Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. The palace was built in two periods, from 1736 until 1740 and from 1764 until 1768. It is situated at Pilsrundāle, 12 km west of Bauska. The palace and its garden are among the top 10 destinations to visit in Latvia…
Offering a barbecue and children's playground, Guest House Old Wall is situated in Lagodekhi. Property is set within the historic walls of the old castle Lakuasti. Guests can enjoy the on-site bar. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and free private parking is available on site. This was our first stay in Lagodekhi, during a recent trip to the…
Selling naked puts on dividend stocks is one of my favorite income-generating strategies. I've been selling options since the end of March 2019, and as a seasoned dividend income investor, I find options as one of the best inventions of our time. 3 Trades to Generate $165 - $350/mo Selling Cash-Secured Put Options Income from options regularly puts food…
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Stock splits are not rare, they happen quite often. In this article, I'm going to try to shed some light on what happens to options when stock is doing a reverse split. Make sure to check out my newsletter: Covered Calls with Reinis Fischer On March 24, 2020, I bought both call and put ratio back spread options on XOP ETF. A couple of days later I was…
Akhasheni Wine Resort is located near the town of Gurjaani, Georgia. This 4-star resort offers a 24-hour front desk. Guests can chill out in the outdoor swimming pool. We booked this hotel at the start of September and paid about $95 for a one night stay. Top Gurjaani Hotels & Guest Houses Room at Akhaseni wine resort Simple and cozy. One of…
Just like 64GB RAM laptops, laptops with 128 GB RAM are specially upgraded to meet the needs for very demanding processing. Most of the 128 GB RAM laptops come with the latest Intel Core i9 processors, but also Intel core 7 is featured quite frequently. . These beastly powerful mobile workstations come with a price attached, expect to spend at least $3,…
Hotel San Francisco is a 5-minute walk from the Politecnico di Milano University. Rooms offer free Wi-Fi and a TV. Loreto Metro Station is just 300 m away. We booked this hotel for a one night stay during our trip to Italy, Switzerland back in November 2019. The price we paid was not very high (some $60 or $80 per night) The hotel is pretty much centrally…
64GB RAM laptops mostly are specially upgraded by third-party resellers to meet the needs of demanding gaming experience. Most of the 64 GB RAM laptops come with the latest Intel Core i7 processors, also the Intel core 9 is gaining momentum. Though not as popular as less RAM-enabled models, these models will find their audience among gaming enthusiasts and…
Taverna is a restaurant, centrally located in the Bauska town, Latvia, serving traditional Latvian cuisine. I have been coming to this place once in a while (if in the area), so did happen last time, back in July 2019, while we were en route to the famous Rundale castle, we made a stop in Bauska, and Taverna time it was. Restaurant Taverna in Bauska…
Welcome to the thirty-fifth (#35) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in March 2020.Last March we spent both in Latvia and Georgia, due to the Covid19 outbreak we have put ourselves into a self-isolation here in Tbilisi.Since March 17 there is a lockdown in Georgia, As preschool is…
32GB RAM laptops are not rare nowadays, though not as popular as less RAM enabled models, because of the higher price, they do find their audience among gaming enthusiasts and business users HP, Acer, Lenovo, Dell and Asus are the brands to choose from when looking for a 32GB RAM laptop For a better gaming performance or high-end business use expect to…
Istanbul has been on my travel map ever since I remember (Okay, I first were here back in 2009). Time after time we like to take layover flight via Istanbul, and so did happen last time, at the end of February 2020 - we booked a connected flight Tbilisi - Istanbul - Riga with Turkish Airlines so we have a chance to spend at least a day in Istanbul After…
In March 2020, GEL/USD exchange rates dropped to 1 USD = GEL 3.4 (I still remember days, when rates were 1 USD, equaled 1.74 GEL). Most of the banks (if not all) act as market makers or they buy low and sell high. A normal business practice. If GEL/USD value drops to 3.4 GEL for 1 USD, there is no guarantee you are going to keep 340 GEL when exchanging 100…
On the morning of March 17, 2020, snow surprised us here in Tbilisi. While sipping morning coffee I decided to grab a camera and take a few shots for the history. As it has been a while since my latest update from the Living in Georgia series I found this photo story a great way to illustrate how we spent a day, while in self-quarantine because of the …