Alpana Waterfall
Alpana waterfall is a small waterfall along the Alpana - Tsageri road in the Racha - Lechkhumi region of Georgia.
I was taken here by our driver we ordered back in Ambrolauri, just shortly after visiting Sairme pillars during our weekend trip to Racha back in October 2022
Seems there is a little pool where some could go for a nice refreshments in a hot Summer day
Quite pictursque place. worth to spend some 5 minutes here.
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 is the progress of the construction site, and when the actual construction works are planned to start:
[08:10, 1/16/2023] Reinis: Good morning, and happy new year!
[08:10, 1/16/2023] Reinis: Are there some updates regarding construction?
[15:54, 1…
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 defunct - I see a great potential to renew cable car service hear, at least as tourism potential.
According to Irakli Zhozhuashvili Flickr post
Put in Service in 1984.
Project Engineer: Vakhtang Lejava and "Sakgiproshakht" Tbilisi…
Birthday in Latgale
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!
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 this house myself, thus saving a lot on construction. There is no set timeframe for the project, but I would say it looks like a two Summer project. Fulfilling Summers.
For the past few weeks, I have been in touch with a few architects, looking to…
Israel Movie 2022 / 2023
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 its rich history, breathtaking landscapes, and diverse culture, Israel is a fascinating destination that should be on everyone's travel bucket list
Our trip to Israel was nothing short of an adventure. From the bustling city of Tel Aviv to the holy…
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 week-long trip to Israel. Our Air BNB stay was located some 700 meters from this market on Be'er Sheva street - so we discovered this place quite randomly by just browsing Google Maps.
In and around the market are falafel, shawarma, kibbeh,…
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 back to Jerusalem for 350 New Israeli Shekels (about $100). The driver was keen enough and organized us a tour guide on site, with whom we skipped the lines on the site. I was not asked for any additional payment but I gave about 40 shekels (about $10…
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 by Herod the Great.
I first visited the Western Wall back in 2009, and re-visited again at the end of 2022 during our about week long trip to Israel. Entrance to the Western Wall is completelty free, but men and women have seperated access to the…
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 and wine party. All the food was delivered from several local sushi places and pizzerias using Wolt delivery
She spends quite a lot of time at the office
Special T-shirts with company logo was ordered from maika.ge
Wishing a happy and prosperous…
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 of a loghouse, looks very attractive. We had our superiour room at the top floor without an elevator. Perfectly fine for us, but might be a problem for eldery or disabled person.
Bed was good enough for three of us, watching Netflix on my macbook.…
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.
We were able to grow TerraM by 11.38% despite Ethereum actually dropping by more than -5% last month
All profits were distributed back to the token holders
TerraM Assets
Here are the assets under TerraM control (as of December 31, 2022…
Christmas in Bakuriani
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!
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 as well.
I started by simply googling several articles about flying a drone in Israel, at one point I got even more confused and was considering not taking a drone with me to Israel until I found the official website for obtaining a tourist…
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 profit of $24 back to the token holders, and are on the track to distribute about $67 for the second week.
See TerraM on the Solana Scanner
These are quite impressive numbers and give about 7% return in about 10 days.
At the moment there are two…
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 runs on the Solana network and it is available to buy with USDC token at the moment. If you already have USDC coin, skip this part, if you don't have yet any USDC, keep reading.For my cryptobuys I prefer Coinbase over other exchanges, but you should be…
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 without Coding - Part 1
Besides that, TerraM token asks for some upkeeping work, for example, when minting the TerraM coin I didn't pay much attention to the ico style image, I uploaded for the ico, I just used some randomly generated ico from online…
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.
At the end of 2022, I decided to fix it and get AMP back for Drupal - it took me several days and nights, a lot of clean state servers, MySQL dumps.. but in the end, turned out just a line of code in amp module. Victory, I thought, when noticed…
Life and Business in Georgia
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!
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 Batumi, I wanted to raise the capital using a token (and I'm still open) until at the start of September Uday contacted me and showed his keen interest investing in more classical FIAT way.
After some longer e-mail correspondence, one Zoom call, and…