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Blog Archive: August 2019

Azerbaijan

Georgia / Azerbaijan Border Crossing by train (Gardabani / Boyuk Kasik)

When traveling by train from Tbilisi to Baku, there are two border checkpoints (one in Georgia, and one in Azerbaijan)  - the total border crossing procedure can take around 2 hours (an hour for each side) and you can stay inside the train during the checkups.In this article, I'll share some notes from our latest trip to Baku from Tbilisi by train in the start of August 2019Tbilisi - Baku by Train Ticket InformationIt takes about an…

Georgia

Algeti National Park Visitor Center Manglisi

The main entrance of the national park is located near the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Manglisi.Algeti National Park Administration has a small infrastructural unit – a picnic area with auxiliary buildings and a forest adventure park. Algeti has been on our radar ever since we discovered Algeti water reservoir while hiking in Birvisi Canyon.To get here we used Tbilisi - Kojori - Tsalka - Ninotsminda roadDay trip To…

Azerbaijan

How to Get around in Baku by using Taxi Mobile Application Bolt

There is a very convenient way of getting around in Baku by taxi using mobile application Bolt (formerly known as Taxify). The best, if you have already installed Bolt for some other city, it will work internationally. 

How to Get around in Tbilisi by Taxify (Taxi Mobile Application)

Regular street taxi will ask at least 5 manat for shorter distance drive in the city (during my short 3 days visit to Baku, I caught regular street…

Azerbaijan

Planing a trip to Azerbaijan: How to get a Prepaid SIM Card with Internet

I traveled to Azerbaijan for about 3 days in August 2019, our final destination was the capital city of Baku. One of the reasons I was looking for prepaid sim card in Azerbaijan is quite simple - to call a taxi from mobile application.

Unfortunately, or for luck, this time I didn't actually take a sim-card with internet while in Azerbaijan (it was very quite possible to use public and hotel Wi-Fi during our stay in Baku), but I gathered…

Latvia

Grill&Fish Jomas terase, Jūrmala

Grill&Fish Jomas terase is another stylish restaurant located on central Jomas street in busy Latvian seaside town Jūrmala.We visited this place in early May 2019, during a short  10 day trip to Latvia. Grill bar Lighthouse serves traditional seasonal Latvian cuisine and not onlySoup at Grill and Fish restaurant in JūrmalaThe Grill & Fish restaurant seems is quite popular among locals and visitors. Food choice is OK,…

Azerbaijan

Heydar Aliyev International Airport Baku

Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport is one of the six international airports serving Azerbaijan. The airport is located 20 kilometers northeast of Baku, connected to the city by a modern highway. The airport serves as the home base for national carrier Azerbaijan Airlines and Buta Airways.  

I've been flying from this airport back to Tbilisi with Buta Airways in early August 2019, see: About Buta Airways Baku…

Azerbaijan

About Buta Airways Baku - Tbilisi fight

Buta Airways is an Azerbaijani low-cost virtual carrier, headquartered in Baku, with its primary operational base at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Azerbaijan Airlines.

We fled with Buta Airways at the start of August 2019 from Baku - Tbilisi. The flight was served from Heydar Aliyev International Airport Terminal 2. And that's what I really enjoyed - Terminal 2 is quite…

Georgia

Goodwill Gori Higway

Goodwill near Gori - Tbilisi Highway is a convenient rest area/supermarket/ eatery while driving to Tbilisi (from Kutaisi or Batumi, for example)Goodwill was one of the first supermarket chains in Georgia. I wouldn't call this store a supermarket in the classic sense, as mostly here are sold long-lasting food items, though there is a stand for fresh products, like milk, eggs and so on).We keep stopping here, to buy some milk,…

Turkey

Antalya Aquarium

As one of the biggest aquarium complexes of the world, Antalya Aquarium offers inspiration, entertainment and education all at once.After touring the 40 thematic aquariums, you will come across the biggest tunnel aquarium of the World with a length of 131 meters and a width of 3 meters.We paid about an hour and a half long visit to Antalya aquarium in June 2019. We booked a trip here while staying at …

Dividend Income

July 2019 Dividend Income Report - $247.06

Welcome to the twenty-seventh (#27) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in July 2019.Hawk-eyed blog readers will notice that I have dropped cryptocurrency lending from the top. And that's true, I have stopped lending crypto online on Poloniex.com, instead, I'm trading crypto options on Deribit. Our baby daughter last July turned 1, and for that…

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