reason…
Latest Stock Buy: 20 shares of Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) at $13.87 per share
30 December, 2020 | 36 viewsOn October 20, 2020, we bought an additional 20 shares of Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) paying $13.87 per share for my Mom's pension Fund. With its quarterly dividend payout of 0.4 dollars per share, this latest buy has a dividend yield…
Vilgāle
29 December, 2020 | 221 viewsVilgāle (formerly also Saldenieki) is a village in Kurmāle Parish, Kuldīga District, Latvia. Located on the shores of Lake Vilgāle. Distance to Kuldīga 17 km, 181 km from Rīga. Back in September 2020, I bought a flat in this village in an…
Top 15 Best Selling Laptops January 2021
28 December, 2020 | 57 viewsAcer, Apple, Lenovo, HP and ASUS brands are among the best selling laptops in January 2021 In this article, I've listed top15 best selling laptops on Amazon for January 2021 A quick note: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon.com…
Embūte Castle
25 December, 2020 | 66 viewsThe ruins of Embūte Castle are located in Embūte, Latvia, in Embūte Parish, Vaiņode Municipality, not far from an ancient hillfort erected by Curonians. It was an ancient Curonian settlement and is mentioned in ancient chronicles as a…
Zaķu krogs near Jūrkalne
24 December, 2020 | 128 viewsZaķu krogs is both a restaurant a hotel located near Jūrkalne in Latvia. We discovered this place while driving around Užava, Pāvilosta, and decided to take here a quick stop to order some food for our toddler girl. Just later I learned…
Latest Stock Buy: 13 shares of Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) at $36.24 per share
23 December, 2020 | 50 viewsOn October 7, 2020, we bought an additional 14 shares of Pfizer (PFE) paying $36.24 per share for our Partnership Fund. With its quarterly dividend payout of 0.38 dollars per share, this latest buy has a dividend yield of 4.19% (before tax…
Devil's Dam Embūte (Joda Dambis)
22 December, 2020 | 146 viewsDevil's Dam of Embūte is an awesome place for hiking and trekking in the Courland region. We first discovered this site at the end of 2020, and plan to return here more often. Devil's Dam from a drone flight Taken with DJI MAVIC AIR 2…
Top 13 Laptops with Intel Core i5 11th gen processor
21 December, 2020 | 3,305 viewsIntel Core i5 laptops will be a cheaper alternative to the Intel Core i7 or Intel Core i9 processor laptops In this article, I have listed Top 13 laptop models with the 11th generation Intel Core i5 processor. Disclosure: As an Amazon…
Embute Church Ruins
18 December, 2020 | 151 viewsThe Embūte church is located in the Embūte Nature park, nowadays, there are just remains left from the old day glory. It was in a hazy December 2020 afternoon, I took my DJI Mavic Air 2 Drone and made some nice aerial photography and even…