Blog Archive: December 2020

Užava 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…

On 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 (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…

Acer, 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…

The 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 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…

On 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 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…

Intel 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…

The 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…