September 2020 Dividend Income Report - $117.04
Welcome to the forty-first (#41) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in September 2020.Just like in the previous months, we spent the last September here in Georgia. We did a few road trips across the country.Also, I managed to crash and lose my DJI Mavic mini drone and…
How To Withdraw PayPal to Bank Account in Georgia
Withdrawing funds from PayPal to a local bank account is a popular question in many countries, including Georgia.
As recently I had to renew my VISA card here in Georgia (Bank of Georgia) I decided to test - can I actually withdraw funds from Paypal to a Bank account in Georgia?
If you need consultancy or help with opening a bank account in…
Rike Park Concert Hall - Music Theater and Exhibition
As the name suggests, the Rike Park Concert Hall is located inside the territory of Rike Park, Tbilisi. The other name Music Theatre and Exhibition hallRike park concert hall in TbilisiThe project site is located inside the green area called Rike Park, in Tbilisi, Georgia.The building consists of two different soft shaped elements…
Italy/Switzerland Travel Guide
This is yet another roundup post listing places from our latest trip to Italy and Switzerland at the end of 2019.
Long story short - we travel to Italy's Bergamo by Ryanair from Tbilisi airport, took a rental car, and went to cool places both in Italy and Switzerland. To make it more fun we traveled together with our 16 months old toddler
Also,…
Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection Hotel in Georgia
Set in Shekhvetili, some 40km from Batumi, Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection offers 5-star accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, a tennis court and a fitness center. We booked this hotel for an about a 4-day stay in early August 2020, to celebrate my 35th birthday here.For this stay here we spent GEL 3030 /…
Rustaveli Borjomi Hotel
Set in Borjomi on Rustaveli street this Hotel has a bar, shared lounge, garden, and free WiFi throughout the property.This 4-star hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and room service. Free private parking is available and the hotel also offers bike hire for guests who want to explore the surrounding area.We booked this hotel for a one night…
Carved Stone Sculptures near Sno - Akhaltsikhe - Juta road
Driving into the village on the winding Sno-Akhaltsikhe-Juta road, just before the entrance, you pass a collection of massive stone heads, somewhat reminiscent of Easter Island, carved out of granite.It was in mid-August 2020, we took a day trip to Juta village to fly drone when our guides told - hey look there are these cool carved stones,…
Orio Center Shopping Mall in Bergamo
Located next to the Bergamo airport, Orio center is one of the largest shopping centers in Italy.We visited this shopping mall in mid-November 2019, a day before departing back to Tbilisi from the Bergamo airport.Arrived here from Hotel 'Castello Visconteo' in Cassano dʼAdda, Italy in the late evening, some 2 hours before the mall was…
Samsung Galaxy A51 6GB RAM 128GB Review
Samsung Galaxy A51 was first released in December 2019. I bought this phone as a replacement phone for the Samsung Galaxy A50, to whom glass cracked on the tiles at the Champions Academy in Tbilisi after a good workout, at the start of September 2020My previous Galaxy A50 had served me for about a year and was still a very…
And We are Back / DJI Mavic Mini drone
The wait is over - today I picked up my already second DJI Mavic mini drone here in Tbilisi.
See how I crashed the first one at the Jvari: Jvari monastery from a drone flight / DJI Mavic Mini crash
We headed straight to the Tianeti / Khatsiri Forest Park
And we are back - short drone videography from drone 2.0
Khatsiri Forest Park near…
Today I bought my first flat on online auction site
On September 18, 2020, I won an online auction for a property in the countryside Latvia.This was the second time me using E-izsoles platform, and the second time winning an online auction (for the truth I won the first time a plot of land, but that place turned out not good for a house building and I revoked it, back in Summer of 2019)In total…
Tbilisi Open Air Museum of Ethnography
The open-air Museum of Tbilisi is one of the coolest attractions in Tbilisi, situated in the footsteps of Turtle lake. Many cultural events are held here.The museum is located west to Turtle Lake on a hill overlooking the Vake district, Tbilisi. It is essentially a historic village populated by buildings moved there from…
Expats in Georgia (Facebook group)
I have been living in Georgia since 2011. During my time here I have been exploring the country, as an Indie traveler, crosswise from the pebbled seashore beaches near Batumi to the desert sand in David Gareji, and have gathered a great collection of my travel notes all across Georgia
Also, I have been contacted zillions of times…
Jvari monastery from a drone flight / DJI Mavic Mini crash
Jvari Monastery is a popular tourist destination in Georgia, and I believe there are two reasons for that - first it's located close to the nation's capital Tbilisi and second it offers really scenic views to the nearby city of Mtskheta and the delta of Aragvi and Mtkvari rivers. Another reason to mention - the monastery is listed as a World…
August 2020 Dividend Income Report - $171.31
Welcome to the forty (#40) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in August 2020.Last August I turned 35, because of the Covid-19 we couldn't travel much and decided to stay in Georgia. At the start of August we headed to the Black sea coastal town Batumi, and then…
Lower Bethlehemi Church
The Lower Bethlemi Church, also known as the Church of Saint Stepanos of the Holy Virgins is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.Discovered by accident while hiking from other, Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi at the end…
Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem, Tbilisi
Holy Mother of God Church of Bethlehem also now known as the Upper Bethlehem Church, is a church in Tbilisi, Georgia. Built as an Armenian church in the 18th century, on the site of an older church, it now operates as a Georgian orthodox church.Discovered by accident while hiking from Mother Georgia monument in…
Mother of Georgia Monument
The Mother of Georgia or Kartlis Deda monument is located atop of the Sololaki hill in Georgia's capital Tbilisi.The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, that year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Prominent Georgian sculptor Elguja Amashukeli designed the twenty-meter …
Restaurant Pepo near Dashbashi Canyon
Restaurant Pepo is located in the village of Dashbashi, some 200-300 meters from the Saint George Church.The cafe is an ideal base camp for exploring the famous Dashabshi Canyon. That's actually how we discovered this place in July 2020, during an unplanned trip to Tsalka, we decided to look for the "famous" Dashbahsi Canyon, where…
Batumi Boulevard Dancing Fountains
Batumi Boulevard is the main and most visited sightseeing of the city.One of its central elements is the dancing fountains located just in the heart of the city.Batumi fountain square from a drone's flightIt was at the start of August 2020, we visited Batumi once again. I took a drone to make some photos, and one of the aerial shots is from…
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