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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October - Perfect Time for Rtveli in Kakheti (Grape Gathering in Georgia)
Grape harvest gathering is a big occasion in Georgia when the whole nation comes together to honor ancient traditions of winemaking. See: Grape Harvest Rtveli in Georgia (Region of Kakheti) Regions like Kakheti, Racha and Imereti are famous for grape-gathering. In Georgian the process is called ‘rtveli’ that literally means plucking ripe grapes from the vine. The flavors and colors differ depending on the region where grapes were picked. The…
Investments in Cryptocurrencies, Review After 3 Months (BTC/ETH/LTC/XRP)
End of the September marked a small anniversary - it has been already 3 months since I've been investing in crypto-currencies. In today's article, I will be sharing my experience and thoughts. Make sure to read my thoughts after first-month of investing in cryptocurrencies: Invest in Cryptocurrencies - Review After One Month It all started in Crete, Greece, we were chilling on a lovely balcony, at one of Agia Marina beach hotels, when a…
September 2017 Dividend Income Report - $55.08
Welcome to the fifth (#5) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks, peer to peer lending (both fiat and cryptocurrencies) in September 2017. If you are new to my dividend income report series, where I'm sharing my progress towards financial freedom, here is the backstory in short - I started my wealth building adventure (portfolio) in January 2017 with a simple goal to invest $8,561 this year in several…
10 Things to Do in Tbilisi in October
Autumn is a perfect time to spend your holidays in Georgia as long as the unbearable heat has declined and it is more than pleasant to walk in the daytime through busy avenues and narrow streets of charming Tbilisi. Still, you may think that no matter what time of the year it is Tbilisi keeps hosting lots of tourists exploring its vicinity and suburban areas as well. Activities that could interest you include not only leisure days and lazy…
Another Bitcoin Hard Fork Planned (Bitcoin Gold) - My Approach to Survive It
OK, the title might sound too scary, as in fact, I don't feel so worried anymore about this possible Bitcoin hard fork. Just recently there was a Bitcoin Cash hard fork at the start of August, during which I kind of panicked, as I've been starting my journey in crypto-currency investments just a month before. Now, once I survived previous fork/split - there are few lessons I learned and looking to apply with next, possible, Bitcoin Gold hard…
Top 20 Apartments in Agia Marina Beach, Crete (Aparthotels, Villas & Hotels)
Agia Marina is a popular resort town on the island of Crete in Greece, located just some 10 km west from Chania. Frankly speaking, I didn't know of the existence of such place before our last trip to the island of Crete during the month of June 2017. Now I can only regret about it. Agia Marina beach is amazing, hotels, resorts, villas, you name it are good, service is amazing and prices are affordable. No wonder why it's so popular among…
Google Spreadsheet To Track BTC/Altcoin Trading on Monthly Basis
Track your altcoin/BTC investment portfolio with Google Spreadsheets Investments in crypto-currencies are among one of the most interesting findings for me this year (2017). I decided to give them a try just a few months ago, see: First Investment In Crypto Currencies - Bought 0.2 ETH for EUR 50 For support please visit the Terramatris website: Custom Google Spreadsheet Development for Crypto Currency Portfolio Tracking Soon I decided to use…
Beata's Orange Juice Bar, Crete
It was on our third-day trip around Crete, when we discovered an interesting roadside cafeteria promising breathtaking views, just later, post-processing photos with the help of Google Maps I was able to track down coordinates and name for this place - Beata's Orange Juice Bar, Crete. Indeed - views here was lovely, though the most interesting "tourist attraction" was a donkey. A kind owner suddenly got a donkey out of nowhere and here you go…
Back to the Gym - Get Under 99kg Beard Challenge
Getting fit is cool, getting heart rate normal is awesome. Visiting a gym can be really addictive. For the second time this year I'm taking beard growing challenge - not to shave it under I will get under 99 kilos. Let me explain, back at the start of 2017 I applied for a gym membership at Tbilisi's Champions Academy, my weight was 105 kg, I made a challenge to grow a beard until I will weight less than 100kg. I reached my goal in less than 2…
Floating Block for Drupal 8
The Floating block is a nice helper module which allows you to keep HTML blocks, selected using jquery selectors in a fixed position on the page as you scroll. I've been using Floating block mostly for my personal blog to feature related content (you can see floating module while browsing this web page from a desktop computer.) In fact, I stop using floating block module a couple of years ago, but recently I was contacted by another Drupal…
Views Infinite Scroll / Load more with Ajax for Drupal 8
As you might guess from the title already, in today's Drupal tutorial I will write about how to configure infinite scroll/load more button for Drupal 8 website. The best - both behaviors can be achieved using just one module - Views Infinite Scroll Check out following tutorials for Drupal 7: Drupal masonry front page, Views lode more pager with Ajax for Drupal And again, as in the previous tutorials, you can find a live preview on Tourgeorgia.…
How To Enable Custom Google Fonts For Drupal 8 Website
There are several options how to enable custom fonts for Drupal 8 website, in this article I will stick with one of the easiest - using a custom module - @font-your-face As usual, for this Drupal tutorial I will use a real-time scenario: For Tourgeorgia.eu website I'm using custom Premium theme adapted for Drupal 8, at one stage I noticed that example theme looks better than customized, and then I realized we are missing few fonts, which must…
Top 20 Luxury 5-star hotels in Athens, Greece
For a luxury stay in Athens with a panoramic view towards Acropolis you should be ready to pay between EUR 120 up to EUR 670 per night. Although I haven't stayed for a night in Athens, as I have just once been here during a few hours between connecting flights (see: About Tbilisi - Athens - Chania (Greece) flight by Aegean Airlines) I would definitely love to stay close to the Acropolis (Ancient Agora of Athens). Sure I would think twice am I…
Matsoni House
Matsoni is a Georgian fermented milk product, kind of similar to yogurt. Made from cow’s milk. Now, there is even a Matsoni House, where some (probably you) can try this product served with honey or nuts and so on. There is even an ice cream made from Matsoni. Matsoni house is located just opposite to the Alaverdi Monastery, in the region of Kakheti, Georgia. Matsoni house near Alaverdi monastery If you are visiting the Alaverdi Monastery…
Grape Harvest Rtveli in Georgia (Region of Kakheti)
If there is the best time to visit lovely Georgia, I would highly recommend to visit it in September, during the grape harvest time, or Rtveli. Rtveli is a traditional vintage and rural harvest holiday in Georgia accompanied by feasts, musical events, and other celebrations. It normally takes place in late September in eastern Georgia and in mid-October in western Georgia. It was in the mid-September of 2017, we had just returned from Latvia…