Hryshko National Botanical Garden in Kiev

| Tourism objects | 20 seen

Turns out there are at least two botanical gardens in Kiev. In today's article, I will write and provide photographs from Hryshko National Botanical Garden taken back in Summer 2017. Apparently, we got here by a taxi from our hotel (Hotel…

Shio-Mgvime monastery

| Churches and Monasteries | 17 seen

The Shio-Mgvime monastery is a medieval monastic complex in Georgia, near the town of Mtskheta. It is located in a narrow limestone canyon on the northern bank of the Kura River, some 30 km from Tbilisi, Georgia’s…

Hotel Gino Wellness Mtskheta Review

| Hotel reviews | 16 seen

There are at least two Gino Wellness hotels in Georgia (probably more), one is located in the Rabati Fortress in the town of Akhaltsikhe and the other one is located really close to Tbilisi, in Mtskheta. In today's article, I will…

October 2018 Dividend Income Report - $168.10

| Investments | 10 seen

Welcome to the eighteenth (#18) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks, peer to peer lending (both fiat and cryptocurrencies) in October 2018. In case you are wondering why…

Halloween 2018

| Living in Georgia | 9 seen

Halloween 2018, was celebrated on Wednesday, October 31. This was our first Halloween together with our newborn baby and we made some really cool photos and video's in our new Tbilisi apt. But as each year,it's all about carving the pumpkin…

Top 10 Hotels in Mtskheta, Georgia

| Hotel reviews | 20 seen

Here are the top 3 reasons why visit Mtshekta, an ancient Georgian capital Georgia - old town, history & architecture.  Independent Travel Guide to Mtskheta In 2018, there are no 5-star hotels in Mtsheta (as its…

Tbilisi by day (New Apartment Version)

| Living in Georgia | 16 seen

It has been already more than 10 days since we have moved into our new Tbilisi apartment. For today's article in the series Living in Georgia,  I just wanted to share some picture with surrounding views towards mount Mtatsminda, TV Tower and…

Istanbul Airport

| Airports | 27 seen

Istanbul Airport will be the main international airport serving Istanbul. It is based in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The opening ceremony took place on 29 October 2018,…

An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea

| Documentaries | 4 seen

An Inconvenient Border: Where China Meets North Korea is a great documentary by ABC news I would highly recommend to all interested in North Korea / China. Both North Korea and China has been on my radar for the last decade at least. …

Traveling to Madrid? Here are Top 14 5-star Luxury Hotels in City Center

| Hotel reviews | 12 seen

After two great week-long travels to the regions of Catalonia (2014) and Andalusia (2016) in Spain, Madrid is planned as our next destination in Spain. To prepare better I decided to explore what are our options, this time staying in the…

Tbilisi Office 2.0.

| Living in Georgia | 18 seen

In October 2018, we changed not only apartments but also offices as well. In short, we moved from Agmanashabeli avenue to Vake district in Tbilisi. There is a little change compared to previous years when trying to find a new office in Tbilisi. Let…

TP-Link TL-WN725N 150Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter Review

| Gadget Reviews | 32 seen

TP-Link is a popular brand in Georgia, and most probably in CIS region, manufacturing Wireless routers and wireless adapters (probably a lot of other useful gadgets as well). I remember about 10 years ago I used a PCI WIFI adapter to have a…

Tbilisi by night (New apartment version)

| Living in Georgia | 10 seen

It has been a while since I last time did a night photography (one of my favorite photography techniques). The thing is, recently we moved in to a new apartment here in Tbilisi, which offers a very fantastic views towards Mtatsminda, TV tower and…

Growing Blog Audience to 200,000/mo users in next 365 days

| Blogging | 14 seen

Five years ago I started this blog with an experiment - Can you blog 365 days in a row? Now, five years later I know for sure, yes you can, you even can blog 5 X 365 days in a row. At least that what I just did. Now, five years ago, when…

Top 17 5-star Luxury / Boutique Hotels in Manhattan, New York

| Hotel reviews | 13 seen

Get the celebrity treatment with world-class service at the finest 5-star luxury hotels in Manhattan, New York.  For a luxury stay at one of the 5-star hotels of Manhattan, you should be ready to spend starting ~ $250 per night up to $1,250.…