Georgia

Kinchkha Waterfall in Georgia

Kinchkha Waterfall is located in Georgia near the village of Kinchkha, some 300km away or 4h 30m drive from Tbilisi / or about 55km 1h20m drive from Kutaisi.

The waterfall is located in the river gorge of Okatse (Satsikvilo) at 843 meters above sea level. 

We first visited Kinchkha waterfall at the start of September 2021, despite I had heard about this magnificent place many many times before. 

The waterfall is clearly visible from…

Georgia

Wooden church near Paravani Lake / Phoka monastery

Poka St.Nino Nunnery - is located at the shore of Paravani lake, Ninotsminda Municipality, South Georgia.

The Little Wooden church is located bit outside the Poka village, on the left side on Tbilisi - Kojori - Tsalka - Ninotsminda road. That' s how we actually found this place. We were heading from Ninotsminda and wanted to make a stop at the famous Phoka nunnery, but at first found this lovely woodend church near the Paravani lake. Just…

Top 3 Best Selling laptops with AMD Ryzen 7 Processor

Although not as popular as Intel, AMD is a reliable and good-performing processor.

In this article, I've listed the top 3 best selling laptops on Amazon with AMD Ryzen 7 powered processor

Top 4 Best Selling laptops withAMD Ryzen 5 Processor

Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon.com, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase on the Amazon site, I might earn an affiliate income from that.…

Georgia

Martvili Canyon

Martvili Canyon is a picturesque landmark of water and rocks, located some 50km west of Kutaisi, Georgia.

It is located 5 km from the town of Martvili, and 2 km from the village of Gachedili (which gave the canyon its other name, Gachedili Canyon). 

We first visited Martvii Canyon at the start of September 2021 during a weekend trip around this part of Georgia.

The entrance fee per adult as about GEL 18 (for foreigners). At Martvili…

Latvia

Naukšēni Manor

Naukšēni Manor is a two-story manor house located in the Naukšēni Municipality, Naukšēni Parish, in the historical region of Vidzeme, northern Latvia.

We discovered this manor by a chance by traveling Valka - Rūjiena road in the mid July 2021

Built in 1820, it was renovated in 1843 by Friedrich Gottlieb Gläser in Empire style according to the drafts made by its landlord Heinrich Wilhelm von Groth. Additional modifications were made…

Georgia

Phoka Nunnery in Georgia

Phoka – a village in Georgia, In the municipality of Ninotsminda, Samtskhe-Javakheti region, on the shores of Lake Paravani, with an altitude of 2080 meters above sea level.

Distance to Ninotsminda – 28 Km, to Tbilisi – 128 Km.

There are a public school and St. Nino operational monasteries and nunneries in the village. There are a parish school and a medical inspection room as well as a studio of  cloisonne enamel for manufacturing icons…

Top 4 Best Selling laptops withAMD Ryzen 5 Processor

Althouhg not as popular as Intel, AMD are realiable and good performing processors.

AMD Ryze 5000 Series Mobile Processors for ultrathin notebooks offer the most cores available, with the highest performance you can get in a mobile processor.

In this article I've listed top 4 best selling laptops on Amazon with AMD Ryzen 5 powered processor

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Living in Georgia

Hiking at Birtvisi Canyon

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Looking for a fun and scenic day trip from Tbilisi? This past Sunday, we set out on what turned into a surprisingly adventurous and beautiful hike through two of Georgia’s natural gems — Birtvisi Canyon and an attempt at reaching Samshvilde Canyon.We started our morning at the always-impressive Birtvisi Canyon — one of our favorite hiking spots in the region. Just about an hour’s drive from the capital, Birtvisi offers the perfect combination of…

Georgia

Coworking Space in Tbilisi - Terminal on Abashidze street 34

Time after time I love working outside my lovely home office, starting from a Turtle lake ending a yard in a countryside.

A couple of years ago i discovered the beauty of working at Fabrika coworking space in Tbilisi, but today I had a chance to visit Terminal coworking space on Abashidze street 34 in Tbilisi.

Fun, I still remember how I met John, an American entrepreneur here in Tbilisi back in 2012, and he was talking it would be cool there…

Latvia

Putraimi - guest house and recreational area near Kuldīga

Putraimi recreational area is located in Snēpele parish, Kuldīga municipality, some 170 km from nation's capital.

I discovered this place by a chance in the Summer of 2021, and though I didn't stay overnight here I would love to return here and have some outdoor barbecue in the future.

Here at Putraimi, they have several ponds with fish. Outdoor lovers and fishing enthusiasts will enjoy this place.

Contact details:

(+371) 29181329 - Aija…

Top 10 Best Selling Laptop Computers September 2021

In this article, I've listed the top 10 best selling laptops models on Amazon in the month of September 2021

As a proud owner of brand new Macbook Air, I find it logic that 3 spots are taken by Apple - really great laptop.

Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon.com, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase on the Amazon site, I might earn an affiliate income from that. Prices for…

Living in Georgia

Lagodekhi and Kakheti trip

Lagodekhi & Kakheti Trip - our first real camping trip with a tent at Lagodekhi national park in Georgia.

Enjoying a wide variety of grapes at Ampelo resort and picking up hazelnut with a retired colonel at Chateau Bruale in Kakheti. Enjoy the video and thumbs up!

August 20-21, 2021

Georgia

Ampelo Resort Kardenakhi

Ampelo Resort is located in the Kardanaki village some 2 hour drive from the Tbilisi. Reosrt feature a restaurant, bar, a shared lounge, and a garden.

There is an outdoor / infiniti pool, but at the time we visited this place it seemed the water is not heated (unlike in some other Kakhetian resorts, like Lopota lake, for example) 

We booked a family room for a one night stay at this hotel at the end of August 2021 and paid GEL 480 ( USD…

Stocks

7 Dividend Stocks To accumulate while selling Put options for extra income

In today's article, I'm going to talk about 7 dividend stocks I don't mind having in my portfolio and how I'm generating additional semi-passive income by selling put options (or credit spreads) on them.Disclosure:  I'm not a financial advisor and I don't give you any advice here, I'm just sharing my own experience. Investments in stocks, funds, bonds, or cryptos are risk investments and you could lose some or all of your…

Latvia

The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia

The Ethnographic Open-Air Museum of Latvia is an open-air museum located just outside Riga, the capital of Latvia, on the lightly wooded shores of Jugla Lake.

The museum currently occupies 87 hectares and displays 118 buildings, as well as more than 3,000 items. Most of Latvia's historical ethnic groups are represented in the museum. The museum's collection holds approximately 150,000 artifacts.

Despite being a native of Riga, I first…

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Living in Georgia

Batumi From a Drone Flight 2020

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Beautiful Batumi from a bird's flight. DJI Mini Mavic 2.7K drone footage August 5th, 2020 Lovingly post-processed in Tbilisi just now Music by Scott Holmes, Driven to Success While shooting this footage almost crashed my little drone to the Alphabetic tower while doing circuit cinematic flight

Georgia

Abano Mineral Lake Natural Monument

Abano Mineral Lake Natural Monument is a small lake in Kazbegi Municipality in Truso valley on the left bank of Terek River, to the east of the village Abano at 2,127 m above sea level.

First discovered back in Summer of 2021, during the Kazbegi trip

The lake was created by a carbon dioxide filled underground stream flowing to the surface through carbonate rocks from the late Jurassic period.

The lake "boils" loudly with carbon dioxide…

Latvia

Nīcava restaurant

Restaurant Nīcava is located in Nīca town, Latvia. some 230 km from the nation's capital Riga, sandwiched between Liepāja and Jūrmalciems.

We paid here a short stop in mid-July 2021, while traveling to the Pape beach

Turns out there is both a motel/guest house and a restaurant. Restaurant here serves typical Latvian cuisine. 

Quite a nice place. We enjoyed here something from the grill menu and a few drinks.

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