An ex-pat living in Georgia since 2011, I trade stocks, take photographs & make video's, work out at the gym, and many more. Contact me
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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 stunning…
Sighnaghi & Vazisubani trip
At the start of May, Oskars invited us to visit his new hut in Kakheti. After a few stops at McDonald's, Sighanghi, and Bodbe monastery we finally reached Vazisubani, where we were greeted with traditional Georgian…
Notes from Tbilisi: Abandoned Military sites in Latvia / Estonia; Sold VW Touareg car; #2 Bitcoin newsletter
Good afternoon from sunny and hot Tbilisi. The weather was scorching today, reaching +32 Celsius. The morning started with an interesting message to the blog's contact form - an Estonian person was asking some questions…
International Scout Centre Rustavi
The industrial town of Rustavi, approximately 25 km southeast of the Georgian capital Tbilisi, offers a modern international scouting center. The youth center offers space for a variety of indoor and outdoor activities…
Top 14 Gaming laptop releases 2022
Looking for the latest Gaming laptop releases? Look no more, in this article I've listed 14 new gaming laptop releases as of 2022 A quick note: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon.com, by clicking on links…
How to Fix "Unable to install bootstrap, bootstrap.settings already exists in active configuration"
As this was already the second time i faced the "Unable to install bootstrap, bootstrap.settings already exists in active configuration." problem i decided to share a quick and simple solution. Background: I have faced…
Notes from Tbilisi: Caru.ge services our Car, new expats join language courses, PCR test
The morning started with the kiddo having a little fever (temperature 37 C). Decided to leave her at home and observe, as this Friday we have our first school concert. It would be very sad to miss. Sent a message to Ms…
Is LON: RWS stock a buy in 2022
Welcome to another article in the series of stock picking. The other morning I was talking with my fiancee over the Whatsapp chat and as she works in the translation field, she suggested taking a closer look at the RWS…
Top 8 Best Selling Intel Core i7 12th generation laptops
Laptops with the latest 12th generation Intel core i7 processor will be popular among gamers and graphic editors. In this article, I've listed the top 8 best-selling laptops with Intel Core i7 12th generation…
How To Upgrade Drupal 7 to 9 (With Multilingual Support)
In this article, I will keep notes on how I upgraded the multilingual Drupal 7 site to a multilingual Drupal 9 site. Turns out I had originally built this website on Drupal 7 more than 10 years ago and it already felt…
Is TLRY stock a buy in 2022?
With this article, I'm launching a new section in the blog - stock picking. One of the first stocks I would like to talk about - is TLRY brands inc. In fact, I have already talked about this stock quite often in my…
Dashbashi Canyon & Waterfall with 240 meter long Glass Bridge
If there is a reason to visit Dashbasi canyons near the Tsalka in Georgia - the canyons themselves, cascading waterfall and the glass bridge hanging over the gorge should raise some interest. Dashbashi Canyon Natural…
Top 9 Best Selling Intel Core i9 12th generation laptops
The 12th Gen Intel® Core™ HX processors utilize desktop-caliber silicon in a mobile package – to deliver high levels of performance for professional workflows like CAD, animation, and visual effects. The HX processors…
Tsalka lake & Dashbashi canyon with waterfalls
This time, our destination was the mesmerizing Tsalka Lake and Dashbashi Canyon, where nature's beauty unfolds in every corner. From hyper-lapses over the tranquil lake to an adrenaline-pumping drone flight over a 240-…
Notes from Tbilisi - Crypto Club, Learning Spanish, Could Bitcoin crash $25,000
Yesterday I visited the crypto club event at Local Tbilisi. Met a bunch of smart guys, mostly expats, was fun to watch bitcoin love/hate talks, listened to stories about investing in alt-coins. Been there, and seen that…
Georgian language classes for Expats in Tbilisi
I've been involved in the Georgias ex-pat community for some good time already, a few years ago I helped to launch the Georgian Expat photographer club, and some years later I launched Expats in Georgia Facebook group,…
Batumi - city with inspiring Architecture
I love visiting Batumi once or twice per year, preferably in Spring / Summer season. Back in 2012, we even lived in Batumi for some 6 months. We were renting a small soviet time apartment in the city center (next to…
Notes from Tbilisi - Gym, BitcoinGeorgia.Ge, Georgian for Expats and Bitcoin dips under $32,000
Wow, what a day it was today - stock futures were opening lower, quite lower, Dow Jones index was failing more than 400 points, extending the stock market bleeding for some sixth or seventh week in a row. I was holding…
How to Place a Stop Loss Order on Coinbase Pro
For most of the time, I have been using a Coinbase Pro account just to buy and hold Bitcoin once a week. Just recently I started thinking about trading Bitcoin more frequently - like a couple of times per day using…
Weekend trip to Batumi from Tbilisi by Train
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…
Top 11 Best Selling Laptops May 2022
In this article, I've listed the top 11 best selling laptops on Amazon in May 2022 Apple, Acer, Asus, Lenovo, and HP are the brands of the month. As a proud owner of the Apple 2020 M1 chip MacBook, I find it not…