Laidi is a village in Laidi parish, Kuldīga municipality. Laidi village is located some 28 km from the county center of Kuldiga and 167 km from Riga.
There is located a parish administration, primary school, library, doctorate, pharmacy, post office, shop, open-air stage.
Laidi village from a drone flight
The settlement was formed around the center of the former Laidi manor (Laiden) and Valtaiķi parish, and grew up in…
Sapara Monastery is a Georgian Orthodox monastery located in the Akhaltsikhe District of Samtskhe-Javakheti region, Georgia.
I had a chance to visit this monastery at the end of September 2020 and capture really awesome drone photography / catching colors of the fall
Sapara monastery from a drone flight
It has existed from at least the 9th century, and has numbered among its monks many important…
Ķemeri Forest house is really cool outdoors tourism attraction located close to JūrmalaThe park centre is located in Ķemeri, in the “Forest House” . We first discovered this place back in Spring 2018 and made some nice hiking in the area, see: Hiking Trails in Kemeri National Park (Near Forest House)We have been returning here for a few more times ever since. Forest House in ĶemeriThe history of the “Tree House” dates back to the…
I have said it already several times in the blog - day trips to the region of Kakheti are quite possible and easily done from Tbilisi
Day Trip to Kakheti in Georgia
In today's article, I'll share our route details and discoveries from the latest day trip to Kakheti on October 3, 2020
We left Tbilisi and headed to Telavi via Gombori Pass, here we made a stop at Ujarma fortress where I made some cool drone photography, see:…
The Sadgeri St. George Church is the XV century monument. It is located in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, in the village of Sadgeri in Borjomi municipality, on the high bank of the river.
I have been heading ever since I remember myself in Georgia, the place is really cool, tranquil and cool. But when taken from a drone flight, the place gets completely another view. See it yourself
Church of Saint George from a…
About two years ago (back in 2018) we rented a little space next to the beach in Dubulti. We lived there for more than 6 months. Photographing the Baltic sea was part of our everyday routine.
Now, two years later we have returned to the town of Jūrmala in Latvia.
Not looking to stay here 6 months, rather than just 10 days for our Covid-19 self-isolation. We rented a spacious 2 storey house next to the beach and I was eager to fly a drone…
Intel Core i9 laptop processors are getting more affordable and in 2021 we will see even more prices going down.
For an updated version see: Top 20 Best Selling Laptops with Intel core i9 2023
With their high number of cores, high power draw, high thermal output, high performance, and unique desktop socket, LGA 2066, they are intended to be used by enthusiasts. A mobile version based on the standard BGA1440 socket was released in…
Atskuri is a medieval Georgian fortress located on the right bank of the Mtkvari River, approximately 30 kilometres from Borjomi, in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region.We discovered this fortress by accident while driving to the town of Akhatiskhe. As I was equipped with my DJI Mavic mini drone I made some cool aerography hereAtskuri fortressBuilt on a massive rock back in the 9th century, Atskuri Fortress was an…
It was at the start of October, we decided to visit Betania monastery not far from Tbilisi. We took our almost SUV car - Volkswagen Touareg and started the journey.
The road sign said 6,7 km and we will reach the monastery.
Cool, I thought, I have wanted to visit this place for ages, let me make some cool drone video.
Colors of Georgia, on the road to Betania monastery
Little we know that the drive is not the best, and can take about an…
The Small Dogs of the Dow, are the five lowest-priced Dogs of the Dow stocks. Currently (2020), these are the Small Dogs of The Dow stocks: DOW, PFE, WBA, CSCO and KOIn today's article, I will take a quick glimpse at a potential return from investing in these five stocks with options (covered calls) + collecting the dividend during the road.Subscribe to the Covered Calls with Reinis Fischer newsletterFor this example, I'm going to virtually buy…
Ujarma Fortress is located some 45 km east from the nation's capital Tbilisi, in the Kakheti region.
We were off for a daytrip to Kakheti, and it was not planned to make a stop at Ujarma, but as I had a drone with myself I decided to take a better look on the fortress complex from above.
Here is what we got:
Ujarma fortress from a drone flight
The fortress consisted of two parts: the Upper Fortress (the Citadel) and the Lower City. A…
Welcome to the forty-first (#41) dividend income report, covering earnings I've made from dividend-paying stocks and peer to peer lending in September 2020.Just like in the previous months, we spent the last September here in Georgia. We did a few road trips across the country.Also, I managed to crash and lose my DJI Mavic mini drone and had to order a new one, which got delivered at the end of the month, so more cool drone videos can…
Withdrawing funds from PayPal to a local bank account is a popular question in many countries, including Georgia.
As recently I had to renew my VISA card here in Georgia (Bank of Georgia) I decided to test - can I actually withdraw funds from Paypal to a Bank account in Georgia?
If you need consultancy or help with opening a bank account in Georgia, visit the Terramatris website: Opening Bank Account in Georgia
Turns out I can. And it is…
As the name suggests, the Rike Park Concert Hall is located inside the territory of Rike Park, Tbilisi.
The other name Music Theatre and Exhibition hall
Rike park concert hall in Tbilisi
The project site is located inside the green area called Rike Park, in Tbilisi, Georgia.
The building consists of two different soft shaped elements that are connected as a unique body at the retaining wall. Every shape has its own…
This is yet another roundup post listing places from our latest trip to Italy and Switzerland at the end of 2019.
Long story short - we travel to Italy's Bergamo by Ryanair from Tbilisi airport, took a rental car, and went to cool places both in Italy and Switzerland. To make it more fun we traveled together with our 16 months old toddler
Also, see my notes from the 2015/2016 travels - My Italy Travel Guide
Set in Shekhvetili, some 40km from Batumi, Paragraph Resort & Spa Shekvetili, Autograph Collection offers 5-star accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, a tennis court and a fitness center. We booked this hotel for an about a 4-day stay in early August 2020, to celebrate my 35th birthday here.For this stay here we spent GEL 3030 / USD 980. Arrived here from another great hotel in Batumi (Radisson Blu Hotel Batumi) using Bolt taxi…
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