Trip To Bazaleti Lake in Georgia

| Living in Georgia | 17 seen

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This weekend we decided to stay in close proximity to Tbilisi - choosing Tsilkani, Natakhtari, Bazaleti route - met a few donkeys, a lot of butterflies, and tried some of the best katmis mcvadi at Salty Garden and of course cooling off at Biltmore's swimming pool in the afternoon


Trading Crypto Currency using MA Crossover + RSI Strategy

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In this article, I will share details on how I configured Trality crypto trading bot for trading ADA and XLM coins with Moving Averages crossovers and RSI indicators

Originally I launched this algorithm trading bot in mid-May 2021, by setting it up to sell EUR-XLM pair based on RSI strategy, a bit later I added ADA coin to this setup, but then I noticed that the bot has used all buying power to purchase only ADA coins, which is not what I actually wanted and here I decided I need to fine-tune some settings, defining that only 50% can go in purchasing one coin.

Further, I fine-tuned this bot to trade with RSI+STOCH indicators, but after a steep drop in the market, when the bot did quite opposite it should (buy high, sell low) I decided to fine-tune further, and this time I looked on Moving averages crossover + RSI

Here are my settings for this algo trading bot:

Trading pair:

  • ADA-EUR
  • XLM-EUR

Strategy

  • MA-crossover  
  • RSI (oversold:25)
  • Ma-crossover
  • RSI (overbought: 70)

Top 15 Gaming Laptops with GeForce RTX 3070 GPU

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The GeForce RTX™ 3070 is powered by Ampere—NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX architecture. Built with enhanced Ray Tracing Cores and Tensor Cores, new streaming multiprocessors, and high-speed G6 memory, it gives you the power you need to rip through the most demanding games.

In this article I've listed top 15 best selling Laptops with GeForce RTX 3070 GPU both for gaming and business needs

A quick note: This article contains affiliate links to Amazon, by clicking on links on this page and by making a purchase on Amazon site, I might earn an affiliate income from that. Prices for laptop computers listed on this page are retrieved using Amazon Product Advertising API and is updated daily. For actual prices please refer on the product page on Amazon.

Razer Blade 15 Base Gaming Laptop 2021: Intel Core i7-10750H 6 Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 15.6" FHD 1080p 144Hz, 16GB, 512GB SSD - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB Lighting - Thunderbolt 3

  • GeForce RTX 3070: NVIDIA’s 2nd gen RTX—with new RT Cores, Tensor Cores, and streaming multiprocessors to give the most realistic ray-traced graphics…

Trip To David Gareja Monastery in Georgia

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Beautiful mountains in Georgia, fly a kite in the dessert, and swim in the 5-star hotel's pool - here is our Trip to the David Gareja monastery complex. May 16, 2021

David Gareja Monastery complex probably is among the top tourist attractions in the Republic of Georgia you should visit. Located in the desert, bordering Azerbaijan this place provides very spectacular views. The best ways to get here are either by using your own vehicle or hiring a driver or booking a trip.


Backtesting XLM-EUR RSI Strategy with Trality

| Crypto | 23 seen

For the past couple of days, I've been testing Trality crypto trading bot, executing a few trades.  I must say - I feel very impressed with what this bot can do, if you are new to Trality, see my brief review here: Simple Crypto Trading Bot From Trality

As I like testing and implementing ideas, in today's article I'm going to talk about the Relative Strength Index (RSI) and its usage in crypto trades. I believe RSI is one of the easiest ways to trade crypto. Not 100% proof, but a good starting point for sure. In fact, this is the one and only I understand the most. 

Disclosure: I'm not a financial advisor and I don't give you any advice, I'm just sharing my own experience. Investments in stocks, funds, bonds, or cryptos are risk investments and you could lose some or all of your money. Do your due diligence before investing in any kind of asset. 

The relative strength index (RSI) is a momentum indicator developed by noted technical analyst Welles Wilder, that compares the magnitude of recent gains and losses over a specified time period to measure speed and change of price…


Day in Borjomi National Park / Georgia

| Living in Georgia | 11 seen

Day in Borjomi National Park - or we love to head here 2-3x times a year.

Cool views, illegal dining in a secret restaurant, nice boutique apart-hotels, selfie-stick, trampolines, and of course a lot of mineral water.

Decided to experiment with mobile + drone videography. What do you think? Should I do more like this? Drop me a comment!


A quick daytrip to Uplistsikhe Cave Town in Georgia

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At the start of April 2021, after a 6-month absence, we finally returned back to Georgia. One of the things we wanted to do - as many quick day trips as possible.

One of the first - day trip to Uplistsikhe Cave Town

Uplistsikhe is an ancient rock-hewn town in eastern Georgia, located some 10 kilometers east of the town of Gori, Shida Kartli.

Uplistsikhe cave town in Georgia

As I was equipped with DJI Mavic air 2 drone, I decided not to climb much today. Made some lovely photos and video, see it here: Uplistsikhe cave town in Georgia / 4K / DJI Mavic AIR 2

Uplistsikhe Cave Town in Georgia

Built on a high rocky left bank of the Mtkvari River, it contains various structures dating from the Early Iron Age to the Late Middle Ages and is notable for the unique combination of various styles of rock-cut cultures from Anatolia and Iran, as well as the co-existence of pagan and Christian architecture.

Just the three of us

Uplistsikhe is identified by archaeologists as one of the oldest urban…


Investing in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with Baltic Horizon Fund REIT

| Stock Portfolio | 81 seen

Baltic Horizon Fund is a regulated closed-end contractual investment fund registered in Estonia. The fund is traded on Tallinn (Nasdaq Baltics)  and Stockholm stock exchanges.

This fund operates under the REIT concept where the vast majority of Fund’s cash earnings are paid and only 20% can be reinvested.

On May 12, I bought some humble 100 shares with Baltic Horizon Fund from my local SEB bank broker in Latvia.

Baltic Horizon Fund stock price chart as of May 12, 2021. source NASDAQ Baltic

I've been investing with this fund since 2018, I really like this REIT, because it has quarterly dividend payments (rare in the Baltic) and the dividend yield is pretty high of some 4.5% annually.

  • Why I'm Investing in Baltic Horizon Fund (NHCBHFFT)

I was holding this fund until the start of 2020 but was forced to sell it at the start of Pandemic to cover losses in my US brokerage account where I was facing margin calls. Following words I said when sold it:

I sold because I was facing rough times in my US broker account, I just needed to deposit additional cash to close my negative balance and avoid further…


Is XLM a buy now? Investing in Stellar Lumens Crypto Coin

| Crypto | 49 seen

On May 12, 2021, I bought a small amount of XLM - Stellar Lumens crypto coin from Coinbase - I decided to invest in this coin for the next 12 month, once in a month buying coins and spending about USD 50 on that (monthly)

Disclosure:  This article contains affiliate links to the Coinbase.com website, by clicking on links on this page and by investing with Coinbase, I will earn affiliate income at no cost to you. Also, I'm not a financial advisor and I don't give you any advice, I'm just sharing my own experience. Investments in stocks, funds, bonds, or cryptos are risk investments and you could lose some or all of your money. Do your due diligence before investing in any kind of asset. 

What do we know about Stellar Lumens crypto coin?

Stellar, or Stellar Lumens, is an open source, decentralized protocol for digital currency to fiat money transfers which allows cross-border transactions between any pair of currencies. The Stellar protocol is supported by a Delaware nonprofit corporation, the Stellar Development Foundation, though this organization does not enjoy…


Georgia - Never Miss a Moment

| Living in Georgia | 8 seen

Georgia - Never Miss a Moment - or we had an extended weekend, 4 days to keep us busy, made some hyperlapses in Tbilisi, learned to ride a scooter around the Lisi lake, climbed up to St Peters and Paul's monastery in Bolnisi, found some poppy fields, and wandered around The Chronicle of Georgia monument near the Tbilisi sea.

Like, share, and enjoy! Filmed April 30 - May 3, 2021 DJI Mavic Air + Premiere Pro Music by Scott Holmes - Never miss a moment!


Zedazeni monastery

| Churches and Monasteries | 30 seen

Zedazeni Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery, located on the Zedazeni mountain the hills of Saguramo, northeast to Mtskheta, and to the east side of the Aragvi River.

There is a pretty steep but good-quality road heading to the monastery complex from the Saguramo village. This could actually be the very awesome route for hiking - Saguramo - Zedazeni monastery.

Zedazeni monastery

We first visited Zedazeni monastery in early April 2021, despite we have been quite a few times at the Saguramo village, there is a nice hotel with an open-air pool located in Saguramo, see Sevsamora Resort & Spa

Zedazeni monastery

The monastery was founded by Saint John, one of the Holy Assyrian Fathers of Georgia whose mission was to strengthen Christianity in the region.

Zedazeni monastery and huge Iron cross next to it

In a clear day some awesome photos toward Tbilisi town coul be made from the monastery complex. Also I believe this place is brilliant for golden hour photography.

Unfortunately, no drones are allowed at site.


Lopota lake resort & SPA in Georgia

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Lopota Lake Resort & Spa is ideal for those seeking a peaceful place to rest. Your personal piece of paradise is located in the Kakheti region of Eastern Georgia, surrounded by the famous Caucasus mountains, just 2 hours drive from Tbilisi, the nation's capital.

Awesome weekend at Lopota Lake resort, made a few fly-throughs with a drone, night shots, and an active track. Spring is in the air.

Music by: Urmuli - Suliko


Admiral Fish Restaurant near Birtvisi / Algeti

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Admiral Fish restaurant is located near Birtvisi canyon literally on Algeti river. We discovered this place a few years ago while hiking at Birtvisi canyon and have returned ever since,

They have both a restaurant and fish farm on site, the place seems is run by Russian/Ukrainian business people. Here you can get a wide variety of fish food and caviar. It's said they deliver to Tbilisi fish also.

Admiral Fish restaurant

There is a place for parking, a kid's corner, restrooms, and really cozy gazebo's for dining. The best - it's outdoors. The restaurant is literally located on Algeti river.

I guess they are using freshwater for fish farming.

Gazebos above the river

Algeti river connected to the Nearby Algeti reservoir

If you happen to be in this area, make sure to make a stop here and try some fish. 


Husky moto park in Tbilisi, Manglisi, and Birtvisi Canyon

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A day in our lives - Husky moto park in Tbilisi, Manglisi, and Birtvisi Canyon in Georgia - failed attempt to press the record button with an active track filming motorbike in action was fully compensated with my free run and hide from a drone in Birtvisi.

Filmed April 17, 2021 DJI Mavic Air 2, Adobe Premiere Pro

Music by Scott Holmes: Hotshot and Stomps & Claps


Husky MotoPark in Tbilisi

| Outdoor Activities | 77 seen

Husky moto park is located on the left side of Tbilisi - Kojori highway, not reaching Mtatsminda.

I had a chance to spend some 20 minutes at Husky moto park and filming Enduro ride with DJI Drone Active track (unfortunately I failed), so I plan to return here some more.

What I know about this place, there is a school, tours and of course a club available. I was told that I could rent an Enduro bike and drive inside the track for about GEL 60/hour. Which seems reasanable. 

Husky moto park in Tbilisi

Husky Group was founded in 2016 and has become an official dealer of Husqvarna Motorcycles in Transcaucasia. Other than dealership, we offer our customers off-road moto track for training - Husky Park, riding school, service for Husqvarna and KTM motorcycles, Husky Club membership, bike rental and adventure, enduro and Polaris RZR tours around Georgia.

 


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