Blog Archive: December 2018
The Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia
The Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia is located in Pardaugava (Kandavas 2), just a 10-minute ride from the central part of Riga. The garden was founded in 1922.Over 15ha visitors can explore hothouses and outdoor collections with some 6,000 different plants. It is one of the most well-loved recreational spaces in Riga - you…
The Grand Documentary of 2017
The Grand Documentary of 2017 is a second part from the never-ending Grand Documentary series, originally set back in 2016.
The Grand Documentary of 2017 is a 5 minutes and 23 seconds long short film documenting our lives back in 2017.
Filmed in various countries across the Globe throughout 2017, glued, polished, laminated, beaten and put…
Weekend Trip To Kiev, Ukraine
Weekend trip to Kyiv, Ukraine is a short recap of my 32 birthday celebrations back in 2017.
In short, we booked a central hotel in the city center, used local taxi's a lot, traveled forth and back to the distant neighborhoods, and tried a lot of great Ukrainian cuisine.
Traditions should be respected. For the fourth year in a row, I have been…
Puzata Hata, Khreschatyk Street, Kyiv, Ukraine
Puzata Hata is a popular (and probably the largest) chain in Kiev - it serves traditional Ukrainian cuisine for a budget price.Puzata Hata was one of our favorite Kiev restaurant chains we visited during our latest trip to Kiev in August 2017. See: Kiev restaurantsThe Puzata Khata Restaurant Network opened its doors to the first…
Kvareli Public Service Hall
Kvareli Public service hall is located in the center of Kvareli town near Chavchavadze Street.Public Service Hall is an agency of the Georgian government which provides a variety of public services, these include the services of the Civil Registry Agency, the National Agency of Public Registry, the National Archives, the National…
Tutarchela Megrelian Restaurant in Tbilisi
Restaurant Tutarchela is located on Archil Mishveladze street 76, Tbilisi, just next to the Vake Park. I was a bit surprised to learn that here is served Megrelian cuisine, and should admit that Megrelian cuisine is as great as GeorgianAccording to the restaurant's FB page, there is served a wide selection of…
Hotel Kvareli Eden Review
Kvareli Eden Hotel is located in a remote place some 1 or 2 km from the Kvarteli town center, Georgia.Kvareli Eden features an indoor swimming pool and a wine therapy spa center. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking are provided.We booked a stay at Kvareli Eden in the mid of November 2018 during Georgia Discount week (kind of…
The Grand Documentary of 2016
Filmed in 8 countries throughout 2016, glued, sanded, laminated, blamed and put together in Tbilisi, Georgia using Adobe Premiere CC.
The Great Documentary is 13 minutes and 2 seconds long short from our lives back in 2016.
The story starts in Venice, Italy, travels to Georgia, Armenia, then Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, Gibraltar …
Roshen Candy Store in Kiev (Khotynska Street)
Roshen Confectionery Corporation is a Ukrainian confectionery manufacturing group.The leading manufacturer of confectionery products in the country, it operates facilities in the Ukrainian cities of Kiev, Vinnytsia and Kremenchuk, as well as in Budapest, Hungary and Klaipėda, …
Pet Food Store in Tbilisi - Zoomart on Abashidze street (near Vake park)
Zoomart on Abashidze street 78 (located very conveniently close to the Vake park) has been our favorite pet food store (actually the only one) for several years already. We came here regularly to buy special cats dry food.
According to Zoomart website, there are already 11 stores across Tbilisi (2018).
At Zoomart you will find…
IWA Christmas Charity Fair Tbilisi 2018
Annual Winter Fair (Christmas charity fair) was held at Tbilisi's Radisson Blue Hotel on December 1, 2018
For many expats in Georgia, it has been already a tradition to visit this fair year. For me, this was already some sixth or seventh fair (as a visitor), maybe I should start selling hot wine in the next years (who knows)
Here are a…
November 2018 Dividend Income Report - $111.60
Welcome to the nineteenth (#19) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks, peer to peer lending (both fiat and cryptocurrencies) in November 2018. In case you are wondering why I'm sharing online my earnings - the answer is pretty simple - back in January 2017, I…
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The New Synagogue in Berlin is one of the city’s most recognizable historical landmarks, located on Oranienburger Straße, within walking distance of Alexanderplatz. Its striking golden dome rises above the surrounding buildings, making it visible from afar and hard to miss even during a casual walk through the neighborhood.Originally inaugurated…
Book Reading Afternoon in Tbilisi
At the start of March, it was Book Week at the British International School of Tbilisi. Year 3 students were given a fun assignment: create a short video about their favourite book and take photos of themselves reading in unusual places.We slightly misunderstood the task and ended up focusing entirely on reading in unusual places, turning it into…