Blog Archive: February 2022
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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Galle Fort in Sri Lanka
Galle Fort is located in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka. The port was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological, and architectural heritage monument, which even after more than 432 years maintains a polished appearance, due to extensive reconstruction work done by the Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka. We…
Gori Railway Station
Gori Railway Station, a small stop on the Georgian Railway line, is an intermediate station on the Tbilisi-Batumi route which sees more than a dozen trains passing through each day. Whether you are looking to travel to Gori from Tbilisi by train or just prefer wandering about Soviet Architecture, the Gori railway station might be the answer. The train station is located in southern Gori, 2 kilometers from the city center and away from all of…
How to invest in Brazil stock market
One of the easiest ways to invest in Brazil is probably by buying some ETFs with Brazil exposure. In this article, I'm going to talk about trading options with Brazil's EWZ ETF and a way to generate income from it on a monthly or weekly basis. The iShares MSCI Brazil ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of Brazilian equities. Why EWZ? Exposure to large and mid-sized companies in Brazil Targeted access to the…
Cinnamon Bey Beruwala Hotel Review
Surrounded by coconut trees and vast green lawns, Cinnamon Bey features bright and spacious rooms with a private balcony. It provides an outdoor pool and 6 on-site food and beverage options. We booked this 5-star hotel at the start of January 2022, and for a 3-night stay here we paid about $540. By accident, we booked a superior room, but I was able to get a free upgrade to a deluxe room, which was amazing and included access to deluxe pool.…
January 2022 Dividend Income Report - $40.33
Welcome to the fifty-seventh (#57) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks in January 2022. Last January we traveled quite a lot, at the start we flew from Riga to Tbilisi to throw a New Year's party at Sandra's new office, see here how I did a paint job there back in December. We had just two days in Tbilisi and we flew to Colombo, Sri Lanka via Qatar. we spent some 2 weeks in Sri Lanka, traveling from…
Viharamahadevi Park Colombo
Viharamahadevi Park, formerly Victoria Park, is a public park located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, situated in front of the colonial-era Town Hall in Sri Lanka. We had a chance to discover this lovely park and try some mango drinks in the park at the start of January 2022, when a tuk-tuk driver showed us some of the top sightseeing places in Colombo. It was built by the British colonial administration and is the oldest and largest park of…