Blog Archive: April 2019
Kobi Gudauri Cable Car Station
| Tourism objects | 328 seen
Kobi Gudari cable car has been opened for public since January 2019. I first discovered in it early April 2019, while having a road trip Tbilisi - Gudauri - Kazbegi (Stepatsminda).
Not far from the cable car station there is located Kobi mineral water plant.
Kobi cable station
Gudauri - Georgian Winter Capital for skiing, snowboarding, paragliding and heli-skiing
According to agenda.ge the ropeway is 7.5km long and the total cost to build it was 81 million lari. The cable car connects Kobi with Gudauri in 15 minutes.
The cable car will serve to make both Kobi and Gudauri more functional winter resorts, offering easier transportation in the area.
Kobi - Gudauri cable cars
Chiatura Cable-ways Central Station
Kobi is a village in Stepantsminda, while Gudauri is a ski resort located on the south-facing plateau of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range.
The distance between Kobi and Gudauri is 15.2km and by car you can cover this distance in about 22 minutes – but since landslides and heavy…
Mount Arejvani
| Tourism objects | 11 seen
Mount Arjevani is located in the central part of Georgia, some 70 km west of the Tbilisi. The top of Mount Arjevani is 2,757 meters above sea level or 779 meters above the surrounding terrain. The width at the base is 24.5 km.
The terrain around Mount Arjevani is mainly hilly. Mount Arjevani is the highest point in the neighborhood. The nearest larger community is Tsalka located 19.4 km southeast of Arjevani. The area around Mount Arjevani is mostly agricultural land.
Photos were taken, doing (trying to do) a trip to Ninotsminda (in the region of Samtskhe-Javakheti) in January 2019.
Mount Arjevani from Koda - Tetriskaro road
Inland climate prevails in the area. The average annual temperature in the neighborhood is 7 ° C. The hottest month is July when the average temperature is 18 ° C, and the coldest is January, with -8 ° C. Average annual rainfall is 821 millimeters. The wettest month is May, with an average of 131 mm of precipitation , and the driest is February, with 35 mm of…
Bīne Restaurant in Talsi
| Restaurant reviews | 24 seen
Bīne restaurant is located in Talsi, on Krišjāņa Valdemāra street 13, close to the Hotel Talsi.
That's how I actually discovered this place back in 2017, while I stayed for a couple of nights at Hotel Talsi this restaurant/cafeteria was the closest dining place from the hotel.
Restaurant Bīne serves typical Latvian cuisine for very affordable prices. Actually, this place is more a bistro than a restaurant (food is heated in the micro oven).
Cafe / Restaurant/ Bistro Bīne in Talsi
Typical Latvian cuisine dish
Taglaura Restaurant on Tbilisi-Kojori street road
| Restaurant reviews | 29 seen
Taglaura is one of the most successful restaurant chains in Georgia owned by VD Capital group, the same group owns several other popular restaurant brands in Tbilisi and Georgia.
The one I will talk about today is located on Tbilisi - Kojori street 10, and the best way to get here is by driving to Kojori. The same road from the downtown Tbilisi will take you to the Mtatsminda Amusement park
Now, this place serves typical Georgian cuisine in a bit tourist way. And seems they are manufacturing their own Georgian lemonade under Taglaura brand.
Georgian lemonade Taglaura
I can even read - on the left side it's written - "limoni" and the one with grapes on labeling it's said - "saperavi". Make sure to give them a try. Georgian lemonades are fantastic.
Schnitzel served with French fries
Now, this was one great schnitzel, almost as good as you can get in places like this.
The best, the schnitzel with French fries cost just GEL 11 (as of 2019)
Fried khinkali with soy sauce
They call them Asian style. Fried khinkali are really delicious. if you haven't tried yet - highly…
March 2019 Dividend Income Report - $188.36
| Investments | 34 seen
Welcome to the twenty-third (#23) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks, peer to peer lending (both fiat and cryptocurrencies) in March 2019.
The last March was very exciting, it has not only beaten the previous year's March by quite impressive 256%, but it also was the first month I earned money from trading options.
Spring finally has come to Tbilisi and more time we want to spend outdoors, unfortunately not always it happens so. Hope to be more outdoors in April.
Blue snowdrops near Turtle lake in Tbilisi at early March
Learn more: Spring in Tbilisi (near Turtle lake)
Now, when speaking about the dividend income, the last March was very good, it turned out the second highest after July 2018.
$188.36 was taken from dividend stocks and peer to peer lending in March 2019. Additional $114 were made from options trading, but as options trading is not actually a dividend income, I won't include them here.
Here are a few articles to learn more:
- Investment Goal #7 -…
Tbilisi for kids (17 Places to Visit)
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Shopping, eating ice cream, spending time outdoors or at cool amusement parks.
Tbilisi has a lot to offer for both grownups and their offsprings. Keep reading to find more about 17 kid-friendly places in Tbilisi
April 1st marks already the eighth anniversary since I've been living in Georgia. It was back on April 1st, 2011 I first put my foot on holy Georgian land.
During the past eight years, I've traveled across Georgia a lot, built a popular Tbilisi restaurants guide, documented my travels across the country, and so on. Also, I have become a father, and have switched the regular places I hang out to more kid-friendly places
To celebrate this little anniversary, I've decided to share 17 kid-friendly places in Tbilisi