Travel guides

I travel frequently and I love to write about my travels. In this section you will find some of my travel notes.

Israel Movie 2022 / 2023

13 January, 2023 seen 69
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…

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

28 December, 2022 seen 89
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…

14 Things to Do in Latgale

11 November, 2022 seen 67
In this article, I will share some notes and points of interest from our latest trip to Latgale at the start of August 2022. to celebrate my 37th birthday. Our trip actually started a few days earlier on the other side of Latvia. Since…

Weekend trip to Batumi from Tbilisi by Train

3 May, 2022 seen 147
In this article, I will share notes and points of interest from our latest trip to Batumi during the Orthodox Easter 2022. We were traveling from Tbilisi Railway station by train, paying GEL 25 for a seat in second class (The price for the…

Daytrip to Gori (and not because of the Stalin's museum)

1 March, 2022 seen 58
At the end of January 2022, after just returning from Sri Lanka we decided to take an easy weekend trip to Gori in Georgia. I have a good friend David living in Gori. After a quick WhatsApp chat, we agreed to have some nice dinner at Villa…

Sri Lanka, Colombo, Benota and Galle

18 February, 2022 seen 53
Sri Lanka, Colombo, Bentota and Galle. A lot of Indian Ocean, even more, infinity swimming pools and exotic fruit, fish curry and milk rice, elephants and varans, tuk-tuk drivers and some Budha. Jeffrey speaks Latvian and +38C. Where? Sri…

36 Reasons to Visit Georgia and Tbilisi

19 January, 2022 seen 96
In this article, I've listed 36 awesome places to visit in Georgia, Tbilisi, Batumi, Kutaisi, and more. These are the places I've actually visited and discovered for the first (Well most of them) back in 2021. From abandoned Russian…

Madu Ganga River Boat Safari

12 January, 2022 seen 206
Madu Ganga river boat safari is a fun and pretty easy attraction in Balapitiya, Sri Lanka We booked a tour on Madu Ganga (and a few other destinations) from a local guy at our hotel's beach (Taj Bentota Resort & Spa). We agreed to pay…

Meeting more Latvian Expats at Āgenskalna market

23 December, 2021 seen 15
After the strange yesterday, it was agreed to go and support my new German friend at the Āgenskalns market and buy some cheese.  Leo, an old friend from the Bākūži times offered to go to the Āgenskalns market together. He pick-up us from…

Summer in Latvia 2021

13 August, 2021 seen 63
Summer in Latvia 2021 or this is how we spent an awesome one month in Latvia. From getting a vaccine at Akropolis shopping mall in Riga to wild beaches near Pape. From a wooden boat in Pāvilosta to yacht in Ķīšezers. Made a ton of hyper…