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Buying Property in Tbilisi - EcoCity Samgori - January 2023 Update

My mom visited us in Tbilisi for about a 2-week stay. As it was already the end of January, and I have the plan to visit our construction site at least once a month, to document the progress, take some photos and enjoy a cup of coffee at the local Navthlugi market, I decided to take my mom with me and go for a short excursion to Samgori.

Prior to that, after our second monthly payment to the Developer, I sent a message over WhatsApp asking what…

Georgia

Defunct Tkibuli - Tskhrajvari Cable Car

During our latest (and yet first) Racha trip we discovered this quite awesome, but defunct Soviet cable car station near Tskhrajvari.

Turns out, it has been the second largest Second longest aerial tramway in Georgia and Soviet Union with 3644 meters, height difference: 850 meters.

The cable car station near Tskhrajvari is located at the top of the cliff - nowadays quite a popular tourist destination in the area. 

Despite being…

Latvia

Birthday in Latgale

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While editing the "Big Documentary Film 2022"  and while working with August 2022 video files - I made an additional, short film - a wonderful weekend, during which we traveled from Ječi to Andzeli - visiting Koknese, Varakļani, Rēzekne, Daugpili, Dagdu - a couple of lakes and more.

Latgale is cool, go to Latgale! Enjoy the video and thumbs up!

Frame house

Save thousands on Architecture costs with SketchUp 3D Modeling for your Scandi house in Latvia

This Spring we are planning another awesome DIY project - to build a Scandinavian-style house in rural Latvia.

A simple, one-storey building, with a total area slightly under 60m2.

The local construction law in Latvia classifies buildings under 60m2 as Group 1 buildings, which requires fewer loosened rules, just a description of the construction plan, and a minimal building plan is required to be submitted at bis.gov.lv

I'm planning to build…

Israel

Israel Movie 2022 / 2023

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Israel movie is out - or we made a short week trip to the Holy Land, visiting Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Bethlehem (Palestinian territories), getting tan at Herod's place in Eilat, and back to Tel Aviv. 


High-speed rail, inner flights, fine cuisine, and many more.

Filmed: Dec 28, 2022 - Jan 3, 2023

Israel, also known as the Holy Land, is a country that holds immense historical and religious significance for many people around the world. With…

Israel

Mahane Yehuda Market in Jerusalem

Mahane Yehuda Market often referred to as "The Shuk"  is a marketplace (originally open-air, but now partially covered) in Jerusalem.

Popular with locals and tourists alike, the market's more than 250 vendors sell fresh fruits and vegetables; baked goods; fish, meat and cheeses; nuts, seeds, and spices; wines and liquors; clothing and shoes; and housewares, textiles, and Judaica.

We first visited this market at the end of 2022, during our…

Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem

The Church of the Nativity, or Basilica of the Nativity, is a basilica located in Bethlehem, the State of Palestine.

The grotto it contains holds a prominent religious significance to Christians of various denominations as the birthplace of Jesus.

I first visited this church back in 2009 and revisited it again at then end of 2022.

To get here I caught a street taxi near the Western Wall in Jerusalem and the driver agreed to take us here and…

Israel

Western Wall in Jerusalem

The Western Wall is known in the West as the Wailing Wall, and in Islam, as the Buraq Wall is a portion of ancient limestone wall in the Old City of Jerusalem that forms part of the larger retaining wall of the hill known to Jews and Christians as the Temple Mount. 

Just over half the wall's total height, including its 17 courses located below street level, dates from the end of the Second Temple period and is believed to have been begun…

Living in Georgia

New Years Party at the Caucasus Translations office in Tbilisi

On January 7, 2023, New Year's party was celebrated at the Caucasus Translations office in Tbilisi.

We arrived early to set up the party scene, decorating with ballons and more. Pizza, sushi, wine & champagne, pinata game for little ones, t-shirts for employees.

Music by Alexa (Amazon Echo)

In total about 130 helium filled ballons were ordered for the party from myday.ge

Cake from the local Madat bakery in Tbilisi

It was a sushi, pizza…

Georgia

Hotel GreenWood in Bakuriani

Greenwood hotel is located in Bakuriani on the A. Tsereteli street is next to the forest and close to the ski lifts and city center.

We booked lux family rooms during Christmas 2022, paying about GEL 1,000 for a 3-night stay, thus as there was little snow in Bakuriani we left one day earlier. 

Here I made a short documenary about our latest stay in Bakuriani: Christmas in Bakuriani


Greenwood hotel is a 3 or 4 storey building kind…

Crypto

TerraM Crypto Hedge Fund Portfolio Updates December 2022

On December 12, 2022, I minted 10,000 TerraM coins on the Solana network with an aim to raise $10,000 capital for options trades on Ethereum via the Deribit trading platform.

We didn't raise the capital yet, but we did have a quite good month.

Besides minting and listing tokens for sale on the Raydium network, from the capital raised (I'm the single largest investor) we were able to book a $176.09 profit. That would give about an 11.38% yield…

Living in Georgia

Christmas in Bakuriani

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Another awesome holiday weekend has been recorded, this time we had a road trip to Bakuriani, staying in a lovely log house with fine cuisine.

Winter fun, attractions, gifts, and a lot of fun with drones. Made my first real - flythrough. December 23-25, 2022

Enjoy the video and thumbs up!

Israel

How to obtain a tourist permit to fly a drone in Israel

In this article, I will share details on how I obtained a tourist permit for flying a drone in Israel at the end of 2022.

We booked a short one-week trip to the State of Israel for the 2022/2023 New Year celebrations. I have my DJI Mavic Air 2 drone and I thought it would be cool to bring back some drone memory from Israel as I did from Sri Lanka.

I know different countries have different drone regulations, and I assumed Israel might have one…

Crypto

Could TerraM coin price reach $2 in 2023?

At the end of December 2022, I minted 10,000 TerraM coins with an aim to raise $10,000 for covered call writing on Ethereum.

TerraM coin has been on the blockchain for just some mere 2 weeks and has already raised about 13% of our total goal, for truth's sake, the largest investor still am I.

Nevertheless, the funds have been deployed to the Deribit trading platform for covered call writing and already we have distributed the first week's…

Crypto

How To Buy TerraM Token Using USDC coin and Phantom wallet

At the start of December 2022, I minted 10,000 TerraM tokens on the Solana blockchain, tokens are available for sale on the Raydium decentralized market. Update: A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying TerraM Tokens via Raydium AMMIn this article, I will provide a brief tutorial on how some, perhaps you, could buy TerraM tokens online. Things you will need: USDC coin, Phantom wallet, few SOLs as a network feeFirst things first - TerraM coin…

Drupal & Servers

How To update SPL Token Metadata

It has been recently since I minted the first 10,000 tokens for TerraM coin on the Solana network.

The launch has been very successful and the token is growing, so far we have been able to list it already on the Raydium pool, also tried to list it on CoinGeckom but due to the lack of trading activity got rejected so far. No regrets here, as the token is growing and eventually we will get there.

How To Create Custom Token on Solana Blockchain…

Drupal & Servers

How To Fix Drupal AMP Error with Google Analytics

AMP for Drupal is a really powerful module, that can give your Drupal-powered website an impressive website traffic boost. But it will only work if there are no AMP-related issues - like Custom Javascript error from the Google Analytics module. 

I have been using Drupal AMP since 2016 or 2017 but stopped using it after upgrading my Drupal version from 7 to 9, as there were some bugs with the Drupal AMP module - it just didn't work. …

Crypto

How to Withdraw Crypto To GEL bank account in Georgia

For most of my crypto ventures, I have been dealing with Coinbase and my bank account in the EU, which supports SEPA payments. Most of the time, I've been happy with the existing setup.

When dealing with crypto in Georgia in GEL currency I have been skeptical or simply not in a real need for it - I know there exist a few crypto ATMs across the city, but the slippage seems too high (5-12%)  for me, also - crypto and GEL didn't sound very…

Living in Georgia

Life and Business in Georgia

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Life and Business in Georgia - or another awesome weekend has been recorded - Together with a business partner from Canada exploring construction sites in Tbilisi, building relationships while hiking around Turtle lake, and sipping hot wine with Guliani.

Fun with Santa and his socks. Thumbs up and enjoy!

Real estate

How To Buy (or not) Real Estate in Tbilisi - Samgori EcoCity December 2022 Update

At the start of December 2022, Uday, a business partner from Canada arrived in Tbilisi, and we went together to the Meti office in Saburtalo to meet with the developers and sign the documents on-site (we already had them electronically). After the meeting with the developers, we went to the actual construction site in Samgori.

I have been eyeing real estate in Georgia since I originally come up with my idea - buying black frame projects in…

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