Dalis Mta Water Reservoir

| Lakes | 47 seen

Dalis Mta water reservoir is a man made reservoir built on Iori river, at the distance of 30 km to the south of Dedoplistskaro, in the vicinity of Chachuna Managed Reserve. 

We first discovered it during a Vashlovani trip in the Summer of 2021, we actually stayed overnight next to this water reservoir at the Hotel Dalis Mta

Very spectacular place. I would say - one of the most interesting I have recently seen. 

The mountain at the coast of the water reservoir is called “Dalis Mta”. The total water volume is 140,0 million m3. Hundreds of thousands of larvae are placed there annually.

The following fish species are spread: Grass Carp, Barbels, Common Carp, Silver Carp, Labeobarbus, Common Bream, The Danube Bleak. Fishing is allowed only with a fish-hook. The most desirable period is from May-June through November. It is possible to relax in a peaceful environment and on fresh air in the hotel located here.

Surrounding territory is populated with 3 species of amphibians, 31 species of reptiles and 25 species of mammals are spread here. Birds are particularly diverse – 132 species.


Valka Bus Station

| Railway / Bus / Ferry | 23 seen

Valka bus station is centrally located in Valka and offers quite convenient intercity connections to Riga, Valmiera, Rūjiena, and Smiltene.

The bus station in Valka was opened to the public in 1965. There is cafe Walk across the square. 


Saghamo Lake

| Lakes | 16 seen

Saghamo Lake is a lake of Samtskhe-Javakheti, southeastern Georgia, just south of Gamdzani. It covers an area of 458 hectares. It is located north of Madatapa Lake and Biketi Lake. The village of Saghamo lies on its eastern bank.

We made a brief stop here, during our Javakheti trip in early June 2021

Saghamo lake is located on the east part of Javakheti volcanic mountains, in the Paravani river basin, at an altitude of 1996 meters.

The watershed of the lake is located in the east part of the Samsari range and at the west part of Javakheti range slopes.

The south and south-western shores of the lake, built with andesites are downhill and collapsed. From the north side of the lake is a volcanic uplift, which doesn't create a high bank. The east and southeast banks of the lake are low. Has a trapezoidal shape. It feeds with underground, rain, and snow waters.

The highest level of water is in May, lowest in September. Through the lake is passing river Paravani. In winter it freezes for 4-4.5 months. Near the lake is the village Saghamo.


Okatse Canyon and hanging cliff trail with a platform

| Tourism objects | 85 seen

Okatse Canyon is another breathtaking landmark in beautiful Georgia. The main tourist attraction at Okatse canyon probably is the 780 m long hanging cliff trail with the 20m long platform at the trail end, hanging above the canyon and providing panoramic views.  The canyon is located some 50km west of Kutaisi, Georgia.

I first visited Okatse canyon at the start of September 2021, during a weekend trip to Kutaisi and the area, see: Kutaisi Trip / Tskaltubo, Okatste canyon, Kinchkha waterfall, Martvili

We arrived to the main entry by our own car, and from there hired a local driver for GEL 80 to take us to the start of the trail (its possible to walk by foot and free too). Also GEL 17 entrance fee per adult.

From Okatse Canyon visitor center in Gordi village a 6 km long pedestrian passageway starts with 2300 m long stone paved section in Dadiani historical forest and leads to the Okatse Canyon checkpoint where the 780 m long hanging cliff trail starts.

From here one way ends with the 20m long platform, hanging above canyon and providing panoramic view. This is visitors favorite spot for bird watching and taking selfies. The second 645m long stone paved path with 989 steps of metal stairs smoothly leads to the Okatse river and to the canyon bottom.

Here the width of the canyon is not more than 4 meters, while the depth is 50 meters.It is also possible to get from the visitor center to the canyon checkpoint by car or bicycle. Visitors center offers café, souvenirs shop, lockers and parking lot. Okatse Canyon with Kinchkha Waterfall Natural Monument being main attraction there are also Dadiani forest park and ruins of Dadiani castle.

The canyon depth varies from 20 to 100 meters. Canyon has several waterfalls including Kinchkha Waterfall Natural Monument and several tiny lakes, one of them, Oskapo is 60 meters long. In some places the canyon walls almost merge and produce natural caverns, one of them named Boga, from which the canyon bottom can be seen.

Below Boga, the depth of the canyon rises to 100 meters. Geologists identified here a tectonic plume rising from the Earth's crust.

Therefore the lower part of the river valley is elevated by several tens of meters compared to the middle section of the valley. The valley was blocked by a tectonic fracture and a Gordian lake was formed in which clay-sand was deposited. Along the canyon there are several caves from which the karst waters flows into the Okatse River.

 


Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe trip

| Living in Georgia | 11 seen

A quick day trip (with an overnight stay) to Borjomi and Akhaltsikhe in beautiful Georgia

In this drone video footage - Saint George Church and Monastery (sometimes referred just as that lovely women monastery up there somewhere in Borjomi), Atskuri fortress, the gem of Samtskhe Javakheti region - Safara monastery; and of course Rabati complex (there is a nice hotel actually located inside the complex).

Music by Scott Holmes - Epic Cinematic!

Taken September 25 and 26, 2020 with DJI Mavic Mini.


Kinchkha Waterfall in Georgia

| Tourism objects | 26 seen

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 the roadside, but if you want actually get down to it, there is a visitor's center and the entry price was about GEL 18 per adult (foreigners) in 2021

Kinchkha Waterfall has three steps in the chalkstone slopes: the upper step with 25m height drop, the main waterfall with 70 meter height drop and the third one with 20 meters high drop, which has an additional water supply from the small streams.

The main waterfall created huge siphons in a flatland. It is possible to visit Kinchka waterfall and nearby Lomina waterfall by marked trails, however typical tourist infrastructure is not arranged.


Wooden church near Paravani Lake / Phoka monastery

| Churches and Monasteries | 21 seen

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 later we learned that the nunnery is actually located inside the village (some 500 meters back on the road), while there is still a men monastery located close to the wooden church (some 200 meters)

The establishment of the monastery is connected to the St. Nino, who preached Christianity in Georgia. St. Nino entered Georgia from Javakheti and had a rest at Paravani lake. She stayed at the lake for two days. She had a vision here: a mans bright face aapeared to her and gave her a special marked letter and ordered her to go to Mtskheta and to give the letter to the king. After she awake, she prayed to the Holly Mary and continued her way to Mtskheta. She converted King Mirian and Queen Nanan to Christianity and soon she converted Kakheti region as well. Thats why in our church she is called Equall to the Apostles.

The famoums Phoka nun monastery is located in the village you can see in the background

At the place, where St. Nino entered Georgia, with blessing of Catholicos-Patriarch of Georgia in 1989 was built a Monastery, and in 1992 nearby the monastery was built Nunnery, which is located near the St, Nino Church. The church is build approximately in forties of the XI century by Catholicos Patriarch of Kartli, Ioane Okropiri, and the architect was Michael " Banakasalari of Kartli". The rehabilitation of the church still continues.

At Poka Nunnery is opened the Parish School. The nuns teach the local children Georgian Language, English, music and try to preach Christianity on this region. At the monastery is functioning the medical cabinet, where the nuns have free treatment for the locals.

In the monastery is an enamel workshop "Pokani", where are prepared and made the icons and all the necessary things for the liturgy.

The nuns have a small farming, and the have some livestock as well.

The holidays in Poka Nunnery and monastery is 1/19 of June, the day St. Nino entered Georgia.


Top 3 Best Selling laptops with AMD Ryzen 7 Processor

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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

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Kutaisi Trip / Tskaltubo, Okatste canyon, Kinchkha waterfall, Martvili

| Living in Georgia | 25 seen

UFO-shaped but abandoned spa sanatoriums, hot pools near stalactite caves, waterfalls, and canyons.

Rivers and great cuisine. shortly put another great weekend has been recorded. Tskaltubo, Okatse, Martvili, Kutaisi and more. 


Martvili Canyon

| Tourism objects | 23 seen

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 canyon a boat trip is possible, but during our time here boats were out of service. 

700 meters circular hiking trail starts from the visitors' centre and passes through Dadiani's historic walkway.

There are 2 bridges, 3 viewing platforms, and 30-step historic staircase that is built from limestone staircase.

The canyon was formed by the waters of the Abasha (Abashi) River. It is 2.4 km long, and the height of the canyon walls reaches 40 m in some places.


Naukšēni Manor

| Tourism objects | 21 seen

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 at the end of the 19th century and again in 1938. Between 1920 and 1957 the building functioned as a children's home. It now houses the Naukšēni local history museum.


Phoka Nunnery in Georgia

| Churches and Monasteries | 31 seen

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 and holy vessels at the nunnery.

 From 1999 by the blessing of the Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II the day of arrival of St. Nino to Georgia has been being celebrated on each 1st of June. At the Day of Saint Nino, synod eparch, priesthood and parish are presented. Baptism is performed in the Paravani Lake.

Ruins of a burg have been preserved in the village where some building layers belonging to the pre- and early feudal era can be distinguished.

In 1979 treasure of silver coins belonging to Ilkhans was discovered, which included 155 silver dirhams. The oldest coin in the treasure bears a date of 1310, and the latest one bears a date of 1316. The treasury of Poka must have been buried after 1317. It is reposited in S. Janashia State Museum of Georgia.


Top 4 Best Selling laptops withAMD Ryzen 5 Processor

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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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Hiking at Birtvisi Canyon

| Living in Georgia | 21 seen

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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 gemsBirtvisi 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 rocky trails, forest paths, panoramic views, and fascinating fortress ruins hidden among the cliffs. It’s an easy to moderate hike that anyone in decent shape can enjoy, and it never fails to impress with its dramatic scenery.

After enjoying the peaceful vibe and natural beauty of Birtvisi, we decided to push the day a little further and explore something new: Samshvilde Canyon. It’s located deeper into Kvemo Kartli, near the ruins of the ancient Samshvilde Fortress. Though we didn’t quite make it all the way to the fortress this time — thanks to a surprise rainstorm — we did get a great feel for the area.


Coworking Space in Tbilisi - Terminal on Abashidze street 34

| Professional services | 42 seen

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 would be a kind of a coop in Tbilisi, where like-minded people could work together, share resources e.t.c

Back then it sounded a bit bizarre to me, but I was pretty fond of John's idea... fast forward a decade and we have dozens, zillions of coworking spaces in Tbilisi and Georgia... just chose the one you like the most.

Now back to Terminal coworking space, this place was recommended to me by my partner, as she had noticed it when visiting some medical procedures nearby. 

It is said that the Terminal is the first Georgian brand, which laid the foundation for the development of the Co-Working industry in Georgia. Is it true, I have no idea, but why not?!

When entering Terminal I was given a quick tour and information on how it works here, in short, it is a 30 GEL day pass or some GEL 80 for a 10-day pass (prices as of 2021), but you could use for free the cafeteria or lounge, which I actually did - ordered a cup of cappuccino and coke.. was bit surprised that had to pay GEL 6 for coffee while Coke was just GEL 2.. for GEL 8 I had a very nice two hours here with my Macbook, doing nothing much actually. 

If you prefer a dedicated desk or even a meeting room you will need to buy a membership, otherwise, if you have just a few hours to spend, a lounge or cafeteria might be an option

I had an idea I could use this place for my YouTube videos, but as this is a no-talking zone, the idea doesn't seem interesting anymore - maybe early hours or something.

testing new coworking space in Tbilisi. could be a nice addition to my YouTube videos, but oh no - no talking at places like this. let's trade some stocks instead. as this is fun Friday, seems I'm going to get rid of RIDE puts, need to take a closer look at HPQ (earnings report) and keep the wheel with GOLD.

In the end, this was quite a productive time here at Terminal coworking space, not only I did some minor editing but also saved some money by canceling subscription services I was not actually using

quite productive though - for a price of 8 GEL (6 for coffee and 2 for Coke) I finally canceled some services which I'm not actually using - trality bot and dropbox, saving some USD 30/mo.. quite productive

If you happen to be in the area - give it a try. Buy membership at Coworker or pay on-site: Terminal.center


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As summer came to a close, we continued our family's tradition of visiting Borjomi. This year marked yet another memorable trip at the end of August 2024, reaffirming our love for this beautiful Georgian town. Visiting Borjomi at least twice a year has become a cherished routine, a piece of life that we look forward to, blending relaxation,…

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Summer in Latvia 2025

Summer in Latvia movie is out - Join us on our July (2025) journey through Latvia: installing a bathtub in our countryside cottage, setting up a pop-up store at Bangotnes, celebrating a birthday in Vērbeļnieki, traveling via Riga to…

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Birthday in Thessaloniki, Greece

Turning 40 is a milestone worth celebrating in style, and what better way than in Thessaloniki — a city that seamlessly blends history, culture, and cuisine. From affordable flights and boutique stays to seafood feasts and hidden beaches,…

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Azeula Fortress, Tbilisi Sea, and Ateni Sioni

August ended with yet another packed and memorable weekend in Georgia. This time, our journey took us from the hills near Kojori to the refreshing waters of the Tbilisi Sea, and finally to the historical town of Gori, where we enjoyed a…

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Stays & Trails La Maison Hotel Review in Panaji

At the tail end of 2024, just before catching our flight back to Delhi, we decided to book a one-night stay at Stays & Trails La Maison Fontainhas in Panaji, Goa. After weeks staying in Palolem beach, we wanted to wrap up our trip with…

Schuchmann Wines Château: A Long-Awaited Stay in Georgia’s Premier Winery Hotel & Spa

It took us over a decade to finally make it to Schuchmann Wines Château & Spa, and it was well worth the wait! We’ve spent years recommending this stunning winery hotel to visiting friends and business partners, yet somehow, we had…

Hotel Belvedere Prague: A Practical Stay with Easy Access

During our recent trip to Prague in mid-October 2024, we stayed at Hotel Belvedere. My partner attended the MEET Central Europe Translators conference, and we were joined by one of our office employees, so we opted to book two rooms. …

Review: Art Hotel Prague – A Cozy Stay in a Tranquil Part of Prague

During our recent trip to Prague in October 2024, we opted for a one-night stay at the Art Hotel Prague. We arrived at the hotel via Bolt taxi from Václav Havel Airport, which was straightforward and efficient. At about EUR 120 per room…

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Plage des Catalans: A Shrinking Memory in Marseille

Plage des Catalans, a sandy crescent tucked along Marseille’s coastline, holds a special place in my travel tapestry. I first visited this beach in the summer of 2003, a carefree stop during my early adventures in the city. Back then, it felt like a haven—close to the bustling port yet offering a slice of Mediterranean calm. When I returned…

Colva Beach: Golden Sands and Tranquility in Goa

Colva Beach, located in South Goa, is known for its expansive golden sands and tranquil atmosphere. Stretching for several kilometers along the Arabian Sea, the beach offers a peaceful escape from the busier tourist hubs in the region. Its wide shoreline, framed by swaying palm trees, provides plenty of space for visitors to relax, stroll, or…

Charles Bridge: A Timeless Landmark in Prague

The Charles Bridge (Karlův most) in Prague is one of the most iconic and historic landmarks in Europe. Built in the 14th century under the reign of King Charles IV, this Gothic stone bridge spans the Vltava River, connecting Prague's Old Town with the Lesser Town (Malá Strana). Adorned with a series of 30 Baroque statues and surrounded by…

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